Police say Fotis Dulos in critical condition after attempted suicide
Jan 28, 2020
Fotis Dulos was in critical condition in a New York hospital late Tuesday after attempting to kill himself with carbon monoxide poisoning hours after finding out that the state was going to try to revoke his bond and send him back to jail.
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Dulos, 52, was supposed to appear in Stamford Superior Court at noon for a hearing on whether the $6 million bond he posted after his Jan. 7 murder arrest was going to be revoked because the South Carolina company that insured the bond was now claiming that the collateral to cover the bond was not sufficient.
Instead, police found Dulos in the garage of his home. A car was running inside, the doors were closed and a hose was attached to the tailpipe, sources said. Dulos had apparently gone to the garage after his new girlfriend had left to go to the grocery store.
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While at the home, McKenzie said police looked through a window and saw Dulos sitting in his vehicle with “obvious signs of medical distress.” He was pulled out of the garage and placed on the ground where cameras caught medical personnel trying to revive him.
A source told the Courant that during efforts to revive Dulos, a faint pulse was detected while he was en route to UConn Health in Farmington. By then, there were already widespread reports of his death, including notification to the family.
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“Obviously the potential for a bond revocation was devastating news to him, but throughout he has been a fighter and resolute, so this development comes as stunning news to me,” Dulos’ attorney Norm Pattis told NBC News on Tuesday.
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A bond hearing will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m in Stamford Superior Court without Dulos being present.
New York City bondsman Ira Judelson said Tuesday night that he is going to take over the bond for Dulos. Judelson is the bondsman for many high-profile defendants, including well-known movie producer Harvey Weinstein.