‘Edged Weapon’ Domestic Assault Leads To Seizure Of Explosives in Colchester: State Police

COLCHESTER, CT — State police said they seized “numerous” improvised explosive devices from a local home on Halloween after being called there for a domestic violence incident.

A local man, Christian Eric Nelson Fricker, is accused of using an edged weapon on the neck of an adult household member, causing an injury, according to police.

Police charged Fricker, 36, of 247 Old Hartford Rd., with first-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace, risk of injury to a child, and illegal possession of both explosives and exploding fireworks.

A 4 year-old child was inside the residence during the assault on an adult victim, according to police. The child was not physically harmed, a police report shows.

Both Colchester police and state troopers went to the Old Hartford Road residence.

Police requested assistance from the Eastern District Major Crime Squad and Emergency Services Unit Bomb Squad after finding energetic material in the residence, police said.

Authorities seized “numerous energetic IED/ M-Devices” from the home, according to police.

Fricker appeared in Superior Court in Norwich on Monday. He is next due in court on Nov. 23.