Alleged Shooting Threat In New Canaan Leads To Man's Arrest: Cops

NEW CANAAN, CT — A 36-year-old New Haven man was arrested on a charge of second-degree threatening last week after he allegedly threatened to shoot someone with a gun at an unnamed "residential treatment facility" in New Canaan, according to police.

Sean Patrick Crowther, of Pond Lily Avenue, was apprehended in his home by New Haven police at about 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 and turned over to New Canaan authorities.

According to police, Crowther allegedly made threats toward staff members of the facility on Aug. 3, but police officials did not disclose the circumstances surrounding the alleged threats.

"Crowther did not threaten to harm a specific staff member; rather he threatened to harm 'someone' at the facility by shooting them with a gun," wrote New Canaan police in a statement.

He was initially held in New Canaan in lieu of a $75,000 bond, but he eventually posted it on Aug. 5 and was released. He is scheduled to appear in Norwalk Superior Court on Aug. 15.

Photo: Sean Patrick Crowther. Photo credit: New Canaan Police Department