Ansonia Alderman Charged With Breach Of Peace

An Ansonia Alderman and his ex-girlfriend were charged with breach of peace Thursday after arguing with each other in the Tri-Town Plaza parking lot last month.

Alderman Edward Adamowski, 37, appeared in Superior Court Friday after being charged with second-degree breach of peace, a misdemeanor.

Adamowski denied the accusation and said he has no plans to drop his re-election bid in Ansonia’s First Ward.

Adamowski will be exonerated, his lawyer told the Valley Indy.

Court documents show the charges stem from an argument Adamowski had in Seymour with his ex-girlfriend, Stacey Pettinella, 42, who was also charged with second-degree breach of peace.

Pettinella’s lawyer, Keith Murray, declined to comment extensively on the case.

They’re both charged as they’re charged right now out of the same incident,” Murray said.

Both are due back in court Dec. 5.

The Incident

According to a four-page arrest warrant, written by Officer Donald Scheithe, Seymour police were called to the Dunkin Donuts at Tri-Town Plaza about 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 after Adamowski asked a drive-thru attendant there to call the police.

Note: The warrant later states the incident happened Sept. 18.

Adamowski said that he had been involved in an argument with Pettinella after ending their relationship. Adamowski told the officers that Pettinella had taken his cell phone from him and refused to give it back.

Adamowski reached into Pettinella’s car to get his phone back, he told police.

Pettinella gave police the same story during a separate interview, according to court documents. Pettinella said she was trying to read text messages on Adamowski’s cell phone, and kept the phone away from him after he reached in to get it.

I asked Pettinella if Adamowski became physical with her,” the warrant says. Pettinella stated that he leaned across her in an attempt to retrieve his phone, but did not push, shove, or hit her. Pettinella stated that the cup in the center console was crushed when she leaned over it to avoid giving Adamowski the phone.”

But the next afternoon, Seymour police received a phone call from Pettinella, who said she wanted Adamowski arrested.

Pettinella stated that Adamowski attacked her, broke her necklace, and broke her cup holder in her vehicle,” and also said she had a bruise on her hip as a result of the incident, the warrant says.

Pettinella said she at first provided police with limited information and was not completely truthful with them because I was protecting Edward due to the upcoming political election. I was also in fear of retaliation because of political connections with the city of Ansonia.”

Police re-interviewed Adamowski, who repeated his original story to police and noted that Pettinella threatened him during the heated exchange.

Police then obtained arrest warrants charging both parties with misdemeanor breach of peace.

Adamoski’s lawyer, Edward Androski, noted that his client had served a restraining order against Pettinella after September’s incident. He also noted the inconsistencies in her stories to police.

It’s retaliation. This is nothing. It’s going to be dismissed,” Androski said.

Pettinella said police took photographs of her bruises from the incident.

Reaction

First elected in 2009, Adamowski is seeking his third term on the Board of Aldermen, where he chairs both the finance and salary subcommittees.

Local Republicans were irate with Adamowski last month after he pointed out that David Cassetti, a Republican running for mayor, was late paying his company’s taxes.

John Marini, the chairman of the Ansonia Town Republican Committee, declined to comment on Adamowski’s case.

A message seeking comment was left Friday with Eileen Krugel, the head of the city’s Democratic Town Committee.

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