Somers Police Lt. Arrested in Enfield

ENFIELD, CT — A lieutenant with the Somers Police Department was arrested Friday in Enfield in connection with a domestic violence case.

Jose Claudio, 47, turned himself in at Enfield police headquarters Friday evening on a warrant charging him with second-degree unlawful restraint and disorderly conduct. Bond was set at $2,500, Police Chief Carl Sferrazza said.

According to an arrest report, Claudio's live-in girlfriend filed a complaint at the Enfield Police Department on March 5, alleging an argument with Claudio had escalated into violence. She claimed he pushed her out of a bedroom into the kitchen, during which she sustained injuries to her elbows and back, Sferrazza said.

A warrant application was submitted to a judge Thursday, and Claudio turned himself in the next day, Sferrazza said.

According to Claudio's own public LinkedIn page, he served as the Connecticut State Police Resident Trooper Supervisor in Somers from 2000 until his retirement in 2014. He was then hired as administrator for the Somers Police Department, "responsible for the scheduling, training, and management of the local police officers." He serves as liaison with the CT State Police and assist in the management of all criminal matters in Somers, his profile states.

He is due back in Enfield Superior Court May 11.

Photo courtesy of Enfield Police Department