Parting shot earns man a prison cell

Marcus Colon, 22, of Stamford. Marcus Colon, 22, of Stamford. Photo: Contributed Photo Photo: Contributed Photo Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Parting shot earns man a prison cell 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

BRIDGEPORT - Marcus Colon didn’t experience even a minute of freedom.

The Stamford man didn’t get out the front door of the Bridgeport Correctional Center before corrections officers were wrestling back inside, slamming the steel doors behind him.

The 23-year-old Colon had completed his 9-month stay behind bars for a larceny conviction. But police said as a corrections officer was escorting him to the front door and freedom Colon just couldn’t let words of advice go unanswered.

“Don’t come back,” police said the corrections officer warned Colon. And then Colon turned around and punched the corrections officer.

Other corrections officers immediately came to the aide of their comrade, hitting Colon with pepper spray and dragging him back to a cell, police said.

Colon was charged with interfering with an officer, assault on a public safety officer, breach of peace and disorderly conduct.