East Haven police have arrested the 27-year-old man who they say tried to stab his brother with a hunting knife, then grabbed a shotgun and chased him out of the house before running from police Monday morning.
Edward Clement, 27, is accused of punching, choking and kicking his brother at a home on Glenmoor Drive early Monday. Police said Clement tried to stab his brother and chased him with a shotgun as the victim ran to a neighbor's house for help.
Residents called authorities around 3:30 a.m. Monday when they heard the commotion and looked outside to see a man in the street with a gun, according to police.
Clement ran when he heard sirens and dropped the shotgun in a nearby driveway. Police said another neighbor found Clement's jacket in the back of his pickup truck.
Police brought in K-9 units and a Stratford police helicopter to search for him and asked neighbors to stay in their homes.
Neighbors spotted Clement walking near Glenmoor Drive around 3:50 p.m. and called police, who took him into custody.
He was charged with disorderly conduct, third-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, theft of a firearm, second-degree strangulation, carrying a dangerous weapon, criminal possession of a firearm and criminal attempt at first-degree assault. Clement is being held on $250,000 bond.
Police said Clement's brother was hospitalized for treatment of non-life threatening injuries and has since been released. It's not clear what prompted the fight between the two.
Ronald Gaudino, of East Haven, said that an incident like the one Monday morning is unexpected in the area. which he describes as a "very quiet neighborhood."
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Neighbor Ann Zacks said she knows Clement and his brother.
"It is surprising, yes, because they seemed like nice kids. They really do," she said.
