Police have arrested one of two men accused of teaming up with a pair of woman to steal from a Hamden apartment in an online hookup gone wrong.
According to police, the group targeted the apartment of a 30-year-old man who met one of the women, 19-year-old Nazhia Carter, on an Internet dating site. She arranged to meet the man at his home Oct. 8 and arrived with another woman and two men.
While the victim was in his bedroom with Carter and the other woman, two men, one of whom has been identified as 24-year-old New Haven resident Julian Foster, walked in and attacked the resident with a tire iron, according to police.
Investigators said the women had unlocked the front door of the apartment so the two men could get inside. They stole several of the resident's belongings, including electronics.
The four intruders ran from the after getting into a fight with the resident, and Foster jumped from the balcony, falling 25-30 feet, police said.
The resident, who suffered injuries to his back, finger and nose, received medical treatment as his home.
Carter turned herself in Nov. 13. Foster was arrested Dec. 18 and charged with home invasion, first-degree robbery, second-degree assault, first-degree threatening and conspiracy to commit the above offenses.
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He was held on $350,000 bond.
