Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Police Return to Enfield Home in 12-Year-Old’s Death as Stepfather Faces Sex-Assault Charges

Investigators signal more work ahead, with the cause of death still pending.

Overview

  • Investigators returned to the Elm Street home to execute another search warrant, with the Connecticut State Police Major Crime Squad assisting, the police chief said.
  • At arraignment, a judge kept Anthony Federline’s bond at $1 million as he entered no plea and he faces sexual assault and risk of injury to a child charges, not a homicide charge.
  • Eve Rogers, 12, was found unresponsive on March 18 and was declared dead at the scene, according to Enfield police.
  • Forensic testing, including a sexual-assault exam, produced a DNA match to Federline, and WVIT reported that testing also detected DNA from an unidentified person.
  • Federline worked as a school bus driver until his arrest, after which he was terminated, and parents have questioned why he continued to drive during the investigation as the district says it was not told he was a person of interest.