In some cases of assault and murder, the defendant claims they had no choice but to act to protect themselves or others.
Defense motions for acquittal, says lack of evidence for intent to kill charge. State says there was intent because Valle went to get knife. More
June 30, 2025
Charlie Connery said that the victim, Jimmy McGrath, was trying to avoid Raul Valle when he was stabbed to death at a party. More
June 30, 2025
Taylor Capela said Raul Valle lunged at James McGrath with the knife, stabbed him, then fled. Capela said McGrath collapsed as he bled. More
June 27, 2025
Mackenzie Trafecante said that she begged Raul Valle to leave before going to the party that turned deadly. More
June 27, 2025
Jack Snyder testified in Raul Valle's trial under an immunity agreement shielding him from prosecution for potential crimes. More
June 27, 2025
Jack Snyder waited 6 months to speak to police but once prosecutors granted him full immunity, Snyder admitted he gave Raul Valle the knife. More
June 26, 2025
Jack Snyder said when Raul Valle got back to the car, he was holding the knife and said something like: "I think I just stabbed... More
June 26, 2025
Jack Snyder said after Raul Valle told him that several people were stabbed they threw the knife in the woods. More
June 26, 2025
Dimitrois Arfanis, who was originally inside the car with Raul Valle, says he never saw a knife but heard Valle asking for a knife. More
June 25, 2025
Raul Valle's friend Keenan Fraczek details tensions that ended in the stabbings of four teens, killing one by the name of James McGrath. More
June 25, 2025
Ryan Heinz recalled a verbal exchange in which Tyler Rich punched Raul Valle. Heinz said he punched Valle, too, then Valle stabbed him. More
June 24, 2025
Raul Valle's defense attorney cross-examined survivor Faison Teele about inconsistencies in his statements to police and in his testimony. More
June 24, 2025
Faison Teele, who survived after he was stabbed during a fatal fight, said it 'was the worst of day' of his life. More
June 24, 2025
Faison Teele is one of four people allegedly stabbed by Raul Valle at a high school party. Three teens survived, including Teele. More
June 23, 2025
Raul Valle's attorney accused Tyler Rich of changing his story about throwing the first punch and fighting with a can of WD-40. More
June 23, 2025
Tyler Rich, who hosted the party that turned deadly, said that after he told Raul Valle's group to leave, they threw glass bottles and cans. More
June 23, 2025
Prosecutors argued Jason Levesque shot his neighbor, Kyle Violette, six times during an altercation over snow plowing. More
June 23, 2025
Victim Kyle Violette asked for the maximum sentence for Jason Levesque and called him a 'coward' at his sentencing hearing. More
June 23, 2025
Tanner Chernowsky admitted he filmed the brawl, yelled "Yes, sir" while watching, and posted it to social media but said he deleted it fast. More
June 20, 2025
Tanner Chernowsky said after the fight, Jimmy lay bleeding as a car sped off. He then found Ryan slumped, wounded, and gasping for air. More
June 20, 2025
Emily Robinson said she saw Raul Valle punch and head-butt Ryan Hines during a house party fight that began over a small case of beer. More
June 20, 2025
Isabella Molnar, who recorded the fight at the house party on Lazy Brook Road, said it got out of hand and people were asked to... More
June 20, 2025
Griffin Marcinczyk said Raul Valle and friends threw cans and jugs at them, sped off and returned, a fight broke out and someone had a... More
June 18, 2025
Tanner Chernowsky said he briefly posted a video of the fight on private social media, quickly deleted it and didn't think to give it to... More
June 18, 2025
Raul Valle is charged with murdering high-school lacrosse star James McGrath by stabbing him during a party where others were also injured. More
June 18, 2025
Tanner Chernowsky, who recorded the video, said he remembered someone screaming, 'He has a knife!' during the chaotic fight. More
June 18, 2025
Griffin Marcinczyk described the way the night of the deadly party began, saying that Raul Valle started a fight at a separate party first. More
June 18, 2025
EMT said James McGrath was unresponsive, had a puncture wound to chest, and his shorts were saturated in blood. More
June 17, 2025
Sgt. Bango was questioned about the May 18, 2022 arrest of Raul Valle, four days after James McGrath was fatally stabbed at a house party. More
June 17, 2025
Shelton Police Sgt. Richard Bango shared photos with the jury showing apparent injuries to Raul Valle when they interviewed him. More
June 17, 2025
