Overview

• Nicholas Allwood, wanted on multiple state and federal warrants, was arrested in Bridgeport after allegedly holding a woman hostage in a Gregory Street residence.
• The 35-year-old woman escaped and was rescued unharmed as officers disarmed Allwood, who had been chasing her with a knife.
• Allwood is suspected in two stabbings in Bridgeport, including one on Hanover Street hours before his arrest and another weeks earlier on State Street.
• He faces charges including kidnapping, assault, unlawful restraint, and possession of narcotics with intent to sell, and is held on a $1.25 million bond.
• The operation involved coordination between Bridgeport Police, Connecticut State Police, the FBI Task Force, and federal agencies like ICE and U.S. Marshals.