Shoplifting Suspect Also Charged On Felony Warrant: Enfield PD

ENFIELD, CT — A local man taken into police custody Tuesday following a sholifting complaint at a supermarket was also found to have an active warrant against him in connection with a violent burglary last fall, according to police.

Eric Snyder, 31, is accused of stealing two cases of beer from the Big Y World Class Market on Palomba Dr. shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday. During an investigation, a warrant surfaced stemming from a September burglary at an Enfield residence, Deputy Chief Fred Hall said.

In the September incident, Snyder is accused of breaking into the home of a former girlfriend while she was sleeping, then choking her on top of her bed. Another resident interceded and was struck by Snyder, according to a police report.

Snyder was charged with third-degree strangulation/suffocation, third-degree assault and first-degree burglary in connection with the fall incident, and sixth-degree larceny in the shoplifting case. He was held overnight in lieu of bonds totaling $35,500, and was slated to be arraigned Wednesday in Hartford Superior Court, Hall said.

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