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Second-Degree Assault

Man Beaten, Strangled With Dog Leash In CT Home Invasion; Relative Among Attackers: Police Man Beaten, Strangled With Dog Leash In CT Home Invasion; Relative Among Attackers: Police
Man Beaten, Strangled With Dog Leash In CT Home Invasion; Relative Among Attackers: Police A man told police he was strangled with a dog leash and kicked in the face repeatedly during a violent home invasion at his Connecticut home. He was able to police track down one of the assailants because they are related, authorities said.  Huckleberry Durkin, 26, of Thomaston, and Austin Dutcher, 26, of Washington, were both arrested after allegedly breaking into the victim’s home Saturday afternoon, July 12, and assaulting a man inside during a planned confrontation, Connecticut State Police said.  The victim told police he was attacked inside his home around 2 p.m. when the tw…
(Update) Woman Begs Bus Driver for Help After 4 Men Assault Her In CT Home: Police (Update) Woman Begs Bus Driver for Help After 4 Men Assault Her In CT Home: Police
(Update) Woman Begs Bus Driver for Help After 4 Men Assault Her In CT Home: Police A woman’s desperate plea for help near a school bus stop sparked a police investigation that ended with four Waterbury residents in handcuffs, authorities said.  Police say the 38-year-old woman flagged down a bus on Chapman Street in Waterbury, screaming she had been assaulted inside her home, police said. The driver called 911, and police rushed to the area around 7 a.m., Thursday, May 15.  Update: The Women They Are Accused Of Attacking Has Been Arrested Initial reports said the men were carrying weapons, but Waterbury police did not provide any details on what they found.&nbs…
DNA Links CT Inmate To Home Invasion More Than Five Years Ago: State Police DNA Links CT Inmate To Home Invasion More Than Five Years Ago: State Police
DNA Links CT Inmate To Home Invasion More Than Five Years Ago: State Police An inmate being housed by the Connecticut Corrections Department has been linked to a home invasion more than five years ago, after DNA evidence linked him to the crime, authorities announced. Sonny Barber, 35, who is being held in the Bridgeport Correctional Center, has been charged with home invasion and second-degree assault in connection with the 2020 crime in Canterbury, according to court records and CT State Police. State troopers responded to a home in Canterbury in January 2020 after a resident reported being attacked by an intruder, CSP said Tuesday, Feb. 11. Troopers arrived to f…