{"id":249124,"date":"2022-12-21T14:48:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=249124"},"modified":"2022-12-21T15:08:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T21:08:25","slug":"foxwoods-casino-fight-reportedly-leads-to-charges-against-police-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/foxwoods-casino-fight-reportedly-leads-to-charges-against-police-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Foxwoods Casino Fight Leads to Charges Against Police Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Fall River, Mass., police officer was charged after a fight earlier this month at Connecticut\u2019s Foxwoods Resort Casino<\/a>. He was identified Wednesday in media reports as Aaron Souza.<\/p>\n

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Foxwoods Resort Casino, pictured above. A Fall River, Mass., police officer was arrested at the Connecticut casino following a fight. (Image: Foxwoods)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Souza, who resides in Somerset, Mass., was charged with two counts of third-degree assault on December 3, WPRI,<\/em> a Rhode Island TV station, reported. Souza was released from custody on a $5,000 bond, the report said. He is scheduled to next appear in court on Jan. 26, 2023.<\/p>\n

The charges were included in documents held at New London, Conn., Superior Court. The court is located near the casino.<\/p>\n

Authorities Tight-Lipped<\/h2>\n

When contacted by WPRI,<\/em> the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police<\/a>, which patrols Foxwoods, declined to comment. Details on the incident weren’t released to the media by the Fall River Police Department, nor by Connecticut prosecutors.<\/p>\n

When asked about the arrest, Fall River Police Sgt. Moses Pereira wouldn’t confirm to WPRI<\/em> that Souza was the officer \u201cinvolved in an incident at the Foxwoods Casino.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It’s also unclear if a Fall River officer was placed on leave because of the fight. The department says it opened an internal investigation regarding the incident, according to WPRI.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the fight, WPRI <\/em>added. The officer was off-duty at the time of the fight, the report said.<\/p>\n

Fall River Deputy Police Chief Barden Castro told WPRI<\/em> the department was informed about the incident by the officer involved. As of earlier this month, the department was awaiting details from tribal police.<\/p>\n

Runaways Headed to Foxwoods<\/h2>\n

In an unrelated incident in July, girls in their early teens were headed to Foxwoods Casino with a 27-year-old man before cops stopped them. Police identified the girls as runaways. The man was later arrested in Connecticut.<\/p>\n

Phillip A. Tanner<\/a>, 27, of Torrington, Conn., was charged with three counts of risk of injury to a minor, The Day<\/em>, a Connecticut newspaper, reported.<\/p>\n

He allegedly picked up the girls and another young female in Ledyard, Conn. They were heading to the nearby Foxwoods Casino to meet up with other people, police said.<\/p>\n

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Police stopped Tanner’s car in the middle of the night on Route 2 in Preston, Conn., and saw the girls in the vehicle, according to The Day<\/em>. The girls were 13, 14, and 15 years old, based on court information. They were under the care of Connecticut\u2019s Department of Children and Families. It’s unclear how old the fourth female was, though one news report identified her as a teenager.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

One of the teens was described in court documents as \u201cA chronic runaway with an extensive history of being possibly human trafficked,\u201d WFSB<\/em>, a local TV station, reported.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Tanner was being held on $100K bail in Connecticut\u2019s Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center. He was arraigned in New London Superior Court and his case appears to be pending.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During a recent court appearance, Judge Kevin Shay said he was \u201cvery troubled\u201d by the case, WFSB<\/em> said.<\/p>\n

The report said the judge ordered Tanner to avoid visits to Connecticut casinos, avoid a youth home in Ledyard where one or more of the girls were living, and ruled Tanner cannot have any contact with the girls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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