Stamford Man Accused of Making Advances on Girlfriend's Cousin

Stamford police arrested a 29-year-old city man who is accused of brandishing a handgun after his girlfriend's cousin, an 18-year-old woman, reported that he'd made inappropriate sexual contact with her.

Juan Morales, of 10 Meadowpark Avenue, was arrested at 3:18 a.m. Friday and charged with fourth-degree sexual assault, second-degree threatening, carrying a dangerous weapon and third-degree assault.

According to police, Morales is accused of staring at the cousin "in a weird way" and making inappropriate advances on her while she slept at his own girlfriend's house on Wednesday, then fetching a handgun and threatening the 18-year-old's boyfriend when he arrived at the scene. Morales allegedly kicked his own girlfriend in the backside as she exited the house, having learned from her cousin of the accusations levelled at Morales. Police say they were unable to locate a handgun in the house.

Morales was released on $25,000 bond and scheduled to appear June 22 in state Superior Court in Stamford.

Other arrests include:

• Quintin Hiram Hernandez, 20, of 102 West Broad Street, for possession of a controlled substance, sale of a controlled substance and operating a motor vehicle under suspension.
• Shana Moore, 25, of 1627 Fulton Avenue, Bernadette Ramos, 41, of 40 Glenmore Avenue, and Evelyn Ann Jefferys, 32, of 51 Junis Street, all Brooklyn, NY, for sixth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit a crime and possession of a shoplifting device.
• Vanessa Nimbs, 56, of 34 Merwin Street, Norwalk, for third-degree forgery and third-degree larceny.
• Kenneth Moss, 47, of 38 Alden Street, for failure to pay or plead to an infraction summons.