CHESHIRE, Conn. -- The younger of two men facing a number of charges in the deaths of a prominent doctor's family was adopted by a religious couple from whom he grew estranged, according to a relative.

On Monday, police arrested Joshua Komisarjevsky, 26, of Cheshire, and Steve Hayes, 44, of Winsted in connection with the deaths of the wife and two daughters of Dr. William Petit Jr. State police first announced on Tuesday the charges filed against Komisarjevsky and added charges of capital felony murder on Thursday. The charges against Komisarjevsky include:

• One count:
• First-degree assault (of William Petit)
• First-degree aggravated sexual assault
• First-degree burglary
• First-degree arson
• First-degree conspiracy to commit arson
• First-degree robbery
• First-degree larceny
• Two counts:
• Risk of Injury to a Minor
• Six counts: Capital Felony
1. Murder of two or more persons (Hawke-Petit, Hayley, Michaela) at the same time and in the course of a single transaction
2. Murder of a person under 16 (Michaela Petit)
3. Murder of a kidnapped person (Hawke-Petit)
4. Murder of a kidnapped person (Hayley)
5. Murder of a kidnapped person (Michaela)
6. Murder of a person during a first-degree sexual assault (Michaela)
• Six counts: First-degree kidnapping
1. Kidnapping of Michaela
2. Kidnapping of Hayley
3. Kidnapping of Hawke-Petit (with intention to compel third person to pay or deliver money or property as ransom)
4. Kidnapping of Hawke-Petit (restrained the person and abducted with the intent to accomplish or advance the commission of a felony)
5. Kidnapping of Hawke-Petit (restrained the person abducted with intent to terrorize her or a third person)
6. Kidnapping of William Petit

SOURCE: Court documents obtained from New Haven Superior Court

Komisarjevsky remains held on $15 million bond after facing a judge on Tuesday. The cases for Komisarjevsky and Hayes have been transferred to a New Haven court. Both are scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 7, at which time, they could possibly enter pleas.

Eyewitness News obtained Komisarjevsky's criminal record early Tuesday morning. According to that document, state authorities consider Komisarjevsky a minimum security offender and he has a minimal violence history.

Arrest Record Details Komisarjevsky's History In Justice System

Komisarjevsky's criminal record indicates he first entered the system on March 11, 2002, when he was 21 years old and was arrested on charges linked to 10 burglaries in Bristol.

In addition to the 10 Bristol charges, Komisarjevsky was also charged with two burglaries in Burlington in March, six burglaries in Cheshire in May and one burglary in Farmington in November.

Police have called Komisarjevsky a cat burglar who has burglarized homes close to his own in Cheshire. Working alone, police said he cut window screens in the backs of the houses and entered while people slept. For the most part, police said Komisarjevsky stole high-end electronics, including DVD players and stereos, in addition to grabbing women's purses and cash.

Investigators said some details in the cases stand out, saying Komisarjevsky wore night-vision goggles. Investigators don't know how he got the goggles, which can cost a couple thousand dollars.

Eyewitness News has learned that Komisarjevsky once burglarized a state trooper's home, which he later admitted that he picked randomly. Police said Komisarjevsky discovered the trooper's uniform and stole shirts and the hat and gave them away.

Police said they caught Komisarjevsky after he pawned several of the stolen items at a local pawn shop. State police arrested Komisarjevsky in Burlington in November and, after sharing information, local and state authorities said they found similarities in the incidents.

On Jan. 3, 2003, Komisarjevsky was sentenced to nine years in prison for second-degree burglary. He was released, after serving half his sentence, to a halfway house on June 6, 2006, and was granted parole by the Board of Pardons and Parole on April 10.

Eyewitness News has learned that Komisarjevsky and Hayes recently lived in the same halfway house following their release from prison.

According to the criminal record, both Komisarjevsky and Hayes were deemed to be appropriate candidates for supervised parole in the community, based on their criminal history that involved a minimum level of violence.

Eyewitness News has learned that both men reported weekly with parole officers and fully complied with the requirements of their release.

According to New Britain court records, Komisarjevsky has a 5-year-old daughter. Records show that Komisarjevsky was awarded sole custody of his daughter about a month before police said he and Hayes broke into the Petit home.

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