BRIDGEPORT TEEN CHARGED AS ADULT IN CATHERINE STREET MURDER
BRIDGEPORT, CT – A Bridgeport teen arrested last week in connection with the July murder of a man on Catherine Street was arraigned Tuesday in Bridgeport Superior Court. Jabez Holley, 17, was formally charged as an adult with Murder and Carrying a Pistol Without a Permit. His bond was set at $1.5 million. Holley is accused of shooting and killing 18-year-old Leon Richardson at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2026. Police said Richardson was sitting in a car he had just parked on Catherine Street, between Washington Avenue and Harral Avenue, when he was struck multiple times by gunfire. He died at the scene. Richardson was from the North End of Bridgeport and was a former basketball standout…










