Crime & Safety

Wallingford Man Accused of Driving Across Lawn to Try and Run Down Other Man: Report

A man is accused of trying to run down another man with his truck following an argument.

WALLINGFORD, CT — A Wallingford man is accused of driving across a lawn with his truck to run down another man following an argument on Sunday night, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.

The Record-Journal reports Daniel Cusano, 38, was arrested after the incident, in which he is accused of coming within inches of the other man, who took cover behind a utility pole.

Cusano denied chasing the man with his truck and claimed the other man tried to attack him with a machete earlier in the day, according to the Record-Journal.

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