Man Charged In Armed Robbery In Downtown Shelton: Police

SHELTON, CT — A Bridgeport man accused of robbing another man at gunpoint in downtown Shelton was arrested Tuesday, according to police.

In a news release, Police Lt. Robert Kozlowsky said Marquise King, 29, of Bridgeport, was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree larceny and criminal possession of a firearm.

According to Kozlowsky, the arrest stems from an October incident in which a man reported being approached by two people with guns after leaving an after-hours bar in downtown Shelton.

After demanding the man's belongings, the suspects took jewelry, a phone, credit cards and other items, Kozlowsky said.

Detectives later followed up on purchases made with the man's credit cards and identified King as one of the people involved in the robbery, according to Kozlowsky.

Police also recovered two guns, as well as items taken from the man and items purchased with his credit card, Kozlowsky said.

Police also discovered the after-hours bar was being illegally operated in a basement apartment on Howe Avenue and later shut it down, Kozlowsky said.

Kozlowsky also noted both the robbery and the after-hours club are still under investigation.

King was held on a $250,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in court this week, according to Kozlowsky.