Cops: Fed up Ansonia man brandishes shotgun at neighborhood drivers

Anthony Sporko 

By Register Staff

ANSONIA — A city resident angry over the way people were driving in the North State Street neighborhood was arrested Monday after he brandished a shotgun and yelled at passing vehicles, police said today.
After being called to the scene at 243 North State St. on reports that a man with a shotgun was yelling at vehicles, police learned that the man was angry over the way people were driving in the neighborhood, so he took out his shotgun and began walking back and forth in front of his home to deter the erratic drivers, Lt. Andrew Cota said.
No one was injured in the incident.
Officers were able to locate the weapon inside the man’s residence, along with shotgun shells, and seized all of the items, Cota said.
Cota said Anthony Sporko, 41, of 243 North State St., was charged with breach of peace in the second degree and reckless endangerment. He was held overnight in lieu of $5,000 bail for a court appearance today.
The shotgun was a Stevens Savage Arms 12-gauge double barrel shotgun, Cota said.