Popular Radio Host from Wethersfield Charged With Assault

NEWINGTON, CT — A popular morning drive host on a Hartford radio station was arrested Tuesday in connection with a March assault at a Newington gas station.

Joseph Aguiar, 40, of Wethersfield, was charged with third-degree assault, third-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree breach of peace.

Charges against him stem from a March 9 incident at the Mobil gas station on Fenn Road, during which a suspect later identified as Aguiar was seen on surveillance video assaulting a man who had been sitting in a vehicle, police said.

Aguiar, who has been the morning show host at the River 105.9 since 2010 and hosts the popular 80s at 8 segment, turned himself in at Newington police headquarters. He is scheduled to appear in New Britain Superior Court April 25.

Photo courtesy of Newington Police Department