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Hampden County resident Precious C. Okorie, age 30, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was arrested around 4:40 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 28 in South Windsor, Connecticut.
According to Sgt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police, Okorie broke into a home and remained there while the resident and her two children were present as part of a fake landlord-tenant dispute.
An investigation into the incident found that Okorie created and forged leasing documents using a fake identity in an attempt to get the victim to pay him rent which he was not entitled to, Cleverdon said.
He was charged with:
- Two counts of risk of injury to a child
- Burglary
- Criminal trespass
- Criminal attempt at larceny
- Identity theft
- Criminal impersonation, forgery
- Criminal misrepresentation
Okorie was released on a $100,000 surety bond.
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