Connecticut
CT Trespasser Found Hiding Behind Washing Machine In Basement
THOMPSON, CT — A Connecticut man is facing several charges after being accused of walking through several backyards before climbing into a basement window and hiding behind a washing machine in someone’s home Thursday, according to state police.
Police said they received the report just before 11:40 a.m., after which officers responded with police dogs who led them to a home on Brandy Hill in Thompson.
The suspect, 36-year-old Christopher Sargent, was found hiding in a small room behind a washing machine, according to police.
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After Sargent surrendered, police found that he also was in posession of narcotics and had an active arrest warrant from a May incident in Putnam.
Foe Thursday’s incident, Sargent is charged with third-degree burglary, interfering with police, posession of a controlled substance, and is additionally charged with first-degree criminal trespass, sixth-degree larceny, and second-degree breach of peace under the active warrant.
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He was later released from custody on a $7,500 in bond and is scheduled to appear at Danielson Superior Court on July 18.
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