Connecticut Man Charged with DWI in Southeast

Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a Connecticut man on a DWI charge.

At 2:55 a.m. Jan. 10, Deputy Sheriff Kevin Radovich stopped a motorist who had committed a traffic violation on Route 22 in Southeast.

The deputy determined that the driver, identified as Brendan R. Tyrell, 27, of 7 Sil Cam Drive, Danbury, Connecticut was intoxicated, and charged him with Driving While Intoxicated, a misdemeanor.

He was processed at the Putnam County Correctional Facility and held pending arraignment.

If found guilty of the misdemeanor charge, Tyrell could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.