New York fugitive arrested by Montville police

MONTVILLE, CT. (WFSB) - Montville police said they assisted the U.S. Marshal Service to apprehend a fugitive fleeing from New York.

The 65-year old suspect originally from Wisconsin had an active, extraditable felony warrant for Criminal Sale of a Firearm 1st Degree.

Police conducted a traffic stop December 5 on a tractor trailer operated by the suspect on I-395 northbound just north of exit 2.

This occurred around 2 P.M. in Waterford.

They searched the vehicle and found narcotics and firearms in the front sleeper cab portion of the truck.

Police also found approximately $70,000 with the suspect.

The suspect was taken into custody and held on a $4,000,000 bond for the fugitive case.

There was also a $1,000,000 bond for the weapons case.

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