Judge in trial of suspect in deadly 2007 Conn. home invasion hospitalized, testimony postponed

Judge in Conn. home invasion trial is hospitalized

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Connecticut judge presiding at the trial of a man charged in a deadly home invasion remains hospitalized, but a hospital spokesman says his condition has been upgraded to good from fair.

Yale-New Haven Hospital spokesman Mark D’Antonio told The Associated Press that Judge Jon Blue remained at the hospital Monday morning. D’Antonio would not disclose Blue’s ailment and says it’s not clear when the 61-year-old judge will be discharged.

The trial of Steven Hayes began last week in New Haven Superior Court. He and another man are charged in the killings of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters at their Cheshire home in 2007.

Another judge told prosecutors and defense lawyers in court Monday that Blue is feeling “very well,” undergoing testing and expects to return to court Wednesday.