The arrest affidavit says<\/a> an officer arrived at Curran\u2019s home around 8:30 p.m., where both Curran and his partner told the officer they were in a verbal argument.<\/p>\nIn the motion, District Attorney Matt Karzen states there is a lack of evidence to prove any physical contact was made with the intent to harass, annoy or alarm Curran\u2019s partner, which is a necessary element for charging him with harassment.<\/p>\n
\u201cTouching another person isn\u2019t enough,\u201d Karzen explained over the phone. \u201cYou have to do it with specific intent to harass, annoy or alarm.\u201d<\/p>\n
Video footage filmed by Curran\u2019s partner appears to show the majority of the incident. According to a summary of the video in the motion to dismiss, the couple was in a verbal argument, and Curran attempted to remove himself from the situation multiple times.<\/p>\n
The summary states that Curran repeatedly asked to be left alone, but his partner continued following him from room to room filming the conversation, as well as preventing Curran from leaving a room and picking a locked door to gain access to him.<\/p>\n
In the affidavit, the partner alleged that Curran pushed her three times but did not strike her. According to Karzen\u2019s motion, the instances where Curran made physical contact were \u201cminor and appear incidental to the defendant\u2019s effort to leave the area where the victim (was) located.\u201d<\/p>\n
The affidavit added that Curran was holding his child for the duration of the argument, and the partner alleged the child was hit with a cellphone when she set the phone on a sink and Curran grabbed for it. However, Curran claims his partner attempted to take the child from his arms by grabbing the child\u2019s leg and pulling on him.<\/p>\n
This part of the incident was not caught on film by the cellphone. It appears the \u201cvideo function was turned off, malfunctioned or was edited as opposed to the phone being placed face down or something similar, as the image disappears suddenly and completely.\u201d<\/p>\n
Karzen added that, based on video and written evidence, it\u2019s possible that Curran\u2019s partner committed harassment, false imprisonment and second-degree tampering, but there are no plans to move forward with those charges either.<\/p>\n
Despite the \u201cprofound lack of judgment and an alarming lack of parenting or coping skills by both parents,\u201d Karzen states, the incident is not appropriate for criminal justice intervention.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, the motion says the lack of evidence to prove intent means that the charge against Curran should be dropped and any new charges would be unlikely to be successful in court.<\/p>\n
Curran is scheduled to appear for a continued arraignment hearing on July 22 at the Grand County County Court unless Judge Nicholas Catanzarite makes a ruling before then.<\/p>\n
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