Stafford Man Charged After Woman Roughed Up In Willington: Police

WILLINGTON, CT — A Stafford man is accused of violating a protective order when he roughed up a woman in Willington Tuesday, state police said.

He remained in custody Wednesday after failing to post a $25,000 bond in Rockville Superior Court and is due back before a judge on March 31, judicial system records show.

According to an arrest report, at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, state police responded to a disturbance at a business on Ruby Road in Willington. When they arrived at the scene, Troopers were informed that the man involved had left and was likely returning to his residence in Stafford, according to an arrest report.

A trooper went to the address to wait for the man and encountered a gray Honda CRV that was pulling into the driveway of the residence and the passenger was quickly identified as the male involved in the disturbance — 22-year-old Korey Barton.

Barton told the trooper that he had engaged in a verbal argument with a woman, but denied it turned into a physical altercation. He claimed that he secured a ride home as soon as the argument escalated began escalating, according to an arrest report.

Meanwhile, back at the business in Willington, the woman involved said the argument did escalate into an assault with Barton grabbing her shoulders and throwing her to the ground when she attempted to walk away, according to an arrest report. She said Barton then began choking her to the point where it was difficult for her to breath, according to an arrest report.

After a brief struggle, Barton let her go and she was able to grab her things and run away from him, according to an arrest report. Troopers observed injuries to the woman consistent with her explanation and she was transported to a nearby hospital for further evaluation.

Barton was arrested and charged with third-degree assault, third-degree strangulation, violating a protective order, second-degree unlawful restraint, and disorderly conduct, according to an arrest report.