HARTFORD, Conn. — Embattled Chief State’s Attorney Richard J. Colangelo Jr. agreed to resign on Wednesday, amid mounting pressure over an alleged patronage hiring.
In a letter submitted to the Criminal Justice Commission, Colangelo said that he would retire March 31.
“I want to thank Mr. Colangelo for doing the right thing today, under very difficult circumstances,” Supreme Court Justice Andrew McDonald, the commission chairman, said during a special meeting of the commission at the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney in Rocky Hill.