Former Norwalk Official Accused Of Murder To Post Bond: Report

NORWALK, CT — Ellen Wink, Norwalk's former Republican deputy registrar of voters accused of fatally shooting a tenant at one of her properties in town earlier this year, is expected to post bond this week and be released from custody, The Norwalk Hour reports.

Though a request to lower her $2.5 million bond was denied Wednesday, a judge modified the terms of Wink's release, allowing her to be released if she posts 10 percent of that amount, the Hour reports. If released, she will be on house arrest and required to wear a GPS-monitoring bracelet.

Wink, a 61-year-old Nelson Avenue resident, was arrested in January and charged with murdering Kurt Lametta, 54, a tenant at one of her properties on that same road.

Back in January, Police Lt. Terrence Blake said Lametta was found inside a Nelson Avenue home "suffering from gunshot wounds" and was later declared dead by Norwalk EMS crews.

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Lametta and Wink had an ongoing dispute that began in the fall of 2020 over the status of rent payments, the Norwalk Hour reported citing police reports.

Wink was fired from her position of Republican deputy registrar shortly after her arrest. She also previously served as city clerk.

Read the full Norwalk Hour story here.