On 08/30/2024, at approximately 4:25 PM, dispatch personnel at Troop I in Bethany were advised of a threat which was made by an individual against a Judge of the Superior Court. The verbal threat was reportedly made during a phone conversation between the individual and a call taker from a Judicial Call Center in Hartford.
The investigating Trooper made contact with the initial call taker from the Judicial Call Center. The call taker explained that earlier in the afternoon, they received a call from a disgruntled male individual who was trying to obtain body camera and motor vehicle footage regarding a recent arrest made on him.
During the phone conversation, the male individual verbally stated to the call taker, “I am going to assassinate the Judge that signed my warrant.” The call taker asked the male individual for his name, and he muttered his name was Nicholas, however his last name was not clear. Due to the seriousness of the call, the call was transferred to a supervisor and the call was subsequently flagged in their system.
The investigating Trooper contacted the supervisor who received the transferred call to obtain further information. The supervisor told the Trooper that the individual who made the phone call was Nicholas Supple, DOB 12/30/1975, of Norwalk. The supervisor told the Trooper that Supple called regarding an incident in which he was recently arrested and stated he was upset with the Judge who signed the arrest warrant application for his arrest.
Throughout the investigation, the Trooper determined the name of the Judge who signed Supple’s arrest warrant application, and the Judge was notified of this threat made against them.
Norwalk Police Officers assisted in the investigation by attempting to locate Supple at his last known address, but did not locate him there.
The investigating Trooper received information that Supple was employed by a business in Norwalk and proceeded to contact this business in an effort to locate Supple. The business manager advised the Trooper that Supple was scheduled to come in for work the following day.
An arrest warrant application for Supple’s arrest was completed and signed by a Judge.
On 08/31/2024, at approximately 5:00 AM, Troopers assigned to Troop I located Supple at his place of work, where he was ultimately taken into custody on the active arrest warrant. Supple was transported to Troop I, where he was processed and charged with the following violations:
C.G.S. 53a-62 - Threatening 2nd Degree
C.G.S. 53a-181 - Breach of Peace 2nd Degree
Supple was held on a $250,000 bond and was scheduled for arraignment at Derby Superior Court on 09/03/2024.
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