Andrey Desmond, 30, of New Britain, Connecticut was arrested and charged with assault and other offences after allegedly attacking State Representative Maryam Khan outside of a Muslim prayer service in Hartford on Wednesday. He allegedly made lewd comments, attempted to kiss her, and then struck her and threw her to the ground. At his arraignment on Thursday, Desmond was ordered held in lieu of $250,000 bond and the Hartford Police Department released a statement saying that they are “committed to protecting all members of our community” and the incident is still under investigation.
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Connecticut State Rep. Maryam Khan was attacked after attending an Eid al-Adha service on Wednesday, prompting Gov. Ned Lamont to express his concern over the incident. The Hartford Police Department arrested a suspect in connection with the attack, and the details of the assault are still unfolding. Khan, the first Muslim member of the Connecticut House, has not commented on the incident.
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut suffered a broken leg during a victory parade for the University of Connecticut men's basketball team on Saturday, but is expected to make a full recovery after successful surgery. Despite the injury, Blumenthal got back up and finished the parade, and is currently staying at Stamford Hospital overnight. He plans to be back at work next week.
Melissa Joan Hart, best known for her role in "Sabrina The Teenage Witch," recounts her experience helping children escape from the deadly shooting at Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. Hart and her husband Mark Wilkerson jumped into action, helping a class of kindergartners across a busy highway and reuniting a mother with her children. Hart said the experience was especially difficult for her, as she and her family had previously lived in Connecticut, where the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School left 20 children dead.
Conexon Hyde, a prominent Beltway lawyer and member of the 9/11 Commission, died on Monday after the business jet she was aboard encountered turbulence while flying over New England. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident, which includes looking into a “reported trim issue”, and the FBI and FAA are also involved. The cause of the turbulence is still unknown.