8 Arrested In Bridgeport In Domestic Violence Enforcement Operation

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Bridgeport police on Wednesday arrested eight people on warrants for alleged domestic violence crimes, in what the department code-named Operation Purple Shield, according to authorities.

Included among those arrested was a 44- year-old Bridgeport man, who was accused of sexual assault on a child, police said.

Patrick Curry was accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old child, according to police, and was arrested on charges of first-degree sexual assault, sexual contact with a person under 16 years of age, and risk of injury to a minor. He is being held in lieu of bail of $200,000.

The other seven suspects arrested as part of Operation Purple Shield are:

• Tyrese Dennis – Criminal Violation of Restraining Order and Harassment in the Second Degree. Bond was $25,000.
  
• Jose Flores-Viano – Reckless Endangerment Second Degree, Disorderly Conduct, Assault in the Third Degree. Bond was $500
  
• Tiago Amorim-Deferias – Breach of Peace Second Degree and Criminal Mischief Third Degree. Bond was $50,000.
  
• Tymithy Jenkins – Criminal Violation of a Restraining Order. Bond was $30,000
  
• John Holleran – Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree Breach of Peace Second Degree. Promise to Appear in Court.
  
• Taneisha Fischer-Morris - Interfering with an Officer and Disorderly Conduct. Promise to Appear in Court.
  
• Brionna Bland - Assault Third Degree, Unlawful Restraint Second Degree, Reckless Endangerment Second Degree, Breach of Peace Second Degree and Criminal Mischief Second Degree. Bond was $100,000

"Operation Purple Shield was executed by the department's Domestic Violence Unit and the Warrant Squad," wrote Bridgeport Det. Jeffrey Holtz in a statement. "The Detective Bureau and the Patrol Division assisted in the arrests."

Officials said the operation was part of the Chief Roderick Porter Sr.'s effort to combat domestic violence, and came on the heels of the Department joining with the Center for Family Justice in Bridgeport to raise awareness of the dangers of domestic violence.

The organizations participated in a vigil last month at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, as October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month.