Stratford man sentenced to 35 years for kidnap, assault of Shelton store clerk

Justin Bonner, left, is led out of the Shelton Police Department by Detective Ben Trabka to be transported to an arraignment in June 2010 on assault and kidnapping charges. Arnold Gold/Register

By Phyllis Swebilius
Register Staff
MILFORD — Justin Bonner of Stratford was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in prison in the kidnap, rape and severe beating of a convenience store clerk in 2010.
He was allegedly on PCP, or “angel dust,” during the incident, which began when the female victim was working alone at 2:30 a.m. June 1 at the Cumberland Farms, 819 River Road, Shelton, police have said.
Bonner in October was convicted of first-degree sexual assault and robbery. He has been jailed since his arrest in June 2010.
He was sentenced to 20 years in the sexual assault and 15 years for the robbery, to be served consecutively, and must register as a sex offender. Superior Court Judge Richard E. Arnold granted the victim a 50-year protective order.


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