A Danbury man fell into a frozen pond while reportedly fleeing Bethel Police on Christmas Day. Officers responded to the area of Meckauer Circle on Friday after a resident called saying there was a suspicious person trying to enter a car parked in their driveway.
Police saw a man, later determined to be 18-year old Javon Prior, running away. He was tracked by a State Police K9.
Prior tried to run across a pond, but fell through the thin ice. Officers attempted to enter the water to rescue the man, but were unable to do so because of adverse conditions. They used a nearby item to pull Prior from the water.
At the scene, police found marijuana, Ecstasy, and items stolen from 5 other area vehicles. He was charged with burglary, larceny, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of less than a half-ounce of marijuana. He was released on $10,000 bail and is due in Danbury Superior Court on January 5th.