<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3iIqfT_1Grt0WH500" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3iIqfT_1Grt0WH500" width="1920" height="1080" ></figure>SOUTHINGTON, CT — A Kent man was arrested Nov. 5 after police say he caused a disturbance at a Walmart, spit on a customer while using racial and homophobic slurs, and damaged vehicles in the parking lot.Matthew Colby, 32, of Kent, was taken into custody in Newington without incident after Southington police obtained an arrest warrant.Police responded to Walmart at 235 Queen Street on Nov. 1 following reports of a man causing a disturbance inside the store and in the parking lot.Colby allegedly threw merchandise from shelves before confronting a customer and spitting in his face while directing racial and homophobic slurs toward him, police said.He also damaged multiple vehicles in the parking lot before fleeing the area, driving recklessly and failing to stop for responding officers, according to police.Videos recorded by witnesses circulated on social media following the incident.Police conducted an investigation involving witness interviews, surveillance footage, digital evidence and coordination with multiple law enforcement agencies.The investigation also developed information linking Colby to other reported incidents throughout Connecticut, police said.An arrest warrant was approved Nov. 5.Colby was charged with intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the second degree, breach of peace in the second degree, criminal mischief in the second and third degrees, reckless driving, engaging police in pursuit, failure to obey an officer’s signal and failure to display registration plates.He was processed on a $25,000 court-set bond, which he posted.Colby is scheduled to appear in New Britain Superior Court on Nov. 19.</div></body>

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SOUTHINGTON, CT — A Kent man was arrested Nov. 5 after police say he caused a disturbance at a Walmart, spit on a customer while using racial and homophobic slurs, and damaged vehicles in the parking lot. Matthew Colby, 32, of Kent, was taken into custody in Newington without...

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