Keith Maynard, the ex-Ansonia Alderman who allegedly attacked his fiancee just before they were married, was charged Thursday with violating a court order to stay away from the victim.
Maynard turned himself in after learning there was a warrant for his arrest for the charges of criminal violation of a protective order and two-counts of second-degree harassment.
He was arraigned Friday afternoon at Superior Court in Derby.
Ansonia police said they received a complaint from Maynard’s estranged wife Sept. 26 stating he had made numerous cell phone calls to her and that he tried to contact her through a mutual friend.
Maynard has been in trouble with the law since August 2009, when he was accused of hiding behind a door in his then-fiancee’s residence and ambushing her when she came home from the gym. The attack happened in July. Maynard was charged in August.
A judge ordered him to have no contact with the victim as the case proceeded.
At his arraignment Friday, Judge Burton Kaplan raised Maynard’s bond from $50,000 to $75,000, and reiterated that he is to have no contact with Ida Marie Lucarelli, the victim.
Maynard is already free on a combined $60,000 bond for the charges from the attack in August 2009, and from a second arrest in March for a separate violation of the protective order.
In August 2010, Lucarelli again complained that Maynard was violating the terms of the protective order — which prohibit him from coming within 100 yards of Lucarelli.
Instead of signing an arrest warrant, the court ordered Maynard to wear a GPS tracking device.
He was also reprimanded by a judge in October after the court learned he attended a New York Yankee game. He’s not supposed to leave Connecticut without permission under the terms of his release.
Maynard is represented by attorney Gary Mastronardi for the first charge of violation of a protective order.
He is represented by attorney John Kelly for the assault charges.
Friday, Maynard was also represented by public defender Paul Eschuk for the new violation of protective order charge.
Eschuk said Maynard indicated he would get a private attorney for the case.
However during a court hearing before his arraignment, Maynard’s two private attorneys told Judge Kaplan they did not believe they would be representing him on the new charge.
All three of Maynard’s criminal cases were continued to Dec. 22.
During Maynard’s arraignment, state prosecutor Marjorie Sozanski unsuccessfully argued that Maynard should have a $150,000 bond, and be placed on house arrest after his latest arrest.
“This defendant … has total disregard for any court orders that have been in place,” Sozanski said.
After the arraignment, Lucarelli’s sister, Jennifer, reiterated the family’s concerns about the case.
“Mr. Maynard has a total disregard for the criminal justice system,” Jennifer Lucarelli said. “At some point, the defendant must learn he can not continue to harm my sister and break the law.”
