Multiple Felony Charges Filed In Enfield Standoff

ENFIELD, CT — A total of 19 charges, including 11 felony counts, have been filed against an Enfield man involved in a 10-hour standoff with police which involved shots fired by the suspect which struck a law enforcement vehicle early Wednesday morning.

Don Alan Moody, 53, of 130 Shaker Road, was charged with five counts of criminal attempt to commit first-degree assault, five counts of attempting to assault public safety personnel and first-degree threatening, all felonies. He was also charged with two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, four counts of illegally discharging a firearm, interfering with an officer, third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace.

Bail was set at $1 million, which was reduced to $550,000 upon arraignment Thursday Enfield Superior Court. He remains in custody, and is scheduled to return to court Dec. 6.

The incident began around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, when police went to Moody's home to serve a warrant stemming from a recent domestic violence incident. Rather than surrendering, Moody held police at bay, refusing to come out despite repeated commands. A SWAT team and other law enforcement personnel came to assist at the scene, police said.

At some point early Wednesday morning, Moody fired multiple shots which struck a CREST armored vehicle containing officers inside, with other officers nearby, Deputy Police Chief Gary Collins said.

Moody was taken into custody around 6 a.m., more than 10 hours after the incident began.

Photo courtesy of Enfield Police Department

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