The Farmington Police Department logged four arrests in the window from Friday, July 10, through Monday, July 13, and one of them carries the most serious charge Connecticut recognizes.
Cynthia Marie Martinez, 27, of Meriden, was taken into custody Friday and charged with murder under Connecticut General Statutes section 53a-54a(a), along with criminal use of a weapon (section 53a-216), tampering with physical evidence (section 53a-155), and illegal discharge of a firearm (section 53-203(a)). The arrest log records a surety bond of $3,000,000 and lists Officer Zachary J. Martin as the arresting officer under incident number 2600004574.
Farmington police announced the arrest on July 11 in connection with the death of Derick William Mercado-Labonte, 29, of Bridgeport, whose body was found in March in the wood line behind a condominium complex on Talcott Forest Road. In announcing the arrest, the department credited the Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crime Squad, the Office of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Litchfield, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the Connecticut Forensic Laboratory, and the Meriden Police Department for assisting the investigation. Martinez is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The Mercury has published a fuller account of the murder case.
The other three arrests in the window were motor-vehicle matters, and all three defendants, like Martinez, live outside Farmington.
Ricardo Jose Rojas Munoz, 34, of Hartford, was arrested late Friday at Colt Highway and Scott Swamp Road and charged with second-degree threatening (section 53a-62(a)(1), a $10,000 nonsurety bond), second-degree breach of peace (section 53a-181), evading responsibility involving injury or property damage (section 14-224(b)(3)), and three motor-vehicle registration and insurance violations. Officer Jose R. Santiago made the arrest under incident number 2600011319. The log states he was arrested in connection with a breach of peace and posted bond.
Andrea L. Hanrahan, 48, of Portland, was arrested Friday evening on a warrant served at 319 New Britain Avenue, the Farmington police headquarters, and charged with reckless driving (section 14-222, a $5,000 bond), disorderly conduct (section 53a-182), and two counts of endangering a highway worker with no physical injury (section 14-212d(b)). Officer Pacifico T. Flores made the arrest under incident number 2600010079. She posted bond.
Anthony Antonio Colon, 35, of Prospect, was arrested Friday evening at Main Street and Meadow Road and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs (section 14-227a, a $2,500 bond), reckless driving (section 14-222), and failure to drive in the proper lane (section 14-236). Officer John A. Salute made the arrest under incident number 2600011310. The log states he was arrested in connection with driving under the influence and posted bond.
The department reported no arrests at 500 South Road, the Westfarms Mall address that has anchored the Farmington log's recurring shoplifting pattern, during this window.
Each of the four defendants faces charges only. An arrest is not a conviction, and the Mercury does not track court outcomes.
This report follows the July 1 log and the June 29 log.