FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department's daily arrest log for the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Wednesday lists one arrest, on a charge of first-degree criminal trespass, made at 330 Main Street, the address of the CVS on Main Street. Two earlier logs, from June and July, list the same man on the same charge with the same bond.
Tuesday, Oct. 6
4:13 p.m., 330 Main Street. Officer Kyler A. Fausel of the Farmington Police Department arrested Gannon Montgomery Patrick, 21, of Farmington, on one count of criminal trespass in the first degree. Bond was $1,500, nonsurety: a written promise to appear, with a dollar amount attached and no cash changing hands. The log's remarks line reads "Arrested in connection with Trespassing. Posted bond." Court date Oct. 20.
The log gives the place of the arrest, but not what the trespass was or where it happened.
Everyone named here is presumed innocent, and an arrest log records charges, not outcomes.
The two earlier entries
The June 8 log lists an arrest by Officer Kelsey R. Fortier, and the July 15 log an arrest by Officer Grace L. Petersen. Each lists Patrick on one count of first-degree criminal trespass with a $1,500 nonsurety bond. The July arrest appeared on this page on July 16.
What the charge means
Criminal trespass in the first degree is a Class A misdemeanor under section 53a-107 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the most serious class of misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,000. The statute covers several situations, among them entering or staying somewhere after being told to leave.
The previous log covered the 24 hours before this one.
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The Farmington Mercury publishes the Farmington Police Department's daily arrest log as a matter of public record. All individuals named are presumed innocent unless and until convicted. Charges reflect allegations by police, not findings of a court.