Man Pulled Victim's Hair, Barricaded Himself in Home: Southington Police

Southington police arrested a man accused of barricading himself in a home after pulling someone else's hair out of anger, police said.

Stephen Cieszynski, 46, of Southington, is facing a second-degree breach of peace charge. Police said he got angry at someone and pulled the person's hair on Sept. 23.

When officers arrived to look into the incident, he ran into the home and barricaded himself inside it, police said.

Officers got into the home that evening and located him, taking him to the hospital for evaluation, police said.

Police arrested Cieszynski on Oct. 9 at about 2:30 p.m. on a warrant.

He was held in custody on a $50,000 court-set bond.

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