Police last week arrested a 25-year-old Norwalk man and charged him with third-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace.
At about 9:15 p.m. on April 9, officers were dispatched to a South Avenue property for a reported assault between the man and a juvenile, police said.
Through an investigation, authorities established probable cause to bring the misdemeanor charges, 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 juvenile was injured or whether the victim is related to the arrested man. Police withheld details, saying it’s a domestic matter.
Under state law, a person is guilty of second-degree breach of peace—a charge that New Canaan Police filed to bring against a former first selectman in a 2022 arrest warrant application—when he or she “with intent to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, such person … [e]ngages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior in a public place,” or “in a public place, uses abusive or obscene language or makes an obscene gesture,” among other reasons.
In this case, the man was released after promising to appear April 23 in state Superior Court.
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.