Man Claims He Has Coronavirus, Spits In Victim's Face: Darien PD

DARIEN, CT — A 42-year-old Norwalk man was arrested on a charge of breach of peace on April 29 after Darien police said he claimed he the new coronavirus (COVID-19) and spit in another man's face during an altercation.

Arrested following the 11:50 a.m. dispute in the parking lot of Rings End Lumber on West Avenue was Saul Aguilar-Nuricumbo, of Fairfield Avenue.

The victim told police that he was exiting the lumber yard when Aguilar-Nuricumbo jumped in front of his vehicle.

"When the complainant rolled his window down to tell Aguilar to be careful, the suspect walked up to the driver’s window, told the complainant he was infected with the COVID-19 virus, and spat on him," police said. "In response, the complainant pushed the suspect out of his car window and away from him, asked a Rings End Employee to call the police, and pulled into a parking spot."

Police said Aguilar-Nuricumbo told a different story, saying that as he was walking in the parking lot "the complainant yelled to him, calling him stupid" and after he approached the complainant's vehicle the complainant struck Aguilar-Nuricumbo in the face. Aguilar-Nuricumbo said he then kicked the complainant’s vehicle.

After hearing both accounts, police issued a misdemeanor summons to Aguilar-Nuricumbo for breach of peace. He was released from the scene on a promise to appear and is scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on June 22.