WINDHAM, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut man police say shot and stabbed another man last month has been charged with attempted murder.
The Day reports that 20-year-old Alexander Santana, of Uncasville, was arrested by state police on Saturday and charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault, second-degree threatening and resisting arrest.
Police say he spat on a trooper when he was being taken into custody.
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Investigators say the alleged assault happened in Windham on Oct. 16. Police responding to a disturbance found a man who had been shot and stabbed. The victim was flown to Hartford Hospital.
Santana was held on $300,000 bond pending his arraignment Tuesday in Danielson Superior Court. It was not clear if had a lawyer.
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Information from: The Day, http://www.theday.com
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