The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
City man accused of meeting police with gun
MIDDLETOWN — A Middletown man was freed on a $50,000 bond after reportedly answering his door, and confronting authorities with a shotgun in hand after allegedly threatening a victim over the course of 30 phone calls, according to court records.
Three city police officers were called to an unknown address Saturday at about 5:40 p.m. on a harassment complaint.
The victim said Ian Orlacchio of Newfield Street had showed up at their residence at 5:30 a.m. that day and “ripped off ” the screen door and banged on a sliding door, demanding to be let in, according to a police report.
The victim estimated the damage Orlacchio caused at $100, authorities said.
Though he eventually left, however, Orlacchio allegedly called the person’s cellphone more than 30 times between 5:30 and 6 a.m. even after the victim asked him to stop, according to police.
The individual answered the call one time, and recognized the accuser’s voice as he reportedly said they “would regret not talking to him,” according to police.
When officers knocked on Orlacchio’s door, he allegedly opened it with a Remington 12-gauge shotgun in hand, so they drew their firearms, police said.
They eventually subdued the suspect and arrested him, police said. Orlacchio appeared to smell of alcohol, and he was reportedly slurring his words, according to officials. When questioned, he told them he had drank “a lot,” court documents show.
He refused to take a breathalyzer test, the report said.
Orlacchio was charged with illegally carrying a firearm under the influence of drugs/alcohol, seconddegree harassment, third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace, records show.
He was released on a $50,000 bond and is expected in Superior Court at Middletown Nov. 1.
Orlacchio has several convictions in Middletown. The convictions include violation of probation in 2015 and 2016; two counts of thirddegree assault also in 2015; and third-degree assault in 2016, judicial records show.
In Danielson in 2015, Orlacchio was also found guilty of narcotics possession, and sentenced to five years in prison, suspended after six months, with three years of probation; as well as violation of probation, according to the judicial website.