Wilton Man, 22, Charged in Father's Killing; $1M Bond Set [UPDATE]

Update 5:34 p.m.:

For a video of Aaron Ramsey's court appearance, on Wilton Patch.

Update 5:25 p.m. (replaces 2:27 p.m. version):

Aaron Ramsey had his bond kept at $1 million Friday afternoon during his arraignment in state Superior Court in Norwalk.

Dressed in light blue coveralls and not wearing shoes, Ramsey appeared before Judge Bruce P. Hudock. Judicial Marshalls brought him into the courtroom separated from the other prisoners who were being arraigned.

Throughout most of the proceeding, Ramsey showed no emotion. However, when the judge mentioned the number of media outlooks who requested to photograph the arraignment, Ramsey closed his eyes and put his head down. His face seemed to tighten a little, giving the appearance he was uncomfortable hearing that members of the news media were in the courtroom

A representative from the state Bond Commissioner's office said Ramsey is a lifelong resident of Connecticut who has two prior arrests in Connecticut for possession of marijuana and driving while his license was suspended. He said Ramsey was also convicted in New York for possession of marijuana.

He said Ramsey has no mental health or substance abuse issues.

The representative recommended Hudock keep Ramsey's bond at $1 million, which was the size of the bond Wilton Police set when they arrested him.

Senior Assistant State's Attorney Suzanne Vieu concurred on leaving the bond at $1 million.

Ramsey's attorney, Public Defender James Lamontagne, told Hudock his client's prior arrests did not involve violence, and he requested the bond be reduced to $250,000, which the judge declined to do.

Lamontagne said, "I think there are some mental health issues here," and requested Ramsey undergo a mental heath evaluation while in custody. Hudock ordered that Ramsey undergo such an evaluation and receive treatment if required.

Hudock transferred Ramsey's case to Part A in Stamford, where serious felonies are prosecuted. Ramsey will next appear in state Superior Court in Stamford May 15.

—Harold Cobin contributed this report from state Superior Court in Norwalk.

Update 2:31 p.m.:

Police released 911 recordings that convey the horrifying details of the discovery of Edward Ramsey’s body by his wife.

“Someone was murdered ... My husband is in a pool of blood,” a woman identified by police as the wife of Edward Ramsey said in the recording.

The woman told emergency dispatchers that her son was not home. When asked what her son looked like, she responded: “Normal, but I think he had some problems.”

The woman identified as Edward Ramsey’s wife went on to say that her son “has had some problems” recently, and had “been acting very, very strange … either on drugs or, a little psychotic” for “over a week.” She added, when questioned by the emergency operator, that there were no acts of aggression or violence in the home.

Update 2:10 p.m.:

The 22-year-old Connecticut man who police say confessed to killing his father has been arraigned in state Superior Court in Stamford and held on $1 million bond.

Wearing a light blue overalls-style top, wearing only socks and kept apart from other prisoners who were shackled together, Aaron Ramsey, of Wilton, appeared in court Friday for arraignment on a murder charge following the death by blunt force trauma of 73-year-old Edward Ramsey.

“This is a sad day for Wilton and a tragedy for the family,” Wilton First Selectman William Brennan said late Friday morning during a press briefing at the .

Aaron Ramsey reportedly confessed to killing his father and then fleeing his home, trying to break into a car and tipping off police who responded to a call from a neighbor who reported seeing a man “covered in blood.”

A neighbor of the Ramseys on Signal Hill Road in Wilton—Ann Scozzafava, who has lived in the leafy, quiet neighborhood for 25 years—said she heard and saw police, fire and paramedics vehicles around 4 p.m. yesterday.

“I knew something was wrong but I never imagined this,” Scozzafava told Patch.

“This is a very friendly area, all the neighbors really help each other and it’s great for trick-or-treating and things like that,” she said.

The Ramsey home (pictured) is located in northern Wilton, near where the town intersects with Ridgefield and New Canaan and about one mile from the New York state line in Pound Ridge. The home itself is the second of three located on a private driveway off of Signal Hill Road.

The killing occurred some time before 3:20 p.m. Thursday, when police received a phone call from a woman saying a man fled into the woods after trying to break into her car. Ten minutes later, another resident called reporting a male who was “covered in blood and needed medical attention,” according to police reports. 

The man, later identified as Aaron Ramsey, had “refused to leave” the second caller’s residence, according to Wilton Police Chief Michael Lombardo. Officials arrived at the Cheese Spring Road home—not far from the Ramsey residence—and took Aaron Ramsey to Norwalk Hospital for treatment.

At 4:24 p.m., police say they received a call from 125 Signal Hill Road and, upon arrival, found Edward Ramsey dead from “apparent blunt force injuries.”

Aaron Ramsey confessed that he killed his father shortly before attempting to enter the car on Cheese Spring Road, police said.

Aaron Ramsey also faces charges of first-degree attempted larceny and third-degree burglary. A Wilton police cruiser was parked in the Ramsey driveway Thursday afternoon and later was parked across the private driveway, blocking it.

—Michael Dinan contributed to this report

Update 12:37 p.m.:

After police responded to reports from a Wilton neighborhood about a man covered in blood, a 22-year-old Wilton man confessed that he had killed his father, police said.

Aaron Ramsey, 22, later confessed to killing his 73-year-old father, Edward Ramsey, shortly before the young man attempted to enter a neighbor's car on Cheese Spring Road, police said.

At 3:20 pm, Thursday, May 3, police received a call from a resident on Cheese Spring Road reporting that a man had attempted to break into a car in her driveway; unable to do so, the man fled into the woods, according to a press release issued by the .

Police received another call about 10 minutes later from another home on Cheese Spring Road concerning a male who was “covered in blood and needed medical attention,” according to police reports. The man had “refused to leave” the residence, said Wilton Police Chief Michael Lombardo, who lead the press briefing. The man was taken to Norwalk Hospital for treatment.

At 4:24 p.m., police received a call from 125 Signal Hill Road; responding to the call, police found Edward Ramsey dead from “apparent blunt force injuries,” reports state.

Ramsey is presently being arraigned in court. He has been held on a $1 million bond and is charged with murder, first degree attempted larceny and third degree burglary.

“This is a sad day for Wilton and a tragedy for the family,” said First Selectman William Brennan at a press conference at 11 a.m. this morning at the Wilton Police Department.

Original story

 said that Aaron Ramsey, 22, of Signal Hill Road in Wilton, killed his father, Edward Ramsey, 73, Thursday.

Police said they found Aaron Ramsey covered in blood. The father died from blunt force trauma, police said.

Wilton Patch will have more details as they become available.

Editor's note: A version of this article by Wilton Patch.