Stratford Man Forced Woman Out Of Vehicle At Gunpoint, Police Say

STRATFORD, CT — A Stratford man forced a woman out of a moving vehicle at gunpoint in Waterford, according to police.

Police responded following a report of a woman being forced out of a vehicle at 4:23 p.m. Saturday in the area of the Waterford Speedbowl on Route 85.

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A man driving the vehicle was carrying a gun and took the woman's money before forcing her out, according to police.

The woman suffered injuries to her leg and arms. She was taken by ambulance to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital.

Police broadcast a description of the man and the vehicle. East Lyme police located the vehicle and driver in the area Samuel M Peretz/Bride Brook Park located on West Main Street, Niantic.

Police took custody of the man after he left the vehicle and tried to walk away. Police found a gun close by on park grounds believed to be tied to the case.

Kieyhon Shelton, 20, of Stratford, was arrested and charged with with evading responsibility/physical injury, carrying a pistol without a permit, illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, second-degree larceny, first-degree robbery, possession of a stolen firearm, criminal possession of a firearm while subject to a retraining or protective order, third-degree assault, first-degree threatening while displaying a firearm and first-degree unlawful restraint.

Shelton was held on $250,000 bond and scheduled to appear in New London Superior Court on Monday.