Simsbury Man Charged On 55 Felony Counts

SIMSBURY, CT — A local resident who told state police he had been assaulted by someone from whom he had been court-ordered to stay away found himself charged last week with 55 felony counts and a misdemeanor.

Michael Jarvis, 33, was charged with 54 counts of violating a protective order and a single count of first-degree stalking, all felonies. He was also charged with second-degree harassment, a misdemeanor. He is being held in lieu of $75,000 bond, according to judicial records.

On Dec. 6, Jarvis went to the Stafford resident state trooper's office on Route 190 to report he had been assaulted. He told police he had first called the person who assaulted him, despite a no-contact order against him, according to a police report.

A forensic examination of Jarvis' cell phone, conducted by police with his permission, indicated he had contacted the person by phone nearly 130 times in a 3-day period beginning Dec. 4. He claimed the other person had taken his phone and called themselves with it in order to implicate Jarvis, a police report states.

Jarvis had been free on bonds totaling $95,500 for a quartet of prior arrests, with charges including multiple violations of protective orders, violation of probation, assault, disorderly conduct, harassment and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, according to judicial records.

He is scheduled to return to Enfield Superior Court Jan. 15, and Rockville Superior Court Jan. 22.