RAW VIDEO: Shelton Suspect

Justin Bonner, the Stratford man accused of kidnapping and assaulting a Cumberland Farms employee, will be arraigned at Superior Court in Derby today.

Bonner, 24, was charged with first-degree kidnapping and first-degree assault Wednesday morning.

Shelton police said Bonner allegedly kidnapped a 46-year-old female clerk from the Cumberland Farms on River Road in Shelton early Tuesday. 

The victim was found severely beaten, a couple miles away from the shop at about 4 a.m. Tuesday, when she sough help from a resident in the neighborhood near Sunnyside School. 

Police on Tuesday released a surveillance photo of the suspect, and multiple people called and identified the person as Bonner, according to Sgt. Robert Kozlowsky. 

Bonner was arrested at his Stratford home at about 9 a.m. Wednesday. 

Police said more charges could be pending, and the investigation is still underway. 

Photo: Jodie MozdzerThis was great police work,” said Chief Joel Hurliman Thursday morning, after Bonner was transported from the Shelton Police Department, where he was held at $750,000 bond, to the court for his arraignment. 

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