2 Charged After Crowbar Incident At Historic Vernon Home

VERNON, CT — An altercation with a crowbar in a Vernon neighborhood full of history had left two people with charges, police said.

The location was the 1803 brick home just over the restored bridge over the Tankerhoosen River, police said.

The home has multiple rental tenants, police said. Two people showed up to the property on Sept. 9 and went to the car of a tenant to retrieve items that included "barber shop equipment," according to an incident report.

Once they went went into the trunk of the car, an altercation broke out that left the auto owner beaten with a crowbar, according to an incident report. Police blocked their exit by positioning. themselves in the historic bridge next to the home, according to an incident report. The crowbar was tossed in the fracas and was later retrieved by police canine Franco, according to an incident report.

Two were arrested on. Sept. 9.

Luisito Antonio Vargas, 34, of Willimantic, was charged with first-degree robbery, carrying a dangerous weapon, second-degree breach of peace, second-degree threatening, second-degree criminal mischief, first-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree assault. He appeared in court on Sept. 10 and his initial $250,000 bond was reduced to $150,000, which he did post, judicial system records show. He is due back in court on Sept. 24.

Francisco Ramos, 34, also of Willimantic, was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree breach of peace, second-degree threatening, second-degree criminal mischief, first-degree reckless endangerment and conspiracy to commit assault in the second degree. He was also arraigned on Sept. 10 and his initial $250,000 bond was reduced to $150,000, which he posted, according to judicial system records. He is due back before a judge on Sept. 24.