Connecticut pair in alleged marital affair charged with cocaine trafficking after Webster traffic stop

WEBSTER — On Saturday, April 11, 2026, at approximately 2:08 a.m., Webster Police Officers Katrina Mrzyglod and Shane Murray were in a marked cruiser in the Swingin’ Chicken parking lot on Lake Street when they observed a blue 2006 Volkswagen Jetta exit the driveway of 132 Lake Street.

(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Statement of Facts of Officer Katrina Mrzyglod and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)

“I positioned myself behind the Volkswagen as reasonable suspicion existed to stop it,” Officer Mrzyglod said.

Officer Mrzyglod then waited for the vehicle to turn onto Goddard Street and activated the emergency lights on her cruiser to conduct a motor vehicle stop.

After the vehicle pulled over, Officer Mrzyglod identified the driver as Tina Passmore and the front seat passenger as Kris Fitton, who was later found to have three warrants out for his arrest.

According to police, Tina M. Passmore, 57, is a resident of Thompson, Connecticut, and Kris A. Fitton, 48, is a resident of Danielson, Connecticut.

At around this time, Sergeant Sean Ebbeling and Officer Nicholas Trinque arrived on scene to assist.

“Upon speaking to Ms. Passmore, she provided me with the vehicle’s registration,” Officer Mrzyglod said. “The vehicle was registered to Payless Auto Rentals LLC. Ms. Passmore was unable to provide me with her license. I confirmed her license status with dispatch and it was active.”

While Officer Mrzyglod spoke with Passmore, Officer Murray asked Fitton to step out of the vehicle and spoke with him separately.

“While Officer Trinque and Officer Murray were speaking to Mr. Fitton, I spoke to Ms. Passmore regarding her travel behavior,” Officer Mrzyglod said.

Passmore told Officer Mrzyglod that she was traveling to Mr. Fitton’s wife’s residence at 132 Lake Street.

“Once it was learned that Mrs. Fitton did not want Ms. Passmore or Mr. Fitton at her residence, Ms. Passmore stated she wanted to go to ‘Mike’s’ house,” Officer Mrzyglod said. “‘Mike’ is believed to be Michael [last name redacted], who resides at [# redacted] Cutler Street.”

Officer Mrzyglod said Passmore then explained that she lives in Woodstock, Connecticut, and is in a relationship with Mr. Fitton.

“Ms. Passmore’s roommate does not like Mr. Fitton so she cannot go to her own residence with him. Ms. Passmore stated that she often goes to ‘Mike’s’ house and stays there with Mr. Fitton,” Officer Mrzyglod said.

Officer Mrzyglod said Officer Murray then returned to get Passmore’s side of the story. Passmore told him she had stopped at a friend’s house on School Street with Fitton before going to 132 Lake Street to ask Mrs. Fitton if they could stay at her place.

“Ms. Passmore stated that she had not been with Mr. Fitton all day,” Officer Mrzyglod said. “Ms. Passmore stated that she and Mr. Fitton went to Connecticut previously in the day to drop off a friend at a Dollar General in Connecticut.”

Officer Murray then asked Passmore if she had any weapons in the vehicle and she said she had a knife. When Officer Murray asked if there were any drugs in the vehicle, Passmore said that she didn’t have any drugs, she only had a crack pipe.

“Ms. Passmore proceeded to then go into the vehicle and she took a crack pipe out of her purse, showing it to Officer Murray and myself,” Officer Mrzyglod said. “While doing so, I observed a large plastic bag containing a white, rock-like substance in her purse.”

Officer Mrzyglod stated that the purse was on the driver’s side floorboard, within Passmore’s immediate control and in plain view.

