Hartford Man In Custody After Newington Home Invasion/Assault/Police Chase: NPD

NEWINGTON, CT — A Hartford man is in custody following a home invasion in Newington, the assault of a woman there, and a police pursuit that ended in Hartford on Saturday, Sept. 20.

According to the Newington Police Department, Daniel Sampel, 25, of Hartford was charged with home invasion, five counts of violation of a protective order, third-degree assault, two counts of risk of injury to a child, third-degree criminal mischief, second-degree threatening, second-degree reckless endangerment, operating a motor vehicle without a license, engaging police in pursuit, and reckless driving.

Sampel was held on $200,000 bond and appeared in New Britain Superior Court on Monday, Sept. 22. He is next slated to appear in court for these charges on Oct. 7.

The NPD detailed the incident in a release issued Tuesday.

According to police, officers on Saturday were dispatched to a residence in Newington for a reported domestic dispute.

Police said during that incident, Sampel assaulted an adult female living there, with the woman eventually retreating inside the residence.

According to the NPD, Sampel broke into the residence, breaking down the front door.

"There were five protective orders in place stating Sampel was not allowed at the residence," wrote the NPD in a release.

According to police, the adult female and two juveniles were located in the residence, and the adult female was able to call the police.

Sampel then fled the scene in a vehicle, police said, adding "all parties were known to each other and this was not a random act."

Newington police were then able to locate the vehicle across the city line in Hartford, police said.

"Newington officers were able to deploy stop sticks successfully puncturing the front passenger tire," wrote police.

However, Sampel did not stop, leading police in a pursuit through Hartford, where his vehicle was eventually disabled and he was then taken into custody, police said.

Newington police said law enforcement units from Hartford and West Hartford, as well as Connecticut State Police, assisted in the case.

Sampel is facing myriad charges from other incidents in Hartford.

For more information on the case, including video footage, click on this link.