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Man In Custody After Assaulting Trooper, Leading To Two-State Chase

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A 38-year-old Danbury, Conn., was apprehended Saturday afternoon after he assaulted a Connecticut state trooper in Danbury, then fled in his car, prompting a two-state chase that ended when the man ran into a swamp off Route 7 near Ridgefield, Conn., according to officials and multiple reports.

The pursuit included K9 dogs, bloodhounds and a helicopter and boat.

The pursuit included K9 dogs, bloodhounds and a helicopter and boat.

Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
A look at the area on the Danbury/Ridgefield border where a 38-year-old man who led police in a two-state chase was apprehended.

A look at the area on the Danbury/Ridgefield border where a 38-year-old man who led police in a two-state chase was apprehended.

Photo Credit: Google Maps

Marc Debenigno, 38, was passed out in the driver’s seat of an automobile parked in the I-84 commuter lot Saturday morning when approached by Connecticut troopers, according to state officials and reports. After seeing drug paraphernalia and drugs in the vehicle, troopers awoke Debenigno, who struggled while being apprehended.

A trooper attempting to taser Debenigno missed and Debenigno was able to flee in his car, leading to a chase into Putnam County that involved New York State Police and then back into Connecticut.

Debenigno was finally apprehended shortly after 3 p.m. when, after re-entering Connecticut from backroads in Putnam, he hit a guardrail on southbound Route 7 on the Danbury/Ridgefield border before running into a large swamp near West Starrs Plain Road, where he was apprehended and taken to Danbury Hospital.

"It's over," Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton posted on Twitter. "The great escape of 2015 has been concluded."

The pursuit included K9 dogs, bloodhounds and a helicopter and boat.

Debenigno is expected to face numerous charges, including assault on a police officer and engaging in pursuit.

According to a March 26 Daily Voice report, Debenigno was charged by the Putnam County Sheriff's Department with violating probation. 

Debenigno was in Putnam County, which violated the terms of his Connecticut probation, police said. 

De Benigno had been previously convicted of third-degree burglary, first-degree larceny, possession of narcotics, illegal possession of a weapon and credit card theft. The terms of his probation required he not leave the state of Connecticut without written permission, police said. 

 

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