Violent Kidnapping Incident In Farmington Leads To 11 Charges: PD

FARMINGTON, CT — A 40-year-old Farmington resident is facing five, first-degree charges and 11 in all after a violent incident at a local home, police said.

Robert Banti was taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon, according to a report. He was held during the overnight period on a $250,000 bond and was to appear in court Wednesday, police said.

According to a report, Banti is accused of holding a woman captive overnight Tuesday into Wednesday in her residence. He is accused of inflicting serious injuries on the woman during an assault, a report indicates.

The woman was able to escape to a neighbor's residence to call police at about 2:30 pm., according to a report. She was eventually taken to an area hospital, police said.

Banti was located down the street from the residence and taken into custody just after 3 p.m., police said.

Banti was charged with:

• First-degree kidnapping
• First-degree threatening
• First-degree strangulation
• First-degree reckless endangerment
• First-degree unlawful restraint
• Disorderly conduct
• Interfering with an emergency call
• Prohibited person obtaining a firearm
• Second-degree assault (serious injury)
• Interfering with police
• Criminal possession with a firearm

The weapons charges were levied because Banti is not allowed to possess firearms due to his "criminal history," police said.