Crime & Safety
Man Pushed Woman by Neck, She Dumped Old Cooking Oil on Him During Dispute: Middletown Police
The man was also accused of earlier pulling a knife on another man. Both the man and woman were charged for the incident.
MIDDLETOWN, CT — A Middletown couple was charged over the weekend after an argument turned physical with the man accused of pushing the woman by her neck and she dumped a container of old cooking oil on him, according to police. The man was also accused of earlier pulling a knife on another man.
Middletown Police responded to a Ferry Street address at about 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 on the report of a man on a balcony waving a knife, according to the police report.
Responding officers met with Briana Butler, 21, who told them that she was waiting in her vehicle for her boyfriend, Edward Atkinson, to arrive home with the keys to their apartment.
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After Atkinson, 29, arrived home, the couple began arguing about his late arrival while he was opening the front door, according to the police report.
Atkinson told a witness’s boyfriend that he didn’t want him to enter their apartment and they began arguing. Atkinson was then accused of pulling out a knife and the witness’s boyfriend walked away from the apartment, according to the report.
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Butler told police that once they were inside the apartment, Atkinson pushed her against the kitchen closet door by her neck with his hand. Shen then grabbed a container of old cooking oil and dumped it on him so he would let her go, which he immediately did, police said.
Police observed several scabs and red marks on both sides of Butler’s neck, according to the report.
Officers later located Atkinson on Main Street and said he appeared to be wet. Atkinson confirmed that he had an argument with Butler and she dumped a container of old cooking oil on him and he pushed her back with his hands and walked out of the apartment, according to the police report.
Police contacted the witnesses and they confirmed Butler’s account of the series of events involving Atkinson.
Atkinson and Butler were both issued a misdemeanor summons for disorderly conduct and were scheduled to appear in court on Monday morning.
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