Child Custody Dispute Leads to Arrest at Orange Church: Police

ORANGE, CT — A New Haven man is accused of being involved in a child custody dispute that occurred at a church in Orange, police said. Officers late last month responded to a private function at St. Barbara's Church, 480 Racebrook Road in Orange for a dispute, police said.

Officers learned that Fredy Moreno, 27, of New Haven had gotten into an argument with another person at the event, and the argument was over custody of a small child who was present during the incident, police said.

Moreno was holding the child and would not give the child back to the other person, police said. When the other person tried to contact police for help, Moreno grabbed the phone, threw it to the floor, breaking it, and pushed the other person to the ground, police said.

Police arrived and Moreno was taken into custody and charged with second-degree breach of peace, second-degree criminal mischief, interfering with an emergency call, and risk of injury to a minor. The child was safely returned to the complainant, police said.

He was held in lieu of a $10,000 bond.