Man Accused of Fighting with Girlfriend on Fairfield University Campus Over Cell Phone

A Bridgeport man is accused of fighting with his girlfriend on the Fairfield University campus after she found out from his cell phone that he was allegedly cheating on her and making fun of her disabled son, according to the Fairfield Citizen.

The Citizen reports that Carlos Maldonado, 28, who used to work at Fairfield University but was let go in 2011 and told to stay off campus, was arrested Monday morning after confronting his girlfriend (who works at the school) because he thought she had taken his cell phone.

The girlfriend told police that she took the phone by accident, but then learned from the phone’s messages that Maldonado was cheating on her and made fun of her son, and the two argued when Maldonado arrived at the campus, according to the Citizen.

During the argument, the woman dropped her cell phone and Maldonado picked it up and ran but when she grabbed him by the collar, she told police he “accidentally” swung his arm and struck her in the face.

Read the full story at the Fairfield Citizen here.