Bat Tirade Lands Man With Charges in Vernon

VERNON, CT — A Vernon man spent night in the lockup on a plethora of charges after a bat-swinging, incident in Union Street Thursday, police said.

Charges against Mark Sullivan, 53, who lives at 76 Union St., include:

• Second-degree assault
• Third-degree burglary
• Assault on a public safety officer
• Interfering
• Third-degree criminal mischief
• Second-degree breach of peace
• Carrying a dangerous weapon

He was held overnight on a $50,000 bond and was to appear in court on Friday.

The incident at 113 Union broke out at 9:57 p.m. A caller told police that someone, later identified as Sullivan, was hitting an apartment door with a bat, according to a report. The fracas began when Sullivan entered the apartment without permission, was pushed out, but managed to grab a bat before his forced exit and hit someone, according to a report.

He banged on the the apartment door a few times before heading eastbound on Union Street, police said.

He then attacked another person and tried to get into another apartment, according to a report.

Sullivan kicked an officer in the leg before being subdued, according to a report.

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