Crime & Safety
Vernon Man Facing 21 Criminal Charges After Outdoor Melee In Rockville
An outdoor confrontation turned into physical fireworks on the Fourth of July, Vernon police said.
VERNON, CT — A Fourth of July melee in the Rockville section of Vernon left a 38-year-old resident of West Main Street with 21 criminal charges and a night in the lockup on a $1 million bond, police said.
The incident took place along the 100 block of West Main Street just after 7 p.m., according to an arrest report.
Jerry Jolifils is accused of injuring three people by hitting them multiple times when a confrontation turned physical outside a residence, according to an arrest report.
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Children were present, according to an arrest report.
Jolifils was charged with:
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- Three counts of third-degree assault
- First-degree reckless endangerment
- Four counts of second-degree reckless endangerment
- Interfering with police
- Two counts of second-degree threatening
- Second-degree breach of peace
- Disorderly conduct
- Second-degree strangulation
- Criminal attempt at Second-degree strangulation
- Three counts of risk of injury to a chils
- Three counts of first-degree unlawful restraint
He was held overnight on a $1 million bond and was to appear in Rockville Superior Court Monday, records show.
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