Andrew Schmidt has been arrested again.
Schmidt, now a resident of Norwalk, was convicted and sentenced in 2018 for the 2016 hit and run death of a Cos Cob pedestrian, Edward Setterberg.
Andrew Schmidt. Oct 5, 2023 Photo: courtesy Greenwich Police Dept
A lengthy police investigation of the hit and run fatality in the area of the intersection of Hillside Road and East Putnam Ave, led to the arrest of Schmidt, then 17, who was charged with manslaughter and evading responsibility resulting in death.
At the time, Schmidt was eligible for juvenile status in the judicial system, but a decision was made to try him as an adult.
Schmidt was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison and five years probation.
Recently, on Sept 15, Schmidt was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Greenwich Police for Disorderly Conduct stemming from an incident on Round Hill Road in Greenwich on Dec 7, 2021.
Today, police released an arrest report saying that Schmidt, now 25, was arrested again, this time by warrant and he was charged with Violation of Probation.
According to the release, the warrant stemmed from an incident on Brook Drive on Dec 9, 2017, in which Schmidt damaged property with a vehicle and was subsequently arrested and charged with Criminal Mischief 1.
His bond was set at $100,000, which he was unable to post. He remained in police custody.
Also, in a separate arrest report police say that on the same day they also charged Schmidt with Violation of Probation for an incident that occurred on April 17, 2017, in which Schmidt was arrested by Connecticut State Police Troop G for Evading Responsibility resulting in death. The warrant charges Schmidt with Violation of Probation. Bond was set at $100,000, which he was unable to post.
Third, Schmidt was charged with Violation of Probation by warrant stemming from the incident on April 17, 2017 in which he was charged with Manslaughter 2.
Schmidt was assigned a court date in Stamford on Oct 6, 2023.
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