ANSONIA, Conn. — Ansonia police say a man who had a hand gun and was behaving erratically held police at bay for more than 10 hours leading them to close Elm Street.
Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m., police said they were called to the complaint of a disturbance in a third-floor apartment on Elm Street. When they arrived, they found a woman standing outside with an infant, who was visibly upset, and a male suspect was yelling from inside the apartment.
Police determined that the suspect was the only person in the apartment and took the woman and the infant to a safe location as other officers arrived and secured the scene.
Police identified the man as Gabriel Resto, 34, of Ansonia, the woman's boyfriend and father of the infant. The woman told the officer that Resto was yelling at her, playing loud music and acting erratically. She also reported Resto had a handgun and was displaying the weapon.
The Connecticut State Police were called to assist in talking Resto out of the apartment. Resto refused to come out so, what police described as "non-lethal irritants" were used to "persuade him to exit."
Resto came down to the first floor but then turned and tried to go back into the house. Police said, "At this point [State Police Emergency Service Unit] used a less lethal impact munition to subdue Resto and take him into custody."
Resto was charged with Assault Third Degree and Disorderly Conduct for the domestic violence incidents involving the complainant. Resto was additionally charged with Interfering with Police for his refusal to exit the house and attempt to re-enter the house after he was told he was under arrest. He was was held on $30,000 bond.
Elm Street is a residential area, and connects to Division Street, which crosses the Naugatuck River.
Allstar Transportation worked with the superintendent to pick an alternate bus stop location out of the way of the police investigation. A new stop was set up for students to get picked up at the intersection of Platt and Jewitt Streets.
Doug Stewart is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.
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