Danbury Man Arrested on Felony Weapons Charges: Police

DANBURY, CT — A Danbury man was arrested on numerous weapons charges after police stopped him with a loaded revolver in his vehicle Thursday, according to Danbury Police.

A caller told police that Victor Omar Fontanez, 26, was at a home on Montgomery Street with a handgun looking for someone. Officers later stopped Fontanez in his car and found a .38 revolver in the vehicle, according to police.

Fontanez did not provide a reason for being at the Montgomery Street home, according to police. The victims and witnesses were unfamiliar with him.

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Police charged Fontanez with disorderly conduct (threatening), threatening in the first degree (with use of a firearm), carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit, weapons in vehicles and criminal possession of a pistol or revolver after he had been convicted of assault charges in 2009 and 2010, according to court records.

He was also charged with the criminal use of a firearm or electronic defense weapon, because he committed a Class C felony while in possession of the weapon.

Fontanez was held on $25,000 bond.

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