Third arrest in armed robbery

SALISBURY — State Police at Troop B have made another arrest in the case of an armed robbery on Twin Lakes Road. Tyler Kilventon was arrested on a warrant March 2, which happened to be his 21st birthday, and charged with the illegal sale of a controlled substance by a nondrug-dependent person. This is the third arrest in the case and police say more are pending.Kilventon called police on the afternoon of Jan. 9 to say he had been robbed at gunpoint at his Twin Lakes Road home. He described the car and two men whom he told police would be headed east on Route 44 toward North Canaan. They were apprehended in Norfolk after leading police on a brief chase.Daniel Nyenhuis, 19, of New Hartford and Lucas Ieronimo, 23, of Torrington were both arrested. Weapons and drugs, including more than a kilogram of marijuana, were found in the car. A warrant served Feb. 22 brought additional charges, giving each a long list of counts that includes drug, weapons, larceny and motor vehicle charges.In serving the warrant on Kilventon, police searched his home, finding drug paraphernalia and more than a kilogram of marijuana. He also was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.Salisbury Resident State Trooper Christopher Sorrell said the robbery appears to have been part of a drug deal gone bad.Bond was set at $12,500. No court information was available at press time.

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