Jonathon Edington

Who is Jonathon Edington?

Jonathon Edington is a Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, patent lawyer who achieved national notoriety when, on August 28, 2006, he murdered his neighbor, Barry James, after being told that James had molested Edington's two-year-old daughter. There has been no evidence found that Barry James molested Edington's daughter or anyone else. On August 30 Edington was released on $1 million bond. It was widely expected that Edington would attempt to mount a psychiatric defense at his murder trial, however Edington instead pled guilty to the crime and was sentenced to 12 years in prison on August 31, 2007.

The story had generated a large amount of press coverage in the United States and overseas.