Thea Digiammerino

Police ID Man Killed in Colchester Stabbing

A man who was stabbed at the Village Heights Apartments in Colchester Tuesday night is dead and another man has been arrested and charged with murder, according to Connecticut State Police.

State Police have identified the man who was found unresponsive at the complex on Renee Drive around 8 p.m. on Oct. 30 with a stab wound to the abdomen as 42-year-old Joseph Kolodnicki, of Oakdale. They said he was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Wednesday morning, state police said 38-year-old Elmar Baker, of Colchester, was charged with murder.

Bond for Baker was set at $2 million. 

The Eastern District Major Crimes unit has been called in to investigate.

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