East Haddam Assault Suspect Arrested

State police have arrested a man suspected in an assault in East Haddam on Sunday morning.

Police said the apparent victim arrived at Troop K in Colchester around 1 a.m. on Oct. 22 to report the incident.

After an investigation, police obtained an arrest warrant for 34-year-old Jared Rennie, of East Haddam, in connection with the assault.

Troopers went to Rennie's home around 9 p.m. with a search warrant but did not find him there.

Rennie turned himself in at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday and has been charged with intentional cruelty to persons, stealing a firearm, criminal use of a firearm or electronic defense weapon, criminal attempted murder, second-degree assault, first-degree threatening, first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree kidnapping and first-degree unlawful restraint.

Bond was set at $1.5 million. 

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