Joseph DaSilva Jr., the owner of the Palace Theater on Main Street, turned himself in on homicide charges Friday.
DaSilva, 50, who owns a real estate business at 288 Main St., is facing charges in connection with the death of an Ecuadorian man who died from internal injuries on Nov. 6 after being found in a driveway at Town Hill Avenue.
DaSilva is charged with first-degree manslaughter, first-degree assault and two counts of third-degree assault.
Luis Gerardo Encalada Bueno, 42, was found injured Nov. 6 in the driveway of an apartment building on Town Hill Avenue and died later that day at Danbury Hospital, according to police, who said they did not know where he lived.
"He died of some sort of internal injuries," police spokesman Capt. Thomas Wendel said in November. "They could have been caused by a natural event, such as a fall ... or by an act of violence."
Police said Friday that DaSilva turned himself in at police headquarters after being notified that the department had a warrant for his arrest.
The arrest warrant was issued Friday by a state Superior Court judge in Danbury.
Mayor Mark Boughton said he learned of DaSilva's arrest from Police Chief Al Baker, who called him at about 6:30 p.m. Friday.
"From my understanding it's DaSilva the Palace owner," Boughton said. "I don't know any of the details. I'm surprised, and I just can't comment any further.
"It's a police investigation, a police matter, and we got to let them do their jobs," the mayor added.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
