Crime & Safety

Fugitive Arrest Made at Glastonbury McDonald's

The incident began as a medical call, police said.

GLASTONBURY, CT — A medical emergency call at a local fast food joint turned into a South Windsor man being arrested as a fugitive from justice, police said.

At 8:30 p.m. on Friday, dispatchers received a call about a man having a medical emergency in the McDonald's parking lot, 2915 Main St., police said.

The man, Travis Kidney, 34, of 180 Diane Drive, South Windsor, refused medical attention at the scene and a subsequent identification check revealed he was wanted in Massachusetts, a report indicates.

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Glastonbury police then arrested him for being a fugitive from justice on a $500,000 bond, according to a report. He also had drugs and drug paraphernalia on his and was charged with that locally, police said.

Kidney appeared on court on Monday and remained in custody on Tuesday afternoon on a $5,000 bond for the drug-related charges and on a $150,000 bond for the Massachusetts extradition proceedings, court records indicate. He is due to appear before a judge again on July 11, according to court records.

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