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Ansonia Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening, Taking Woman Against Her Will

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Shelton Police have arrested a man that's accused of threatening and taking a woman against her will early Tuesday morning.

Authorities said they received a complaint about a woman that was reportedly taken from a New London hotel unwillingly and brought to Shelton.

Shelton officers responded to the hotel on Bridgeport Avenue at about 2 a.m. There, police located the woman with 28-year-old Daqwon Graham, of Ansonia, walking towards the back exit. The woman told police she was brought to the hotel against her will and was threatened by Graham.

Graham rented a hotel room which adult escort services were believed to have been happening in, according to police.

He was arrested and faces charges including second-degree unlawful restraint, threatening and promoting prostitution. Graham posted a $75,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on March 15.

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