Stratford Man Charged in Alleged Pistol-Whipping Robbery

A Stratford resident was arrested Jan. 10 on a warrant charging him with participating in a November robbery in Enfield in which a victim was reportedly pistol-whipped.

Gordon Stover, 27, was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree larceny, second-degree assault with a firearm, and carrying a dangerous weapon. He was arraigned Wednesday in Enfield Superior Court, and is being held at Hartford Correctional Center in lieu of $250,000 bond.

Stover and an unnamed accomplice, who is still at large, allegedly robbed a victim on Thistle Lane in the Thompsonville section of Enfield on Nov. 17, 2011. During the course of the robbery, the men beat the victim with a pistol, Enfiled police Capt. Fred Hall said.

Stover and his accomplice were identified through a cooperative effort between the detective bureau and patrol division. Det. Jim Held obtained a warrant for Stover's arrest, and Enfield detectives picked him up Tuesday at his probation office in Bridgeport, Hall said.

Stover is due back in court Jan. 25.

The investigation is still ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Held at 860.763.8938, or at jheld@enfield.org.