Rhode Island man arrested on rioting charges after April ‘street takeover’ in Conn. town

ANSONIA, Conn. (WLNE) — A 21-year-old Rhode Island man was arrested after an investigation into a “street takeover” that took place on April 26 in Ansonia, a small town in southern Connecticut.

Matthew Kinney, 21, was arrested on Monday after turning himself in to Ansonia police and is charged with riot first degree, conspiracy to riot first degree, risk of injury, breach of peace second degree and racing.

He posted a $50,000 bond and will be arraigned at Derby Superior Court in Derby, Connecticut on July 14, according to the Ansonia Police Department’s Facebook post.

The incident was first reported on April 26 at approximately 12:25 a.m., with calls describing a possible street takeover with fireworks being shot off at the intersection of Wakelee Avenue and Franklin Street.

The first arriving officer said that 50-100 people were gathered at the scene with several vehicles on the road driving erratically.

As seen in the dashcam footage below, a group of people approached the officer’s cruiser and surrounded it while one person jumped on the hood.

The officer attempted to back away from the crowd and the group continued to advance on the cruiser, with some throwing objects at the vehicle causing damage.

An unknown subject can be seen hurling a traffic cone at the windshield of the cruiser on the dashcam video, shattering a portion of the glass.

Additional officers arrived at the scene and the crowd began to disperse via Route 8 in both directions.

There were no injuries in the incident.

Kinney is the fourth suspect who was arrested in the investigation, and a Massachusetts woman was also charged in the incident after her arrest on June 12.

Madison Braska, 22, is charged with riot first degree, conspiracy to riot first degree, risk of injury and interfering.

She was held on $50,000 bond and arraigned on June 13.