Farmington police logged three arrests Wednesday, all of Hartford residents and each carrying a first-degree criminal trespass charge, according to the department's daily arrest report.
The report, which covers the 24 hours beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday, lists two defendants. One was booked once; the other was booked on two separate warrants.
A 67-year-old Hartford man, Freddie Tharpe, was charged with first-degree criminal trespass after an arrest at 500 South Road, the address of Farmington police headquarters, at 3:17 p.m. Wednesday. Tharpe was held on a $500 nonsurety bond, which he posted, and is scheduled to appear in court June 17. Officer Daniel R. Aparo was the arresting officer.
The other two records both involve Damian Tray Bullock, 38, of Hartford, taken into custody on outstanding warrants. Both warrants were served Wednesday morning at Geographic Area 18, the Hartford courthouse where Bullock was already in custody, by Officer Jeffrey A. Glaude. The first warrant charged first-degree criminal trespass, with bond set at $2,500 surety. The second charged first-degree criminal trespass and sixth-degree larceny, also at $2,500 surety. The department's report notes both warrants were served by habeas.
Under Connecticut law, first-degree criminal trespass (C.G.S. 53a-107) applies when a person enters or remains in a building or on property in defiance of an order to leave, communicated by the owner or another authorized person. Sixth-degree larceny (C.G.S. 53a-125b) covers theft of property valued at $500 or less. The distinction between a surety and a nonsurety bond is whether a bail bondsman or other guarantor is required: a surety bond requires one; a nonsurety bond does not.
All three charges are accusations. Each defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The Farmington Police Department publishes its arrest log daily. Wednesday's report listed three total arrests.