A New Canaan man charged last summer with third-degree assault and two counts of disorderly conduct now is facing a further charge of violation of a protective order, a felony offense.
The original charges stem from incidents that stretch back to October 2023, according to an arrest warrant application. The victim in the case—a girlfriend for about two years at the time of his arrest last July—told authorities that the 45-year-old threatened her with a gun following an event in New York City after hitting her in the face with his phone and restraining her by wrapping an arm around her neck. In April 2024, the application said, he threatened to “break the dog’s neck” if she left him after she discovered “videos of herself performing a consensual sexual act” with the man on his iPad, though she hadn’t given her permission to film it. When she later waited on an Uber to get away, he “grabbed her in the face and pulled on her nose,” knowing that she recently underwent rhinoplasty surgery, the application said.
It isn’t clear just how he violated a protective order.
New Canaan Police traveled to Riker’s Island at about 11 a.m. Monday to take custody of him on the charge. He was released on $5,000 bond and scheduled to appear the following day in state Superior Court. According to Connecticut Judicial Branch records, he has not yet pleaded and is scheduled for arraignment Feb. 11.
According to Connecticut Judicial Branch records, the man was charged in 2020 with second-degree breach of peace, in 2021 with violation of a protective order and in 2022 with violation of a protective order and disorderly conduct.
More information on the arrested party is available on the NCPD website.
The Domestic Violence Crisis Center in Stamford provides services, support and education for the prevention and elimination of domestic violence. Its 24-hour hotline is 888-774-2900. To reach DVCC offices during regular business hours, the number is 203-588-9100. Services are free and confidential, multilingual and multicultural. Here’s a podcast with the organization’s executive director.