Trumbull prosecutor opposes parole for killer Joseph Dudley

WARREN — Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins is opposing parole for Joseph M. Dudley, 56, who is serving a life prison sentence for killing William Peterson, 45, Dec. 12, 1992, in Howland Township. Dudley is eligible for parole next month.

Dudley, who lived on Willard Avenue Southeast, was returning to Warren after spending time with friends in two taverns in the Niles area when he and Roger Hunt noticed someone tailgating their car, according to a statement from a woman riding in the car with them.

Hunt, who was driving, and Dudley stopped in front of Peterson and got out to talk to him, with Dudley having a gun that belonged to Peterson.

The woman said that she heard four rapid gunshots shortly after Hunt and Dudley went back to Peterson’s car at the intersection of Fairview Avenue and Ridge Road beside the current Trumbull Business College.

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