Defendant In Vernon Protective Order Case Gets 11 Years

VERNON, CT —A judge in Rockville Superior Court Friday sentenced a man convicted of repeated protective order violations in Vernon to more than a decade in prison.

Tolland State's Attorney Matthew C. Gedansky, said that Judge Corrine Klatt sentenced Michael Gramegna to a total effective sentence of 11 years to serve, followed by four years of special parole, in the case.

A jury in Rockville on April 4 found Gramegna guilty of three counts of the criminal violation of a protective order.

According to evidence introduced at trial, Gramegna, a 46-year-old Bolton resident, was in violation of three full no-contact protective orders in Vernon, previously issued by Judge Hope Seeley and Judge James Sicilian, after having contact with the subject of the orders.

Gramegna was arrested by members of the Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crimes, Bureau of Special Investigations, and Emergency Services Unit – Tactical Team on Dec. 3, 2020. At the time of Gramegna's arrest, he had multiple outstanding felony warrants and 16 pending cases that included charges of domestic violence, weapons charges, violations of protective orders, and assault on police, Gedansky said.

Several days prior to his arrest, he was in violation of his court-imposed conditions of release that he be monitored by GPS unit and 24-hour lockdown in his home, when he removed the unit and sent it back to the court, Gedansky said.

The case was investigated by the Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crimes, Bureau of Special Investigations, and Emergency Services Unit with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigations. The case was prosecuted by Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Jaclyn Preville, who was assisted by Inspector John DiVenere.