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07/09/2019
Environmental Conservation Police Make Arrest in After Witnesses Report Man Brandishing Firearm from Vessel
Officers with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Environmental Conservation (Encon) Police on Sunday arrested Matthew Graillat, 32, of East Haddam, on charges of Threatening in the First Degree and Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree following an incident on July 5th on the Connecticut River in East Haddam in which witnesses reported that he pointed a firearm towards other boaters.Witnesses reported that Graillat engaged in a verbal altercation with several boaters while on his personal watercraft and pulled out a handgun and pointed it toward the boaters. The witnesses photographed the incident.
Subsequent investigation included the seizure of eleven firearms as well as the vessel used in the incident. Graillat was arrested and processed at the State Police Colchester barracks and was released on a $5,000 bond with a future court date in Middletown Superior Court.
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