“Additionally, credit cards belonging to Ms. Passmore were located inside the purse,” Officer Mrzyglod said. “Due to Ms. Passmore’s admittance to drug paraphernalia that she openly showed us, probable cause existed to search the vehicle for narcotics. While searching the vehicle, I advised Sergeant Ebbeling of the plastic bag containing the white substance that I observed earlier. Based on Sergeant Ebbeling’s previous experience and knowledge, he determined the white substance to be crack cocaine. It was later measured to be approximately 43.47 grams on a digital scale that is kept at the station and zeroed before its use.”

Officer Mrzyglod said she also located two containers in Passmore’s purse which contained suspected heroin.

“One container, which was a small, green, metal container on a key ring, was measured to have approximately .23 grams of heroin,” Officer Mrzyglod said. “The second container, which was small, round and wooden, contained approximately 1.8 grams of heroin.”

Officer Mrzyglod also found half of a yellow pill inside a small red bag, which she believed was hydrocodone.

“In the same red bag, I also located miscellaneous cards (credit, debit, EBT) believed to be associated with individuals that are involved with the distribution of narcotics,” Officer Mrzyglod said. “Once back at the station, I researched pills with that description on Drugs.com and found that it matched hydrocodone.”

Additional drug paraphernalia was located in the vehicle, including two scales, multiple butane lighters, pieces of “Chore Boy” scrubbers, and metal fragments commonly used in drug consumption.

“One scale was located in Ms. Passmore’s purse and the other was located in the center console. I also located two notebooks in Ms. Passmore’s purse which were believed to be ‘ledgers,’” Officer Mrzyglod said. Adding, “Based on my knowledge and training, individuals who distribute narcotics, usually keep a log of who they sell to, the amount of narcotics they sell, and how much they sold the narcotics for. These two notebooks contained all of that information. There had been multiple names, addresses, methods of payment such as ‘cash app,’ and number amounts. All of these items were indicative of narcotics distribution.”

Passmore was then handcuffed and placed in the rear passenger compartment of a cruiser. Fritton was also detained and handcuffed after a Terry frisk by Officer Trinque. (According to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, a Terry frisk is a limited pat-down of a person’s outer clothing for weapons, conducted when an officer has reasonable suspicion that the individual may be armed and dangerous).

“Mr. Fitton was then read his Miranda rights and was asked, having his rights in mind, if he would be willing to answer any questions. Mr. Fitton’s response was, ‘depends on the questions,’” Officer Mrzyglod said.

Officer Trinque then asked Fritton where he and Passmore were coming from, and Fritton stated that he was coming from a friend’s house on Lake Street and was heading home.

“Mr. Fitton described ‘home’ to be at the end of Goddard Street,” Officer Mrzyglod said. “Due to what had already been found in the vehicle, Mr. Fitton having a previous criminal history with narcotic possession, and what Officer Trinque felt on Mr. Fitton’s person, there was probable cause to believe Mr. Fitton had narcotics on his person. Officer Trinque then searched Mr. Fitton’s person and discovered five individually wrapped ‘corner’ baggies, each containing a white-rock like substance. Additionally, one unbagged piece of white, rock-like substance was located on his person, believed to also be crack cocaine. When later weighed, the crack cocaine weighed approximately 11.14 grams.”

Fitton was then placed into the back-passenger compartment of a cruiser on scene.

“Anything Automotive Towing was contacted to tow the vehicle,” Officer Mrzyglod said.

Officer Trinque and Officer Mrzyglod then completed a tow inventory.

“Both Mr. Fitton and Ms. Passmore were brought back to the station and were booked per department policy,” Officer Mrzyglod said. “Bail Commissioner Greg Benoit was contacted and a bail of $7,500 was set for Ms. Passmore. Mr. Fitton was held on non-bailable warrants.”

Passmore was arraigned in Dudley District Court on April 22, 2026. Following her arraignment, Passmore was released on $3,000 cash bail. Her next court date is a pretrial conference hearing scheduled for May 22, 2026.

(Please note that Fitton’s arraignment and subsequent court date information was not contained in the FOIA request obtained by News Link Live for the incident).

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