Former Putnam Man Accused in New Fairfield Suspicious Death

NEW FAIRFIELD, CT — Connecticut state police detectives arrested a "person of interest" on a larceny charge in connection with an investigation into a suspicious death of a woman on Candlewood Lake Road in New Fairfield. Steven Flood, 32, (no address known) was arrested while camping in the woods in Union, CT, at noon Thursday by a patrol trooper and his K9 partner, police said.

Flood is a former Carmel resident, a veterinarian's assistant and security guard who worked in Putnam and Connecticut, according to the Putnam County Courier.

Police said Flood was developed as a person of interest after they processed the scene at 26 Candlewood Road, where the unidentified woman was found dead, and once her death was ruled suspicious. Police later secured a warrant for Flood, and checked several addresses looking for him before he was found.

Flood was held on a court set bond of $100,000. Police said the investigation remains active, and neither the woman's identity nor the cause of her death has been released.

Image via the Connecticut State Police.

By Joe Lipovich (Patch Staff)