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Man, 26, Taken Ito Custody After Attacking Family Member, Newtown Police Say

A 26-year-old local man was arrested after he attacked a family member and was found naked on a neighbor's back deck.

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Photo Credit: Newtown Police Department

Kevin McCarthy of Newtown was arrested around 10 p.m. Monday after Newtown Police were called to a residence on Bonnie Brae Drive to investigate the report of a family member attacking another family member and then fled the residence, Newtown Police said.

Police located McCarthy shortly after they received a report from a resident on Brushy Hill Road of a naked man on their back deck, police said.

He was charged with disorderly conduct, strangulation/suffocate, and assault of an elderly victim. 

McCarthy was held overnight on a $10,000 bond and appeared in court on Tuesday.

The victim refused medical attention.

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