A Connecticut woman was stabbed to death inside her home, allegedly by a man who was already under a criminal protective order involving her, authorities say.
Michael Ranger, 55, has been charged with murder and violating a standing criminal protective order in connection with the death of 59-year-old Jacqueline Yolanda Matthews.
Police responded to a condominium complex on Concord Drive in Rocky Hill on Aug. 22 after receiving a report that a woman was being attacked.
When officers arrived, they found Matthews suffering from multiple stab wounds.
Emergency crews desperately tried to save her before she was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later determined that Matthews died from sharp-force injuries to her neck and torso. Her death was ruled a homicide.
Ranger was gone by the time police arrived, authorities said.
Investigators tracked him to Saratoga Springs, New York, the following day with the help of a license plate reader. He was arrested there and later extradited back to Connecticut.
More disturbing details emerged when Ranger appeared in court.
According to local reports, Ranger already had a pending domestic violence case involving Matthews, and a criminal protective order was in effect at the time she was killed.
Authorities allege that Ranger violated that order when he went to Matthews’ home.
Ranger reportedly works as an Amazon delivery driver. He is originally from Canada and had recently moved to Florida.
Police have not publicly revealed a suspected motive for the killing.
Ranger is being held on a combined $2.1 million bond and is scheduled to return to court for an arraignment on Sept. 17.
When are people going to realize that a Protective Order is nothing more than a piece of paper.IT does not stop violence free occuring.If you want a REAL Protective Order get yourself a weapon.As the saying goes, Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.