NBC Connecticut said Cooper Ouellette will be sentenced January 12, 2027, and spelled him Ouelette. FOX61 said that date is a pre-sentencing hearing and the sentencing date is not set.

Manslaughter in the second degree, second-degree manslaughter, and second-degree vehicular manslaughter are not the same charge name. A decade plus a year-and-a-half, 10 years plus 11 months, and a maximum of 23 years are not the same penalty. $200,000, on FOX61, and a request to increase the bond with no dollar figure, on Courtroom Insider, are not the same bond line. He was 19 at the time, on NBC Connecticut, FOX61, and WFSB. He was 18, on Court TV and Courtroom Insider.

NBC Connecticut’s verdict story, which prints no clock on the published line, reported a jury found 21-year-old Cooper Ouellette guilty of second-degree manslaughter and providing alcohol to a minor, and not guilty of first-degree manslaughter. The same page says he pleaded not guilty to first-degree manslaughter and delivery of alcohol to a minor, that the trial began on Oct. 30 at New Britain Superior Court, that he declined to testify, that the jury took a few hours on Friday, and that Ouelette will be sentenced on January 12, 2027. Ouelette, in that sentencing sentence, and Ouellette, in the headline, are not the same spelling. Providing alcohol to a minor, in the verdict sentence, and delivery of alcohol to a minor, in the plea sentence, are not the same charge name, and both are on that page. The address bar spells Harwington. The headline spells Harwinton. FOX61, by Dalton Zbierski, published Nov. 6, 2026, at 5:59 p.m. EST and updated at 6:26 p.m. EST, reported a Superior Court jury in New Britain found him not guilty of first-degree manslaughter and guilty of manslaughter in the second degree, and guilty of delivering alcohol to a minor. Second-degree manslaughter, on NBC Connecticut, and manslaughter in the second degree, on FOX61, are not the same order of words. It says second-degree manslaughter is punishable by up to a decade, and that providing alcohol to an underage individual could add another year-and-a-half. Delivering alcohol to a minor, and providing alcohol to an underage individual, are not the same words, and both are on that page. It says that because of previous convictions for uttering threats, assault, and assault with a weapon, he remains in custody and his bond has been raised to $200,000. NBC Connecticut’s verdict story does not print those convictions, and it does not print a bond. FOX61 prints his name, then an apostrophe, then “sentencing date,” with no s. It says the sentencing date has not yet been determined and that a pre-sentencing investigation hearing will occur on Jan. 12, 2027. Will be sentenced on January 12, 2027, on NBC Connecticut, and a sentencing date that has not been determined, with a pre-sentencing hearing on that date, on FOX61, are not the same step. Jan. 12, 2027, is a Tuesday. Courtroom Insider’s live notes, by Grace Wong, updated at 3:27 p.m. on Nov. 6, 2026, record the verdict at 5:20 p.m. as manslaughter in the 1st degree, not guilty; manslaughter in the 2nd degree, guilty; and delivery of alcohol to a minor, guilty. At 5:23 p.m. the notes say the prosecutor wants his bond increased, the penalty is up to 10 years, delivery to a minor is 11 months, a PSI was ordered, and January 12 is the next date. Up to a decade, and up to 10 years, are the same figure in different words. A year-and-a-half, on FOX61, and 11 months, on Courtroom Insider, are not the same term. $200,000, on FOX61, and a request to increase the bond with no dollar figure, on Courtroom Insider, are not the same bond line. WFSB, by Rob Polansky and Dylan Fearon, published Nov. 6, 2026, at 8:12 a.m. EST, with an update line that did not print a clock, says he was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter and of giving alcohol to minors, and not guilty of first-degree manslaughter, and that he would face a maximum of 23 years. Giving alcohol to minors, and delivery of alcohol to a minor, are not the same charge name. A maximum of 23 years, and 10 years plus 11 months, and a decade plus a year-and-a-half, are not the same maximum. The WFSB address bar still says closing arguments were expected. The headline says the verdict was announced. Court TV, by Lauren Silver, updated at 5:29 p.m. on Nov. 6, 2026, says a jury of six found him guilty of the lesser charge of second-degree vehicular manslaughter and of delivering liquor, and that he was charged with vehicular manslaughter and selling or delivering liquor to a minor. Second-degree vehicular manslaughter, and manslaughter in the second degree, are not the same charge name. Delivering liquor, and delivering alcohol to a minor, are not the same words. A jury of six is on Court TV. It is not on NBC Connecticut, FOX61, WFSB, or the Courtroom Insider verdict line. NBC Connecticut’s charging story spells him Cooper Anderson Ouellette and says the 19-year-old was released on a $50,000 bond. Anderson is not on the verdict stories. A $50,000 bond he was released on, and a bond raised to $200,000 while he remains in custody, are not the same custody line.

