Woman Accused of Assaulting Police Officer

An Enfield police officer was injured in a late afternoon domestic incident Wednesday at a Thompsonville apartment.

The officer was on patrol when he overheard a loud argument at 3-B Thistle Lane between a woman and her 17-year-old son. When the officer went to investigate, the situation got more volatile, prompting the officer to call for backup, Lt. William Zaczynski said.

The parties refused to heed the officer's orders to stop fighting, and as he attempted to place them under arrest, the woman struck him in the leg, causing him to collapse to the ground, Zaczynski said.

Other officers arrived at the scene and arrested the suspects; in the course of being taken into custody, the 17-year-old attempted to grab an officer's gun, Zaczynski said.

Juana Marrero, 35, was charged with 2nd-degree assault, assault on a police officer, 2nd-degree breach of peace and interfering with an officer. She was being held on $100,000 bond. Her husband, Albert Marrero, 49, was charged with interfering with an officer; his bond was set at $5,000.

The 17-year-old, whose name was not released due to his age, was charged with 2nd-degree threatening, interfering with an officer, 2nd-degree breach of peace, criminal attempt to possess a firearm and criminal attempt to commit assault on a police officer. His bond was set at $100,000.

Zaczynski said Albert Marrero and the 17-year-old complained of illnesses unrelated to the incident, and both were transported to Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford. The injured officer was treated and released from the same hospital, he said.

The Marreros and the 17-year-old are all scheduled to appear Thursday in Enfield Superior Court.