Enfield Police Detail Timeline In Case Of 12-Year-Old Girl Found Dead

ENFIELD, CT — Enfield police publicly outlined part of the timeline in the case connected to the death of a 12-year-old girl, as the criminal case against Anthony Federline continues in court.

During the Town Council meeting, Mayor Gina Cekala read a statement provided to the council by Enfield Police Chief Alaric Fox. The statement focused on when Federline was identified as a suspect, when the arrest warrant was prepared and approved, and when school officials and the public were notified.

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Federline, 39, was arrested April 2 and charged with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a child. The charges are connected to the case involving 12-year-old Eve Rogers, who was found dead March 18 at a home on Elm Street in Enfield.

Reading Fox’s statement, Cekala said Federline “was first identified as a sexual assault suspect when his DNA was confirmed by the lab late on Thursday afternoon of last week, which was April 2. Until that point, he was not a suspect.”

Cekala then read that investigators prepared the arrest warrant Thursday evening and had it completed by about 7 p.m. According to the statement, the warrant was then reviewed by a supervisory assistant state’s attorney and approved by a judge at about 10:15 p.m. that same night.

She also read that Federline was arrested later that evening.

According to the statement, Fox notified the superintendent and assistant superintendent immediately after the arrest. Because there was no school the next day due to Good Friday, school officials then notified Smyth Bus. The public and press were briefed Friday morning, and Federline was terminated that same day.

“In summary, the process could not have possibly happened quicker or any more efficient than it did,” Cekala read from the statement.

The case also had a court appearance this week. Federline pleaded not guilty Monday, and a judge kept his bond at $1 million. He is due back in court May 5.