Woodbury Men 2 Of 4 Charged In Bar Brawl

WATERTOWN, CT — A Woodbury man and a convicted felon from Manchester are accused of pulling guns during a bar fight in Watertown last month and is one of four arrested on warrants for the incident, police said.

Watertown police announced the arrests Tuesday.

The incident took place at 9:30 p.m. on March 23 at Horatio's bar at 1073 Main St., police said. According to an incident report, when officers arrived, they encountered several people outside the establishment who said others had fled the area and one person who was injured, but not from a gunshot.

Investigators determined that Andrew Swegman, 47, whose listed address is in Manchester, pulled out a handgun during an argument and began waving it at other patrons, according to an incident report.

That prompted several people to scamper out the back door, according to an incident report. One of them, identified as 25-year-old Gent Kukaj, of Bristol, returned with a gun of his own and hit Swegman with it, according to an incident report.

A brawl ensued and one person was hurt while trying to break things up, according to an incident report. Two of the primary combatants were identified as Agron Sadiku, 30, of Woodbury and Albone Sadiku, 26, of Woodbury, according to an incident report.

Police said Swegman is a convicted felon who is barred from possessing a gun. Indeed, judicial system records show that, in August 2019, he entered a guilty plea to third-degree larceny and received a five-year sentence, suspended after three years, with five years probation.

In connection with the bar fight, Swegman has been charged with first-degree threatening first-degree reckless endangerment, carrying a pistol without a permit, illegal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of ammunition and second-degree breach of peace. He was arraigned in Waterbury on a $300,000 bond, which was reduced to $100,000 but not posted. Swegman remained in custody Wednesday morning and is due back before a judge on April 24, records show.

The three others were also served warrants:

On March 28, Kukaj was charged with second-degree assault, first-degree, first-degree threatening, first-degree reckless endangerment and breach of peace. He was released on a $200,000 bond.

On April 1, both Sadikus were charged with second-degree assault and breach of peace and released on $250,000 bonds.