Crime & Safety
Victim Assaulted With Trash Can During Drinking Game: Wilton PD
The victim of the assault required hospital treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
WILTON, CT — Police arrested a Wilton man on assault charges after they say a drinking game turned violent.
Around 1:45 on Friday afternoon, Michael Tienken, 21, turned himself into police on an active arrest warrant.
The warrant stemmed from an incident on May 19, when police say Tienken and another got into an argument while playing a drinking game at Tienken's home on Tall Trees Lane in Wilton. The victim attempted to separate Tienken from that person and was struck in the head twice by Tienken with a metal garbage can, according to the police report.
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The victim required hospital treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
Tienken was charged with third-degree assault and scheduled to appear before Norwalk Superior Court on Aug. 6.
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