A state Connecticut Department of Developmental Service employee has been charged with negligent homicide in the death of a 50-year-old man who he was tasked with taking care of.
Police responded to the Lower Fairfield Center, a Department of Developmental Service facility at 146 Silvermine Ave. in Norwalk, on Aug. 16 after receiving a call about a man who was unresponsive.
The 50-year-old resident, Thomas Lanza, was brought to Norwalk Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, according to police.
Norwalk police investigated the death and determined that 40-year-old Jamal Lee, of Bridgeport, was responsible for Lanza’s care on Aug. 16 and did not follow the documented level of care protocol, police said.
Lee has been charged with criminally negligent homicide. He turned himself in on Tuesday. Bond was set at $5,000 and he is due in court on May 25.
