A closer look at the unsealed arrest warrant in deadly Milford home invasion
The 30-page warrant lays out what led Milford police to arrest Stuar Lopez-Reyes and Ivan Barias-Florimon for a violent home invasion at 871 East Broadway on June 3.
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A newly unsealed arrest warrant revealed new details about a deadly Milford home invasion and the evidence against two men charged in the case. It happened just before 3 a.m. on June 3 at 871 East Broadway, where Sandy Cooper, 69, and her significant other, Fred Werner, 69, lived.
Werner was killed in the attack. Cooper survived a gunshot wound to the head.
Cooper called 911 to report the shooting.
The warrant said on that phone call, Cooper said she believed her former employee was somehow involved in the attack.
Police have since arrested Stuar Lopez-Reyes, 25, and Ivan Barias-Florimon, 24, on eight felony charges: murder, conspiracy to commit murder, murder in commission of a felony, home invasion, conspiracy to commit home invasion, attempted murder, first-degree assault of an elderly victim and conspiracy to commit first-degree assault of an elderly victim.
DETAILS OF THE CRIME
The warrant included interviews with Cooper where she recounted the crime. Cooper said she woke to the sound of a rustling noise from the curtains and blinds of the patio door leading to the bedroom, which she said was always left unlocked.
“She said that while standing up from the bed, she was shot in the head and was knocked down beside the bed," according to the warrant.
Cooper said she hid behind the bed on her side as the suspects shot Werner. The men never came around to her side of the bed, according to her interview with police.
At the scene, police recovered six 9 mm shell casings on the floor of the bedroom, along with one 0.22 caliber spent shell casing, the warrant said. Testing on the shell casings later found they matched a 9mm Glock pistol that New York City police seized on June 6, the warrant said. The gun had been reported as stolen in Stratford in 2022.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUSPECTS AND VICTIMS
Cooper told police she believed an ex-employee was involved in the attack because Cooper had recently fired the woman on suspicions of stealing from Cooper's reality company.
Barias-Florimon is connected to Cooper's former employee, Cynthia Infante, and that woman's husband, Angel Infante. The two have not been charged in the case, but News 12 is identifying them because they are repeatedly named in a public document. Cynthia Infante's attorney said his client had no comment on the case.
Barias-Florimon rents a room out of the Infantes' home in Bridgeport and does landscaping work for Angel Infante's business, including at Cooper's home.
In an interview with police, Cynthia Infante confirmed Barias-Florimon knew she was fired and said he didn't like Cooper. The woman also told police that Barias-Florimon “is known to have a temper,” per the warrant. When police asked if Barias-Florimon might feel like he had to stick up for her, she got emotional and said, "Of course, I feel that way," describing him as "an entitled child," according to the warrant. She also told police she “was sure” he was capable of shooting someone because she had the impression that he was in a gang, the warrant said.
The other suspect, Lopez-Reyes, is friends with Barias-Florimon. Cynthia Infante told police Lopez-Reyes was "terrible" and that she was afraid of him.
TEXT MESSAGES
The warrant also had text messages between Cynthia Infante and Barias-Florimon regarding Cynthia Infante's concerns Cooper was going to make her her life "hell" and go to police. Barias-Florimon's responses included: "I'll make sure anybody she get has an accident," "I'll make her life hell," "Ouuuu cynThiiaaaa just say the worD illllll [expletive] her life OVERRR," “I’m with anything you guys wanna do,” and “Sandy needa have a heart attack.”
Police recovered text messages from Lopez-Reyes to a person on the night of June 3, where Lopez-Reyes asked for a place to stay. Among the texts: “I need your help,” "Can you delete the messages, "I did something stupid," and “They’re looking for me.”
CELL PHONE AND CAMERA EVIDENCE
The warrant said both men's cell phones put them at the scene and in the SUV that was used in the crime--a gray Jeep Compass that's registered to Angel Infante. License plate readers and surveillance cameras allowed police to track the SUV from before the crime to after, including at highway rest stops, the warrant said. The Jeep did not have a front license plate, per the warrant, but was captured with a stolen license plate on the back. According to the warrant, the suspects stole the plate about two hours before the crime from an SUV parked at Tweed New Haven Airport, then stopped at the Merritt Parkway southbound rest stop in Fairfield right after the shooting to dispose of the plate. Police later found it in the woods there, the warrant said.
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