Police on Dec. 20 arrested a New Canaan teen and charged him with third-degree assault.
At about 7:30 a.m. that Saturday, officers responded to a Lakeview Avenue home on a reported dispute between the 18-year-old and the victim, according to police.
There, officers established probable cause to bring the misdemeanor charge, according to a police report.
Under state law, a person is guilty of third-degree assault when he or she “with intent … recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person; or with criminal negligence … causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon, a dangerous instrument or an electronic defense weapon.”
It isn’t clear how the victim was injured or whether the victim is related to the arrested man. Police withheld details, saying it’s a domestic matter.
The teen was released after promising to appear Dec. 22 in state Superior Court. He has not yet pleaded and now is scheduled for arraignment Feb. 5, according to Connecticut Judicial Branch records. The same teen pleaded not guilty to a distracted driving violation that New Canaan Police issued in May, the records show.
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Police on Dec. 25 charged a 49-year-old New Canaan man with violation of a protective order—his second arrest on the charge in that same week.
At about 7:59 p.m. on Christmas Day, police responded to a Lakeview Avenue residence on a report of the violation and also charged the man with first-degree criminal trespass. He was held on $100,000 bond and scheduled to appear the following day in state Superior Court.
Connecticut Judicial Branch records show that the man remains in custody and is now scheduled to appear Jan. 20.
At about 11:02 p.m. on Dec. 22, officers traveled to the same Lakeview Avenue home to charge the man with violation of a protective order and disorderly conduct.
State court records show that he also had been arrested Sept. 25 and Oct. 3 for violation of a criminal protective order, charges that are pending.
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.