State Cops Encounter Strange Protective Order Violation In Stafford

STAFFORD, CT — A man being sought by state police in connection with a hit-and-run crash involving a parked car on Main Street in Stafford is also facing charges as part of a bizarre protective order violation, state police said.

According to arrest reports, state troopers on July 4 went to a Willington Avenue home to serve a pair of warrants to a 43-year-old man related to the May 11 crash. Case records show that state police received several 911 calls that day about a car swerving on Main Street before hitting a parked vehicle and fleeing the scene.

While they were at the home, however, troopers encountered a woman who had an active protective order against him, according to an arrest report. She claimed that the man picked her up from a "safe shelter" in the area where she was supposed to be hiding from him three days earlier and took her to the home, according to case records.

She claimed she was hit in the leg and arm and put in a choke hold while he was drinking, according to case records. The man was eventually located shirtless and smelling of alcohol about a half-mile from the home, according to arrest reports.

For the crash. he was charged with driving while under suspension, evading responsibility and and a lane violation, records show. The other warrant is sealed, judicial system records indicate.

He was charged with interfering with an emergency call and disorderly conduct in addition to violating the protective order, according to arrest reports.