Violent — Southbury, CT — reported 2026-07-15

SUMMARY

Two female teens were attacked by a 23-year-old man with a knife while walking at Kettletown State Park on Monday.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Violent
  • Location: Southbury, CT
  • Date reported: 2026-07-15
  • Suspect: male, age 23
  • Victim(s): 2 (two female teens)
  • Status: arrested

REPORTED DETAILS

  • The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Monday at Kettletown State Park in Southbury, CT.
  • Darius Moreno, 23, is accused of trying to pull the teens by their hair into the woods and throw one onto the ground where he tried to suffocate her by holding her head into the dirt.
  • Moreno then threatened the girls with a knife and said he told the girls 'he's going to (expletive) them and rob them'.
  • One of the teens eventually broke free and grabbed a large rock and hit him on the head, but Moreno still didn't let go of the other girl.
  • Moreno was later taken into custody and said 'I'm sorry' that he likes aggressive porn and that this was a sexual fantasy for him.