Middletown Man Sets Dog Loose on His Daughter's Mom

Middletown police responded to Highland Avenue on Monday, Nov. 17, to investigate a domestic incident.

Allen Joseph Walden, 42, and a 36-year-old woman who is the mother of their 17-year-old child, were reportedly arguing, NBC Connecticut reported.

According to NBC Connecticut, the man was allegedly acting in an aggressive manner and the woman threw a tire in his direction, resulting in a cut on his hand.

He allegedly hit the woman, who managed to get into the man’s home to try and retrieve her daughter.

The man allegedly told his dog to attack the woman and she was bit several times. The daughter was able to pull the dog away from he mother, police said.

The mother was charged with disorderly conduct. She was treated at the hospital for her injuries.

Walden was arrested on charges of assault in the third degree, risk of injury to a child and disorderly conduct.

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