Norwich - Police made two more arrests Tuesday in connection with a Sept. 11 brawl outside The Wauregan Apartments that sent one man to the hospital with stab wounds.

Moses R. Lewis, 19, of 25 Broadway, Apt. 315, was charged with second-degree breach of peace. He also faces several robbery and larceny charges in connection with an incident last April in Norwich.

Fedons Joseph, 19, of 25 Broadway, Apt. 202, was charged with second-degree assault and breach of peace. Police said Joseph did not stab the victim. He used a pool stick during the brawl.

Police said they received a report at 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 11 of a large fight and possible shots fired outside the Wauregan complex at 25 Broadway. On the scene, police found John Fleurimonde, 21, of 224 Broad St., suffering from stab wounds.

Fleurimonde was transported by ambulance to The William W. Backus Hospital, where he was treated and released. An investigation by police determined no shots were fired.

Witnesses say the fight began as an argument among a group of about 10 men. According to a witness, the argument escalated when one man pulled a “billy club” out of his trunk and began to beat another man.

Lewis turned himself in to police and was arraigned Tuesday in Norwich Superior Court.

Joseph was arrested at his residence without incident, and is being held on a $10,000 bond pending his arraignment today in Norwich Superior Court.

On Monday, police arrested Justin Shambley, 23, of 90 North St., Apt.3-F, and charged him with second-degree breach of peace. According to the warrant for Shambley's arrest, Edwin Rivera, 19, stabbed Fleurimonde in the lower back during the scuffle.

Police said they anticipate more arrests.

The arrests rekindled discussion among city officials about improving security downtown. Officials met recently with Winn Residential, the firm that recently took over management of the 70-unit building.

City Manager Alan Bergren and police Capt. Timothy Menard said one idea is to put a police substation downtown.

”But I'd rather have police in the streets,” Bergren said. “We need eyes and ears in the street moving about the entire downtown to show the presence of law enforcement in the area, communicating with our businesses down there. It's not just one property, it's all the stakeholders. That creates the visibility, which is very important, not just sitting inside a structure.”

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