A former state police sergeant has been charged in connection with a July incident involving a YouTuber who showed up to his home in Groton seeking information about the sergeant’s overtime pay.
Former Connecticut State Police Sgt. Bryan Fahey,, 53, of Groton was arrested Friday and charged with disorderly conduct following a “comprehensive” investigation by state and municipal officials, according to the Town of Groton Police Department.
On July 11, police responded to Fahey’s home shortly before 5 p.m. after he called 911 and reported that the two men trespassed on his property, police said.
According to police, SeanPaul Reyes, 34, who operates an Instagram page and a YouTube channel as “Long Island Audit,” and his cameraman, 20-year-old Tahiem Glover, arrived at Fahey’s home on with a box truck playing video footage of a prior interaction between Reyes and Fahey — who are involved in ongoing civil litigation.
Fahey, who was off-duty at the time, retrieved a gun from his home during the argument, police said.
In the video released of the interaction between Fahey and Reyes, Reyes can be seen walking down what appears to be a very long driveway to get to Fahey’s home. After knocking on the door, Fahey can be seen coming out and immediately telling Reyes to “get off my property,” the video shows.
YouTuber arrested after incident with off-duty CT state trooper wants charges filed against sergeant
As he begins slowly leaving, Reyes tries to ask Fahey about his overtime pay, as Fahey appears to get on his cell phone and goes back into his home.
Moments later, Fahey approached Reyes as Reyes carefully makes his way back toward the street, the video shows. Fahey then gets into Reyes’ face with a phone up to his ear yelling for Reyes to “get off my property right now” numerous times.
Reyes accuses Fahey of having a gun and claims he spit in his face, the video shows. Fahey can be seen moving toward Reyes as he backs away toward the street as the two continue to have a heated exchange.
Once Reyes is on the street, Fahey admits to having a gun in his hand and claims Reyes threatened to kill him online, according to the video.
“I’m protecting myself and my family,” Fahey says.
Groton police showed up minutes later and, after investigating, arrested Reyes and Glover, who were charged with voyeurism with malice, first-degree criminal trespassing and second-degree breach of peace.
Following the incident, Fahey retired from the Connecticut State Police on Aug. 1.
Earlier this month, Connecticut State Police Col. Daniel Loughman confirmed that Fahey had been suspended without pay prior to his retirement following an internal affairs investigation. According to Loughman, the internal investigation was completed on July 24 and sustained “a charge of conduct unbecoming” against Fahey.
The Town of Groton Police Department worked in collaboration with the Office of the State’s Attorney New London Judicial District to investigate the incident. The case was later transferred to the Office of the State’s Attorney Judicial District of Windham.
As a result of the investigation, an arrest warrant was issued for Fahey, who turned himself in on Friday. He was processed at the Town of Groton Police Department and released on a court-set promise to appear for arraignment at Danielson Superior Court on Sept. 3.
Information from Courant reporter Justin Muszynski was used in this report.