FOX61 says he is a 21-year-old Harwinton resident and was then 19, at a party on May 20, 2023, that involved underage drinking, and that witnesses recalled seeing him kick his 17-year-old girlfriend and shove her up against his truck. It says she was thrown from the truck near her home, that at least one tire ran her over, that her parents found her, and that she died early on May 21, 2023. The dek on that page ties the death to May 20, 2023. Early on May 21, in the body, and May 20, in the dek, are not the same date, and both are on that page. It says the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, that the defense argued the death was accidental, and that prosecutors made a case of recklessness and extreme indifference. NBC Connecticut’s verdict story says he was 19 at the time and is now 21, and that the arrest warrant accused him of running her over, dragging her, dropping her off at her home, and failing to call 911. It says the incident was the night of May 20, 2023, and that witnesses told police he kicked her to the ground and shoved her against his truck. It does not print May 21. Dragging her, on that warrant account, and thrown from the truck, on FOX61, are not the same verb. NBC Connecticut’s charging story says she either fell from or jumped out of the truck on Field View Drive in Burlington on May 20, 2023, after a party in Terryville, and that her parents drove her to Bristol Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 12:51 a.m. on May 21, 2023. It says the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner found blunt impact injuries of the torso and ruled the death a homicide. Field View Drive, as two words, is on that story. Courtroom Insider’s live notes print Fieldview as one word. May 20, 2023, was a Wednesday. May 21, 2023, was a Thursday. 12:51 a.m. is on the charging story. It is not on the verdict story, and it is not on FOX61. The charging story says the warrant’s account of a video has him stomping on the gas, a thud, and the truck hitting her and knocking her to the ground, and that he told police he was going around 10 miles per hour and she jumped. Fell from or jumped, in one sentence of that story, and the truck hitting her, in the warrant account, and around 10 miles per hour and she jumped, in what he told police, are not the same account, and all three are on that page. The same story prints “his Ouellette’s truck.” WFSB says she fell out of the truck, that the state said he accelerated and she was run over by a tire, and that prosecutors showed he put her back in the vehicle, took her home, went to bed, and did not call 911. It says the defense called it a tragic accident and said she may have jumped or fallen from the moving truck. Fell out, on WFSB, thrown, on FOX61, and dragging, on the NBC Connecticut warrant line, are not the same account. WFSB quotes State’s Attorney Christian Watson on state police not speaking with Ouellette until seven hours after she separated from the truck, and on his dropping her off and going home rather than going to the hospital. The quotation on that page uses a first name. This story does not. It quotes defense attorney Martin Minnella blaming the investigation. Courtroom Insider’s notes spell the defense attorney Minella, spell a prosecutor Chris Watson at 12:01 p.m., and say David Clifton started for the state at 10:48 a.m. Christian Watson, and Chris Watson, are not the same name. David Clifton, and Christian Watson, are not the same prosecutor, and both names are on that live blog. Minnella, and Minella, are not the same spelling. The live blog says to forgive typos. Court TV says he was 18 when the 17-year-old died, and that she was killed on May 20, 2023. Courtroom Insider’s intro says he was then 18. Was 18, on Court TV and Courtroom Insider, and was 19 at the time, on NBC Connecticut, FOX61, and WFSB, are not the same age. Killed on May 20, on Court TV, and pronounced dead at 12:51 a.m. on May 21, on NBC Connecticut’s charging story, are not the same time. Court TV’s address bar says prosecutors say she was thrown from the car twice and he says she jumped. The updated body says the jury found him guilty, and a later paragraph still says his attorney told Court TV that he plans to testify. Plans to testify, on that paragraph, and declined to testify, on NBC Connecticut’s verdict story, are not the same. Courtroom Insider’s Day 6 headline says Ouelette speaks and the defense rests. The body of that story says he confirmed in court that he would not testify. Speaks, in that headline, and would not testify, in that body, are not the same. WFSB says the defense rested Thursday.

Courtroom Insider says the jury was excused to begin deliberations at 2:30 p.m. and that the verdict came at 5:20 p.m., and the page says its time notes are Eastern Daylight Time. FOX61 and WFSB stamp their stories EST. Nov. 1, 2026, was a Sunday. A few hours, on NBC Connecticut, and several hours, on Court TV, and a clock from 2:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m., on Courtroom Insider, are not the same length. At 9:21 a.m. the live notes say the jury would consider the lesser charge of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide along with first-degree manslaughter. The 5:20 p.m. verdict line does not mention criminally negligent homicide. The video line on that page spells him Couper. Couper, and Ouellette, and Ouelette, are not the same spelling. The intro still says the trial began on Thursday and does not print a date. The Courtroom Insider case page says the trial began Oct. 29, 2026, and it says video from her phone indicates she was purposely run over. The live-blog intro says run over and does not print purposely. Court TV says the trial began Oct. 29. NBC Connecticut’s verdict story says Oct. 30. Oct. 29, and Oct. 30, and Thursday with no date, are not the same start. Courtroom Insider’s editor’s note says Judge Chris Pelosi ordered attorneys and news media not to use the 17-year-old’s last name because she was a minor, and the live notes follow that order on the last name. They still use a first name. NBC Connecticut, FOX61, WFSB, and Court TV print a full name. WFSB spells that last name two ways on the same page. None of those names is printed here. No page used here reports that a sentence has been imposed. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.