Man Threatened Violence Against Officers, Students: Groton Police

GROTON, CT — A man is accused of threatening violence toward law enforcement officers and students, according to Town of Groton police. He also attempted to escape from a booking room at the police station and was held on a combined $1.1 million bond.

Local police received notification from a state police agency Monday at 12:20 p.m. regarding threats made by Aaron Stanislav, 33, of Mystic.

Stanislav is "well-known to Groton Police due to several erratic and threatening interactions with Groton Police and his own family," police said in a statement shared on social media.

Stanislav had made threats toward law enforcement and students but "did not name any specific schools, and the threats were non-specific."

Police arrived at the Mystic Education Center, which police said Stanislav often uses as shelter. Police used drones to determine if he was actually inside the building but could not confirm if he was.

Then at about 4:40 p.m. police learned of online videos Stanislav made indicating he was on the Stonington side of Mystic.

Stonington and Groton police responded to the Mystic VFW where Stanislav was located. He was taken into custody and transported by ambulance to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital for evaluation.

Stanislav was released from the hospital at about 8:30 p.m. Groton police had a warrant for his arrest for first-degree threatening.

At the police station, Stanislav attempted to escape from the booking room but was stopped by detectives, police said.

He was held on a court-set bond of $1 million and an additional $100,000 bond set by Groton police for attempting to flee.

He was scheduled to be arraigned in New London Superior Court on Tuesday.

Police said they "conducted an extensive search for weapons, utilizing officers on foot, K9 units, and drones, but the search did not yield any results for weapons."

Stanislav was charged with first-degree threatening/hazard to terrorize, criminal attempt at escape from custody, and interfering with a police officer.

Anyone with information on this case can contact the Groton Town Police Department at (860) 441-6712.