Cops: Man Accused of Attempting to Smother Mother

[Editor’s Note: Arrest information is supplied by the police. It does not indicate convictions.]

A Fairfield man was charged with breach of peace and interfering with a 911 call Tuesday after he allegedly attempted to smother his mother with a comforter, police said.

The man reportedly told police that he had thrown a comforter over his mother to “shut her up,” department spokesperson Sgt. Sue Lussier said.

According to the man’s account, his mother, 66, had been out with a boyfriend for three days and had just returned home.

His mother, who was reportedly unsteady on her feet and out of breath, told officers that her son took the phone away from her as she tried to call 911, according to police.