Press Releases
06/02/2023
Judge Sentences Bolton Man For Violating Protective Orders
(Vernon, CT) – Matthew C. Gedansky, Tolland State’s Attorney, announced today that the Honorable Corrine Klatt sentenced Michael Gramegna to a total effective sentence of 11 years to serve, followed by four years of special parole for violating protective orders.
A Superior Court jury in Rockville on April 4, 2023 found Gramegna guilty of three counts of Criminal Violation of a Protective Order in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-223(a).
According to evidence introduced at trial, Gramegna, age 46, of Bolton, was in violation of three full no-contact protective orders in the town of Vernon, previously issued by the Honorable Judge Hope Seeley and the Honorable Judge James Sicilian, by having contact with a protected person. Gramegna was arrested on-scene by members of the Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crimes, Bureau of Special Investigations, and Emergency Services Unit – Tactical Team on December 3, 2020.
At the time of Gramegna’s arrest, he had multiple felony warrants for his arrest, 16 pending cases including charges of domestic violence, weapons charges, violations of protective orders, and assault on police. Several days prior to his arrest, he was in violation of his court-imposed conditions of release that he be monitored by GPS unit and 24-hour lockdown in his home, when he removed the unit and sent it back to the court.
The case was investigated by the Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crimes, Bureau of Special Investigations, and Emergency Services Unit with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigations. The case was prosecuted by Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Jaclyn Preville, who was assisted by Inspector John DiVenere.