POUGHKEEPSIE – The man commonly referred to as the “Community Santa”, Frankie Flowers, has not been forgotten by the prosecutor in Connecticut who accepted his guilty pleas to charges related to a domestic violence case involving Flowers and the mother of one of his children in 2024. Flowers, with a history of domestic violence complaints, was charged in Connecticut with multiple felonies after breaking into the home of the mother on two occasions. In October 2024, in exchange for a reduced sentence, Flowers pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal trespass in exchange for a two-year conditional discharge. The defense attorney representing Flowers for those cases said the formation of the plea is an admission that the prosecution had enough evidence to proceed with the cases against the defendant.
Violating of the terms of the agreement could put Flowers in Connecticut prison for up to two years. Some of the conditions, according to The Register Citizen news in Connecticut, require Flowers to avoid being arrested for two years from the date of sentencing and refrain from any type of domestic violence. The full Register Citizen account of the crimes in Connecticut can be found here.
Flowers was arrested on domestic violence charges in the Town of Poughkeepsie in early December 2025 after an incident with the mother of his most recent child. He was arraigned on misdemeanor charges of assault, criminal obstruction of breathing, and endangering the welfare of a child. He is currently not in custody but is under the supervision of the Dutchess County Department of Probation.
The current case is making its way through the judicial system.
Asked about the potential impact of the current New York charges against Flowers, David Shannon, the prosecutor who handled the Flowers case, is monitoring the situation. ” I have been in contact with the D.A. assigned the case and told him that we will pursue a violation of his conditional discharge if and when he is convicted in N.Y.,” Shannon said in an email.
Flowers is due back in the Town of Poughkeepsie Court on January 12, 2026.