Second 6-Figure Bond Served In Vernon Shots Fired Case

VERNON, CT — Vernon police have served a man a warrant that came with a six-figure bond for the second time in a week in a case of shots being reported fired in town.

Johnathan Saldivar, 35, whose last known address was in Glastonbury, was charged Friday with:

• Illegally possessing a weapon in a motor vehicle
• First-degree reckless endangerment
• The illegal discharge of a firearm
• Criminal possession of a firearm
• Criminal violation of a restraining order

A week ago Monday, he was charged with violating a restraining order and interfering with police on an outstanding warrant.

Also from last Monday's shooting and domestic incident, charges were filed that included

• Violation of a restraining order
• Carrying a firearm without a permit
• Criminal possession of a firearm
• The theft of a firearm
• Operating an unregistered motor vehicle
• Operating a motor vehicle without insurance
• Operating a motor vehicle under suspension

Last Monday, Vernon police responded to the area of Hartford Turnpike and the Manchester town line after a caller reported hearing six gun shots in the area and seeing a vehicle leaving the area at a high rate of speed toward Manchester, a report indicates.

A short time later, Vernon police were called to a residence on Reservoir Road, where a vehicle had been abandoned in a driveway.

Police then received a report about a man walking along Bolton Road, according to a report. Officers in the area then located a man walking with a gas can and recognized him as Johnathan Saldivar, who was wanted for a prior domestic violence incident involving a victim who resides in the area of Hartford Turnpike and the Manchester town line, a report says.

According to a report, Saldivar was in possession of a .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol, which he was prohibited from possessing and had been stolen from his current girlfriend. Officers located .45-cal. shell casings in the back seat of the vehicle, the report indicates.

Officers conducted a welfare check of the victim from Saldivar's previous domestic violence case and determined she was safe and had not had any recent contact with him.

A subsequent investigation in the area of 47 Main St. and a nearby apartment complex led to the most recent charges for the shots being fired, police said Monday morning.

Saldivar appeared in court Tuesday and had his initial bond of $520,000 reduced to $25,000, which he did not post, court records show. He has also failed to put up a pair of $10,000 bonds in domestic violence-related cases, records show.

He is due back before a judge on Jan. 28 in those cases, according to court records.

The Friday arrest came with a $250,000 bond, which Saldivar was held on over the weekend, police said. He was to appear in court on the new charges Monday, police said.