Crime & Safety
Avon Man Arrested For Threatening, Assault, Held On $700K Bond
A local man was arrested for threatening and assaulting his wife and child, according to a report.
AVON, CT - An Avon man is being held on $700,000 bond on accusations that he assaulted his wife and child and threatened to kill them, according to a Hartford Courant story. Brendan McDonough, 40, allegedly sent a series of text messages to his wife, who he is separated from, in which he threatened to kill her and take the children.
McDonough has a history of mental health issues according to his attorney.
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On Oct. 12, McDonough reportedly showed up at his wife's workplace and later went to her house where he assaulted her, the child, and a dog.
Read the full story in the Courant.
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