Police: Derby man arrested after altercation with 5-year-old at Shelton day care

Lance Churchill was arrested June 16, 2017 for risk of injury to a minor at a Shelton day care. Lance Churchill was arrested June 16, 2017 for risk of injury to a minor at a Shelton day care. Photo: Shelton Police Department Photo: Shelton Police Department Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Police: Derby man arrested after altercation with 5-year-old at Shelton day care 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

SHELTON >> A Derby man was arrested on June 16 after he was involved in an altercation with a 5-year-old at a Shelton day care during a Father’s Day party.

Lance Churchill, 33, was attending the party at Apple Tree Day Care at 117 Long Hill Cross Roads in Shelton where the children made Father’s Day cards and gave them to their respective fathers.

According to police, one of the children playfully took Churchill’s card that he received from his son and ran around the room with it. The 6-foot-4, 270 pound Churchill chased the child and picked him up over his head, police said in a press release. Once he put the child down he pinned him to the ground and screamed at him in front of the other children.

The day care staff ended the incident when they pulled the child away from Churchill and called police. When police arrived Churchill wanted the 5-year-old boy arrested.

Churchill, of 26 Sunset Drive in Derby, was charged with risk of injury to a minor and disorderly conduct. He was released on $1,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on June 30.