Overview
- Joshua Popielarczyk, 31, is charged with one count of murder in the killing of his father, 62-year-old David Popielarczyk, in Farmington.
- He appeared in Torrington Superior Court on Monday, where a judge set his bond at $3 million, and he is due back in court on December 2.
- In court, officials noted prior 2024 convictions for strangulation and violating conditions of release, with probation lifted in September 2025.
- Police say they found David Popielarczyk with multiple stab wounds at his Birch Street home Friday around 4 p.m., and the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
- Farmington police say the investigation remains active with assistance from state police, Avon police, the regional state’s attorney’s office, and the medical examiner.