3rd Arrest Made in 2013 New Haven Homicide

Police have made a third arrest in the shooting death of Nathaniel “Playboy” Bradley in New Haven in October 2013.

Bradley, 36, was shot and killed on Oct. 14, 2013 on the Ella T. Grasso Boulevard near Goffe Street during a robbery gone afoul.

Police said the robbery was set up. Three people arranged to meet Bradley, under the premise that they would be buying drugs from him when they really planned to rob him of the large amount of cash he would be carrying, police said.

On October 20, 2013, police arrested Bobby Griffin Jr., 22, of New Haven, who soon confessed to shooting and killing Bradley, police said. He was charged with weapons crimes, murder, first degree robbery, felony murder and conspiracy to commit felony murder and first degree robbery. He pleaded not guilty and is due in court on March 5.

On Nov. 25, 2015, Ebony Wright, 27, of New Haven, was arrested and charged with first degree robbery, felony murder and conspiracy to commit felony murder and first degree robbery.

On Sunday, police received word that a warrant had been signed for Nathan Johnson, 24, and they saw him sitting in a car as they passed his home at 370 Sherman Avenue.

Johnson had drugs on him at the time he was detained, police said. He was charged with first-degree robbery, felony murder and conspiracy to commit felony murder and first-degree robbery. He was also charged with possession of marijuana.
 

Bradley, 36, was shot and killed on Oct. 14, 2013 on the Ella T. Grasso Boulevard near Goffe Street during a robbery gone afoul.

Police said the robbery was set up. Three people arranged to meet Bradley, under the premise that they would be buying drugs from him when they really planned to rob him of the large amount of cash he would be carrying, police said.

On October 20, 2013, police arrested Bobby Griffin Jr., 22, of New Haven, who soon confessed to shooting and killing Bradley, police said. He was charged with weapons crimes, murder, first degree robbery, felony murder and conspiracy to commit felony murder and first degree robbery. He pleaded not guilty and is due in court on March 5.

On Nov. 25, 2015, Ebony Wright, 27, of New Haven, was arrested and charged with first degree robbery, felony murder and conspiracy to commit felony murder and first degree robbery.

On Sunday, police received word that a warrant had been signed for Nathan Johnson, 24, and they saw him sitting in a car as they passed his home at 370 Sherman Avenue.

Johnson had drugs on him at the time he was detained, police said. He was charged with first-degree robbery, felony murder and conspiracy to commit felony murder and first-degree robbery. He was also charged with possession of marijuana.
 

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