Man Charged With Assaulting Neighbor: Hamden Police

HAMDEN, CT — A Hamden man has been charged with assaulting a neighbor in a dispute over a party that occurred last summer, according to police. Marquise Edwards, 41, was arrested on a warrant over the weekend in connection to the July 2017 incident.

On July 16, 2017, Hamden Police responded to a Helen Street residence on the report of an assault, according to Capt. Ronald Smith. Investigation revealed that police had responded to the Helen Street address earlier in the day on the report of a dispute, Smith said.

“The second-floor tenants, the Edwards, were having a party,” Smith wrote in a press release. “The first-floor tenant, Daren Sarcione, was upset that the guests were ‘slamming’ the front door. Sarcione subsequently punched the glass located inside of the front door, shattering it. Particles of glass struck the female, second-floor resident.”

Sarcione was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. He appeared in Meriden Superior Court in July of 2017.

After the initial incident involving Sarcione, Smith said the second-floor tenant, Marquise Edwards, and two other individuals forced their way into Sarcione’s residence and assaulted him. Sarcione sustained injuries to his back, head and wrist, according to Smith.

Edwards, of Circular Avenue, was arrested Jan. 27 on charges of second-degree burglary, third-degree assault and disorderly conduct. He was detained on a court-ordered $35,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on Feb. 12.

Pictured: Marquise Edwards, 41, of Hamden / via the Hamden Police Department