Woman Charged With Pair of Felonies in Enfield

ENFIELD, CT — A woman was arrested Friday night in connection with an assault that left her husband with a 5-inch laceration on his face, police said.

Parris Redding, 24, whose address is listed in East Hartford, was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree assault, both felonies, and second-degreebreach of peace. She was held over the weekend in lieu of $26,000 bond, and was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Enfield Superior Court.

Her husband, Mark Tetreault, 28, of Enfield, was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace, both misdemeanors. He was released after posting $2,000 surety bond.

Police Chief Carl Sferrazza said Tetreault claims Redding hit him over the head with a ceramic fruit bowl, then used a piece of the broken bowl to cut him in the face. He also claimed she struck him with her car and dragged him down the street.

Tetreault told police Redding was likely en route to her father's house in East Hartford, then he was transported to Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, Sferrazza said.

Enfield police contacted East Hartford police, who found Redding at her father's residence. She claimed she had picked up Tetreault from work, then they got into an argument which escalated asthey rweached their driveway on Trevor Drive, Sferrazza said.

Redding told police she tried backing the car out of the driveway and Tetreault was struck by the open passenger door as he tried clinging to it. They then entered the house, and she claimed Tetreault threw a 12-pack of Pepsi in her face, she slapped him in the face and he responded by spitting in her face, then slammed her into a dresser and hit her in the face with a wooden object, Sferrazza said.

Redding denied hitting Tetreault or cutting him, the chief added.

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