In today's Daybreak, I linked to a story in
The Herald
about federal gun charges against a man responsible for a crime spree back in 2023. His name is Kyle Pickett, but in some frozen-brained moment I referred to him as "Casey Pickett." I know Casey: He grew up in Thetford, was a pioneering Circus Smirkus trouper, and now is Planetary Solutions Project Director and
Apologies to Casey and all who know and admire him. Here's the item as it should have read:
You may remember this: In November that year, Kyle Pickett was arrested in connection with two stolen cars, three stolen firearms, two burglaries, and two police pursuits, finally winding up in custody
And that was
after
leading police on a manhunt that including locking down Waterbury schools. On Monday, reports Darren Marcy, who's been following Pickett for
The Herald
, the feds announced a grand jury has indicted him for being a felon in possession of firearms. Pickett pled not guilty.