Police this month arrested an area teen by warrant and charged him with carrying a dangerous weapon.
The warrant stems from an incident that New Canaan Police responded to on June 22, officials say.
The 19-year-old Redding man arrested by police has a lengthy criminal record, according to court records.
He already faces charges of second-degree threatening and conspiracy to commit second-degree assault (charged October 2023 by Stamford Police), first-degree threatening, illegal use a facsimile firearm, carrying a dangerous weapon and carrying a pistol without a permit (February 2024, Bridgeport), possession of a controlled substance and evading responsibility (March 2023, New Canaan), risk of injury to a child, possession of a controlled substance and use of drug paraphernalia (April 2024, Norwalk) and second-degree burglary, fifth-degree larceny and third-degree criminal trespass (June 2024, Norwalk).
It wasn’t clear what type of weapon the teen was arrested for carrying in New Canaan. Under state law, it’s a felony to carry a “BB. gun, blackjack, metal or brass knuckles, or any dirk knife, or any switch knife, or any knife having an automatic spring release device by which a blade is released from the handle, having a blade of over one and one-half inches in length, or stiletto, or any knife the edged portion of the blade of which is four inches or more in length, any police baton or nightstick, or any martial arts weapon or electronic defense weapon,” among other reasons, with the weapon in question forfeited to the municipality.
The teen was released on $5,000 bond and scheduled to appear July 26 in state Superior Court. Connecticut Judicial Branch records show that he has not yet pleaded and is scheduled for arraignment Aug. 23. His attorney is Stamford-based David Marantz, court records show.
I’m confused as to why the bond is so low for someone with such an extensive arrest record. And at only 19…not a bright future.