New Haven man arrested after allegedly harassing Dulos’ attorneys

NEW HAVEN — A city man recently was arraigned on charges he placed several harassing phone calls to attorneys representing the now-late Fotis Dulos, according to court records.

Adam Davenport, 31, of Warren Street, was arrested Jan. 29 and charged with second-degree harassment, according to records on file at Superior Court. He was arraigned Friday.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit by Officer Dylan Carlson, attorneys Norm Pattis and Kevin Smith reported in October that they had received more than 30 calls from a person who seemed to be the same individual, including on Oct. 15 when Pattis allegedly received seven calls between 8:19 and 8:45 p.m. and Smith reported receiving three calls between 8:39 and 8:45 p.m.

“Pattis and Smith said they have received threats in the past, but they have not taken them seriously until they received a call stating that ‘Smith is not safe’ and ‘it’s going to be real easy man, real easy,’” Carlson said in the warrant affidavit. “Smith advised us that he felt threatened by the recent phone calls, that stated he is not safe.”

Smith and Pattis told Carlson they believed the calls were connected to the case of missing New Canaan mother Jennifer Dulos. Fotis Dulos was charged with killing her before taking his own life in January. Fotis Dulos left a note proclaiming his innocence in the case.

In a voicemail to Pattis, “the subject specifies the person he is defending is going to jail and that Pattis should go to jail for defending him,” according to the warrant affidavit.

Carlson called and spoke to the individual who left the voicemail, who identified himself as Adam Davenport and admitted to making the calls, according to the affidavit.

“Davenport stated that he is following the Jennifer Dulos Case and is extremely upset with what is happening and how the case is progressing. Davenport stated he is particularly upset at how Pattis talks about the case to the media and believes he is spreading false information.”

The calls on Oct. 15 were intended to “get a rise” out of Pattis and Smith, Davenport allegedly told Carlson, according to the warrant affidavit.

“Davenport stated he did not intend on threatening Pattis or Smith,” Carlson said. “He told us that the phone calls would cease immediately and he would apologize to Pattis and Smith.”

Davenport is next scheduled to appear in court Feb. 21.

Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media Fotis Dulos' attorney Norm Pattis, left, speaks beside attorney Kevin Smith during a press conference after Dulos’ death at 5:32 p.m. at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y. on Jan. 30. Fotis Dulos was charged with murder in the death of his estranged wife and mother of five children, Jennifer Farber Dulos.