Stamford man charged with threatening woman with gun

Dario Cadena-Hamilton, 29, was arrested Tuesday and is being held on a $350,000 court ordered bond and charged with first-degree unlawful restraint, first-degree criminal possession of a firearm for threatening his ex-girlfriend with a gun, according to police. less Dario Cadena-Hamilton, 29, was arrested Tuesday and is being held on a $350,000 court ordered bond and charged with first-degree unlawful restraint, first-degree criminal possession of a firearm for threatening ... more Photo: / Photo: / Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Stamford man charged with threatening woman with gun 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

STAMFORD — A 29-year-old city man was arrested Tuesday night at a West Side hotel after police say he threatened his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint earlier in the day.

Dario Cadena-Hamilton was charged with first-degree unlawful restraint, first-degree criminal possession of a firearm and other offenses.

The victim called police about noon Tuesday after she said Cadena-Hamilton approached her when she left work in Glenbrook, Sgt. Diedrich Hohn said.

Cadena-Hamilton is under a protective order to avoid the victim and wears a monitoring ankle bracelet due to previous arrests, Hohn said.

The victim said Cadena-Hamilton pushed her into his car and pointed a small black handgun at her head, Hohn said. The woman managed to flee the car into a nearby yard to call 911, Hohn said.

The investigation led police to the Super 8 Hotel on Grenhart Road where they arrested Cadena-Hamilton without incident in a fourth-floor room about 11 p.m. Tuesday, Hohn said.

Police recovered a .380 caliber Taurus handgun under the mattress of the room, Hohn said.

Cadena-Hamilton was additionally charged with violation of a protective order, criminal use of a firearm, first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree stalking, second-degree threatening, and breach of peace.

Cadena-Hamilton was held on $350,000 bond and was arraigned Wednesday.