Police have arrested a man in connection with the robbery and assault of two people on the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in New Haven early Saturday morning.
They are still searching for a second suspect.
Annamae Carter and Patrick Henry, both 33, were biking down the trail around 3:30 a.m. Saturday between Division and Thompson Street when they were ambushed by two men who jumped out of the bushes and demanded their valuables, according to New Haven police.
Police said the suspects pushed the victims off the bike they were sharing and ordered them to hand over their belongings. The suspects struck Henry in the face, police said.
Carter handed over a cellphone and Disney backpack full of cash. The suspects took a number of items from Henry, including three other phones, according to police.
The robbers fled. Henry followed them down Division Street but lost sight of the suspects. Carter knocked on neighbors' doors in an effort to get help. No one answered, and she went home to call police, authorities said.
Yale University Police identified Travers Hamilton, 22, of Division Street in New Haven, and managed to track him down. Hamilton attempted to get away but officers tackled and arrested him. According to police, the victims were able to confirm that Hamilton matched the appearance of one of the robbers.
Hamilton was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree larceny, third-degree assault, conspiracy to commit all the above and two counts of interfering with officers.
The second suspect is still on the run and is described as being a thin black male in his mid-20s standing about 5'10". He was wearing dark or all-black clothing at the time of the incident.
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