Andre LeFrancois
ANSONIA - Police Wednesday charged Andre LeFrancois, 22, of Ansonia with the murder of Rosali Violet Acquefreda, 20, on Aug. 30. He was arrested by warrant and taken into custody without incident.
LeFrancois is charged with Murder and Risk of Injury to a Minor; he is being held on a $750,000
bond and will be arraigned Thursday in Milford Superior Court.
The arrest warrant has been sealed by the court and will not be available for release.
At this time on behalf of Chief Andrew Cota, the Ansonia Police Department would like to thank Chief Gerald Narowski, Lieutenant Stanko, Detective Sergeant Netto and Detective Sullivan of the Derby Police Department, Col. Mellekas, Sgt. Ralph Soda and the Central District Major Crimes Unit of the Connecticut State Police, Dr. Vallaro and the forensic scientists at the State of Connecticut Forensic Laboratory for their invaluable assistance in the investigation of this homicide.
We also would like to thank State’s Attorney Kelly, Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Stein, Inspector Brooks and all the members of the Ansonia/Milford Judicial District for their assistance and support.
I would like to recognize Lt. Wayne Williams, Det. Sgt. James Frolish, Detective Adcox, Detective Hunt, Detective Harte, Detective Esposito, Detective Troesser and all the men and women of the Ansonia Police Department for their hard work and commitment to this investigation and the work they do every day.
The Ansonia Police Department strongly urges anyone who may be in a relationship where domestic violence is occurring to contact their local authorities.
Help is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. In the Valley, The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services can be reached by phone at 203-736-9944, 203-789-8104 or 1-888-774-2900 or at https://bhcare.org/page/22595-
This is a press release from Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch.
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