Ray Neuberger Accused Of Threatening Fairfield Police Detective

FAIRFIELD, CT — Threatening texts to a Fairfield police detective is what led to former Fairfield Representative Town Meeting member Raymond Neuberger's third arrest in less than a year this week, according to authorities.

Neuberger was arrested Monday at his parents' home in Easton, where police said he is temporarily staying.

He was charged with second-degree threatening and second-degree harassment, and according to Lt. Michael Paris, Neuberger sent texts to the unnamed detective from his own phone.

"His threat was to one of our detectives and one of his statements [was] 'You took my life brother. Give it back before I take yours,'" Paris told Patch.

Though other texts were allegedly sent by Neuberger to the detective, what those messages said were not disclosed.

Prior to Monday's arrest, Neuberger was arrested on animal cruelty charges in February and last October, in which he accused of torturing cats.

In 2018, he also reportedly served jail time in connection with a case in which was accused of abusing two dogs, according to the Connecticut Post.

Neuberger is being represented by Bridgeport-based defense attorney John Gulash, who declined to comment when reached by Patch.

"It would be inappropriate for me to comment on this pending matter at this time," Gulash said.

Fairfield Police Chief Robert Kalamaras said in a statement that the department has zero tolerance toward threats to its members.

"The Fairfield Police remain committed to upholding the law and will not tolerate any threat including to our law enforcement officers. We will hold those responsible to the fullest extent of the law," Kalamaras said.

Neuberger, who is free on bond, is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on March 15.