Crime & Safety
Unruly Restaurant Patron In Vernon Gets Tossed, Then Charged: Police
A belligerent patron at a restaurant in Vernon was thrown out of the building and thrown into the lockup, police said.
VERNON, CT — A unruly patron at a restaurant in Vernon began the weekend with a bunch of criminal charges after a Friday night altercation, police said.
At 9:31 p.m., Vernon police received a complaint about three people fighting outside the Rocking Horse barbecue restaurant at 57 Hartford Turnpike.
According to an arrest report, police determined that a patron had assaulted two staff members after being escorted out of the building.
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The man then scuffled with police, according to an arrest report.
Shawn Golding, 28, of New Britain, was charged with third-degree assault, assault on a public safety officer, interfering with police and second-degree breach of peace, an arrest report shows.
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He was held over he weekend on a $50,000 bond and was to appear in Rockville Superior Court Monday.
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