Man Accused Of Stabbing, Strangling Woman In Shelton Arrested: Police

SHELTON, CT — A man accused of stabbing and strangling a woman at a Shelton home earlier this week was arrested Wednesday evening in a Best Buy parking lot in Trumbull, according to police.

In a news release, Police Det. Christopher Nugent said officers identified Christopher Graham, 38, of Shelton, as a suspect in Tuesday's incident and obtained a warrant for his arrest.

Graham's vehicle was spotted Wednesday in the area of Walnut Tree Hill Road around 5:30 p.m., Nugent said. With help from Trumbull police, officers located Graham's vehicle on Nichols Avenue in the area of Hawley Lane in Trumbull.

Trumbull officers stopped Graham's vehicle in the parking lot of a Best Buy store on Hawley Lane, where he was arrested, Nugent said.

Graham was taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport for self-inflicted injuries, where he was treated and later released, Nugent said.

Graham was charged with second-degree assault, second-degree strangulation, first-degree reckless endangerment, risk of injury, carrying a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct.

His bond was set at $500,000 and he was scheduled to appear in court Thursday, according to Nugent.

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In a news release earlier this week, Police Lt. Robert Kozlowsky said officers and emergency medical service crews were called to a Walnut Tree Hill Road home Tuesday around 7:45 p.m. after receiving a report of a stabbing.

After further investigation, police determined a man and two women were hanging out at the home when an argument broke out between the man and a 35-year-old woman, Kozlowsky said.

According to Kozlowsky, the man physically assaulted and strangled the woman, then grabbed a knife and stabbed her. The man then got into a vehicle and left the home.

The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was evaluated by EMS. Two teenagers were also present at the home when the incident occurred but were not harmed, according t to Kozlowsky.

Officers also determined one of the teens tried to call 911 and report the incident but the other woman present, Sarah Graf, 33, of Shelton, tried to grab the phone and prevent the teen from contacting police, according to Kozlowsky.

Graf was arrested and charged with interfering with an emergency call. She was released on a $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court next month.