State legislators in Connecticut are demanding an explanation after a local father said he had been arrested and charged with killing a bear in self-defense.
Todd Topicz, 39, of Bethlehem in Litchfield County, told local broadcaster WFSB earlier this month that he believed he had to act when a black bear entered his garage, raided his trash, came “within feet” of his two children, and was then chased up a tree by his dog.
