GREENWICH, CT (January 9, 2026) — A 45-year-old Rowayton, Connecticut, man was arrested in both Connecticut and New York within days in December 2025 on charges of impaired driving and drug possession, including cocaine and nitrous oxide.
According to the Greenwich Free Press, Greenwich Police charged Robert Thornton Haile with Illegal Operation of Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs and Possession of Controlled Substance 1st Offense following an incident on Dec. 19.
Officers responded around 11:00 a.m. to King Street after Rye Brook, NY, police reported a vehicle operating erratically that had been stopped. During the investigation, Haile displayed signs of drug impairment, and officers observed nitrous oxide cans in plain view inside the vehicle. Haile agreed to field sobriety tests but was unable to perform them to standard.
A search incident to arrest located a small vial containing a white powdery substance on Haile’s person. Subsequent testing produced a presumptive positive for cocaine.
Haile was released on $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on Jan. 26, 2026, following an initial court date of Jan. 2, 2026.
In a separate matter in New York, City of Rye Police arrested Haile on Dec. 22, 2025, at approximately 5:25 p.m. after an officer observed a vehicle stopped on the sidewalk of Forest Avenue near the intersection of Beck Avenue. The officer initiated a traffic stop and found Haile unresponsive in the driver’s seat.
Haile eventually acknowledged the officer and exited the vehicle. Officers administered Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, which Haile failed. He was arrested and charged with New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law 1192.4, Driving While Impaired by Drugs, along with multiple traffic violations.
Haile was transported to Rye Police Headquarters, where he refused to submit to a chemical test. During an inventory search of his vehicle, officers recovered 27 canisters of Nitrous Oxide.
Haile was released on an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in City of Rye Court on January 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
According to the Greenwich Free Press, Connecticut Judicial Branch records show additional pending charges against Haile in Norwalk: Violating Restricted Substances Regs on Nov. 25, 2025; and on Dec. 29, 2025, Illegal Operation of Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs, Possession of Controlled Substances, Violating Restricted Substances Regs, and Improper Parking/Highway/Traffic Hazard.
On Aug. 18, 2025, Norwalk police arrested Haile and charged him with Illegal Reckless Driving, Operating/Parks Unregistered Motor Vehicle, Operating Motor Vehicle with Handheld Device/Txt, Failure to Drive in Proper Lane, and Illegal Operation of Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs and Possession of Controlled Substances.
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