A hallway noise complaint at a Fairfield hotel in the spring escalated into a chokehold assault, a stolen cellphone, and an attempted cover-up caught on video, according to Fairfield police. Two suspects, 34-year-old Adriane Santana and 29-year-old Yilari Quiros-Valverde, now face felony charges stemming from the April 13 incident, and both remain wanted as police say they have not been taken into custody.
Fairfield police officers responded to the Ramada by Wyndham, located between Routes 80 and 46, around 8:57 a.m. that day after a hotel guest complained about noise in the hallway, according to Daily Voice. The property sits at 38 Two Bridges Road, near Interstate 80, according to Wyndham Hotels. Police said the noise complaint turned into a verbal dispute between guests, and that Santana then approached the man near his hotel room before placing him in a chokehold inside the room itself.
Chokehold Leaves Victim Injured, Hospitalized
The victim suffered multiple injuries during the alleged assault and was taken to Chilton Medical Center for evaluation, police said. Investigators say Quiros-Valverde entered the victim's room during the altercation, took his cellphone, and tried to delete video of the incident before officers could review it.
That attempt did not hold up. Investigators recovered the footage from the phone's deleted items folder, the same report notes, undoing whatever cover-up Quiros-Valverde allegedly hoped to pull off. That recovered video, along with hotel surveillance footage, injury photos, and medical records, was reviewed by Detective Nicholas Cocchi as part of the investigation.
Charges Filed in Hotel Assault Case
Santana was charged with aggravated assault and burglary, while Quiros-Valverde was charged with burglary, theft by unlawful taking, and tampering with physical evidence, the same report states. Both were charged on complaint warrants and entered into state systems as wanted persons.
In a domestic-violence context, strangulation can be charged as second-degree aggravated assault, carrying five to 10 years in state prison, according to Keith Oliver Criminal Law.
As of now, Santana and Quiros-Valverde remain at large, and Fairfield police have not announced their capture. The charges against both suspects remain allegations.
