Home Invasion Suspect Apprehended in Florida

On Thursday March 3, Orange County Florida Sherriff’s Department SWAT team members and U.S. Marshals arrested Felix Pagan, whose last known address was 592 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA. Pagan, who was wanted in connection with a home invasion that occurred on Simms Road in Kensington, on December 9, 2010. Pagan barricaded himself in the attic of an east Orange County home Thursday afternoon. 

Pagan, 31, was arrested "peacefully" around 4 p.m. in his mother's home at 1120 Rich Moor Circle in Orlando, Florida. The arrest came after Orange County SWAT members fired several canisters of tear gas into the attic. SWAT officers then had to go into the attic to arrest him. A large portion of the neighborhood was evacuated while law enforcement worked for nearly five hours to make an arrest.

Pagan is one of two suspects who forced their way into a home on Simms Road in Kensington on December 9, 2010 at 10:54 a.m.  

Investigation of this incident by Berlin Police Detectives resulted in the identification of and an arrest warrant being issued for Pagan for Home Invasion, Conspiracy, Assault 2nd, Attempted Robbery 1st, and Burglary 1st.

Leads were developed which led investigators to believe he may be staying with his mother in Florida to avoid apprehension and prosecution. In cooperation with the United State’s Marshals Service, Connecticut State Police Fugitive Task Force and Extradition Unit, Massachusetts State Police, Springfield Police Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Pagan was located and arrested.

Pagan is currently being held as a fugitive from justice and is awaiting extradition to Connecticut.