Police: Watertown teenager billed with tried murder next household invasion, assault

WATERTOWN, Conn. — A teenager is in serious affliction following a suspected focused residence invasion yesterday afternoon. A 16-calendar year-outdated Watertown suspect was accused of employing a hatchet in an alleged assault against a teenage girl from the same higher university.

All over 4 p.m., law enforcement have been called to a household on Morris Town Line on the report of an armed home invasion. They ended up advised the suspect was armed with a hatchet and an individual in the property was injured.

The teenager was in police custody Thursday for what police described as a house invasion police explained as a property invasion, although the teenaged female recovered from really serious accidents. Law enforcement explained the teenaged boy had a estimate “obsession” with the teenaged girl.

“We feel that psychological wellbeing certainly arrived into perform in this situation and it’s just a tragic scenario all all around that two younger life are afflicted to this degree,” claimed Watertown Law enforcement Main Joshua Bernegger.

“Dispatch was knowledgeable that a one male suspect experienced entered the resident armed with a hatchet and assaulted a teenage female occupant,” Main Bernegger reported.

Law enforcement were explained to the suspect experienced fled the dwelling into the woods in between Morris City Line Highway and Bassett Street. Officers on the scene set up a perimeter and entered the woods with Point out Police and K9 divisions. 

The sufferer was a juvenile, in accordance to law enforcement, and they had sustained major accidents to the head, legs, and fingers, wounds constant with an “edged weapon”. The juvenile was taken to the hospital. Police mentioned the victim’s wounds ended up significant but non-lifetime-threatening.

In accordance to law enforcement, family users ended up alerted of the dwelling invasion and intervened, hoping to distract the suspect. According to law enforcement the victim’s sister alerted their father as the suspect arrived at the residence. Law enforcement mentioned the father intervened in the assault when a loved ones member named 9-1-1 and another relatives member chased the attacker who fled leaping out a 2nd floor window.

Though hunting for the suspect, law enforcement acquired they were being seeking for a 16-12 months-aged from Watertown. Police mentioned officers and k-9 searched for the suspect by the woods.

Officers managed to make cellphone call with the teen who informed them his spot and was then taken into custody. 

Law enforcement mentioned investigators recovered a hatchet, massive kitchen area knife, and a machete along with duct tape and binoculars. 

“It is undetermined what his exact intent was, but provided the applications and equipment that he came with undoubtedly was to lead to bodily damage,” Chief Bernegger reported.

Based mostly on info from the investigation, law enforcement claimed they think the suspect realized the victim but were not near pals, and that the suspect focused the juvenile precisely. 

The teenage suspect was billed with Criminal Attempt at Murder, Dwelling Invasion, Assault 1st, Reckless Endangerment 1st, Stalking 1st, Possibility of Harm to a Minimal, and Theft 1st. 

The teenager was taken to a juvenile detention middle. 

Police mentioned the investigation is ongoing and they do not count on any further arrest.

A Gofundme has been established up by a family members friend to support the victim as they recuperate. Click in this article to donate. 

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