Crime & Safety
Decision Reached On Fairfield Suspect In Fake SantaCon Social Media Promotion Case: Report
The suspect, a Fairfield University student, was arrested before the Dec. 6 event.
FAIRFIELD, CT — Charges have been dropped against the Fairfield University student who was accused of posting a fake promotion on social media for the Dec. 6 SantaCon event, CT Insider reported.
The 19-year-old Massapequa, New York resident had been arrested on charges of criminal attempt to commit disorderly conduct, and third-degree criminal attempt to commit criminal trespass.
Prosecutors reportedly said the suspect cooperated with police and took down the post, and no uninvited people showed up.
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This year's SantaCon in Fairfield was a private, ticketed event exclusively for Fairfield University students and their registered guests. In past years, the event devolved into a mess with arrests, extreme intoxication, litter and other problems.
Town and school officials, seeking to avoid those troubles, set up the exclusive event, and it was deemed a success.
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Patch reached out to the student's attorney, Elizabeth Buchanan, for comment, but did not immediately receive a reply.
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