Crime & Safety

Police: Fairfield Man Injured, Threaten to Kill Woman

Michael Schouten, 36, of Fairfield, was charged with third-degree assault, second-degree unlawful restraint and disorderly conduct on Jan. 26 at approximately 9:30 p.m.

According to police, Schouten entered into a physical argument with a woman at a residence on Longview Ave. in Fairfield. Schouten allegedly held down the woman by her neck, causing physical injury, and threatened to kill her in front of their three-year-old daughter.

Schouten was held on $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 27. 

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