An East Haven man is under arrest for his involvement in an April 2017 wrestling event to benefit autism awareness.

According to East Haven Police, James Raymond, 35, organized an April 24 wrestling event, and an check he presented to Paradise Alley Wrestling LLC was returned for insuficient funds. During the following months, investigators from the East Haven Police Department's Investigative Services division atempted to contact Raymond unsuccesfully. It was determined that he had disconnected his phone line because of all the harrassing calls and texts he was receiving. Once it became clear that Raymond had no intention to cooperate with the investigation, an arrest warrant affidavit  was submitted.

A statement from the East Haven Police department said, "We take these investigations very seriously because do not want these types of crimes to discourage people from supporting good causes like this in the future. East Haven has always been a tight knit community that comes together to support people in need and will continue to do so. We want the public to know that this isolated incident in no way reflects the values of other charitable events that are held throughout the year to benefit worthy causes."

Raymond was charged with issuing a bad check, and it scheduled to appear in court on July 5.