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NORWALK, Conn. – A man suspected of carrying a gun in a Norwalk housing complex said he is always armed when he comes to the city because he has been targeted by a local gang due to resentments stemming from two homicides, police say.
Kyle Freitag, 22, of 37 Beacher Road, Milford, was a close friend of Amos Brown, Jr., who died in 2010, according an affidavit filed at Norwalk Superior Court.
Freitag and William C. Harper, 22, of 60 East Elm St., Greenwich, were arrested Friday at a Norwalk Housing Authority complex. The pair headed to their car "frantically" and tried to back out after they spotted two officers patrolling the complex, the affidavit says.
Police say they recovered two semi-automatic pistols and 9.5 grams of marijuana from the car. One of the guns — a .45-caliber Italian-made "Witness," — had eight hollow-point bullets in the magazine, the affidavit said.
Tykwan Hunt, 17, of Bridgeport, was killed in Jan. 2008 in Norwalk, according to published reports. Amos Brown, Jr., was accused of the crime but acquitted in 2009. He died after being shot in the head in Aug. 2010.
Freitag testified in Brown's defense, according to the affidavit. Harper's many tattoos refer to the homicides, police say. The "R.I.P. JAB" on his right arm refers to Joseph Batemen, a January Norwalk homicide victim. He also has a "R.I.P Famous" tattoo on his arm. "Famous" was Brown's street name.
Freitag and Harper were both charged with criminal trespass third degree, carrying weapons in a motor vehicle, conspiracy, carrying a gun without a permit, criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, illegal manufacture, distribution, sale of prescription drugs and possession of less than four ounces of marijuana. Harper was also charged with conspiracy to commit, sale, prescription within distance of a school. Both are being held on a court set bond of $75,000, reduced on Tuesday from an original bond of $250,000. Their next court date is July 30.
"I rather have my gun than not in Norwalk," Frietag said, acording to the affidavit. "It's my life out here and these cats hold me responsible for Tyquan's death."
Comments (8)
I wonder if perhaps the headline on this one needs to be reversed to: Gang Suspect Fears Gun Retribution.... (just a little root cause analysis kids.....)
I got a great idea, how about he stop hanging where he might get shot. All these people got shot in Norwalk. He lives in Milford, seems like itd be safer to stay there than walk around here in the projects with illegal guns.
Police say they recovered two semi-automatic pistols and 9.5 grams of marijuana from the car. One of the guns — a .45-caliber Italian-made "Witness," — had eight hollow-point bullets in the magazine, the affidavit said.
Looks like he came to Norwalk to do a little selling...
I got a great idea why dont the NPD try catching some the killers that this kid feels that he needs to defend himself from..
You do make a point that anyplace is safer than Norwalk these days.
Nah, my point is that if you fly with the crows you will get shot at. He wasnt just in Norwalk, he went where he knew he might find trouble. Everyone else in Norwalk knows those areas and its my opinion that if we eliminated them 90% of the violent crime would go away.
At this point ALL of Norwalk is unsafe...Stabbing today in East Norwalk...Hummm is that part of the 90 percent ..NOPE..
The state police is needed as the NPD is a complete and total failure.
How can you really blame the guy for defending himself when everyone around him has got shot or killed and the NPD has caught how many of this group.
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The NPD and mayor are still in denial of the Norwalk crime epidemic and major gang problems in the town. Cant fix the problem if you don't acknowledge that it exists. I will say one thing positive about the NPD I never seen a police department so skilled at watching holes be dug at construction sites....not skilled at traffic directing... just watching the hole..GREAT JOB NPD.