Blow Torch-Wielding Man Sicced Dog On Victim: Middletown PD

MIDDLETOWN, CT — A Bristol man was arrested after he sicced his German Shepard on a victim and threatened to burn a house down while wielding a blow torch and knife, according to police.

Kevin Gray, 27, yelled at three residents inside a home Feb. 14, according to police. Two of the residents were 93-years-old. He lit a blow torch in one hand and held a knife in the other during the incident. He threatened to burn the hose down, police said.

The dog bite victim later sought medical treatment for the wound and made a complaint to police the day after the incident.

"The three victims were prevented from calling 911 due to the fact that Gray locks the house phone

in a room so that no one can use it," said Lt. Heather Desmond, police spokesman.

Police applied for an arrest warrant and found Gray Feb. 16 driving toward the residence.

Gray is charged with second-degree assault on an elderly person, first-degree threatening and interfering with an emergency call. Bond was set at $250,000.

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