Crime & Safety

Report: Attorney Says Simsbury Man Did Not Try to Assault Woman

An attorney for a Simsbury man charged with attempted assault says his client did not do the things a young woman claims, according to a report in the Hartford Courant

Recently Canton Police charged Colby Esthus, 22, of 358 Bushy Hill Road, Simsbury with criminal attempt to commit first-degree assault and first-degree robbery following an incident in a parking lot. 

Esthus' attorney, however, says his client, a decorated veteran, recorded part of the incident and said the woman refused to leave his truck and fell out of the vehicle, the report states. 

Read more of the article at http://www.courant.com/community/canton/hc-canton-police-assault-1030-20131029,0,4701203.story


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