NORWICH — Brandon Foster pleaded guilty November 6 to first-degree manslaughter with a firearm in the 2020 shooting death of Edward McIntyre, a local news outlet reported, citing New London Superior Court records.
The agreement calls for a 25-year sentence, suspended after Foster serves nine years, followed by five years of probation. Sentencing is scheduled for January 27, 2027, according to local reporting. Foster entered the plea under the Alford doctrine, which allows a defendant to plead guilty while disputing the allegations.
McIntyre, 66, was killed June 10, 2020, on Laurel Hill Avenue. Norwich Police told the city’s Public Safety Committee in May 2024 that detectives went to North Carolina to extradite Foster in the case.
A local news outlet reported that a separate murder charge against Kendon Cole III remains pending. His next court appearance was listed for November 13. That charge is an allegation.