Crime & Safety

Ledyard Man Strangles Woman After Refusing to Give Him Computer Password: Police

A man was arrested after allegedly grabbing a woman by her neck, biting her, smashing her phone screen and threatening her and her children.

GROTON, CT – A Ledyard man was arrested Thursday after being charged in connection with a domestic incident, The Day reported.

The victim, a 26-year old Groton City woman, said Zachary Smart, 25, allegedly became angry after she refused to give him the password to her computer, according to The Day. She said Smart had accused her of speaking to other men.

The suspect is accused of grabbing the victim by the neck and choking her after they wrestled over her phone containing the password, The Day reported. She also reported Smart having bit her, smashed her phone screen and threatened to kill her and her children if he saw police.

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