3 Arrested After Standoff With Police At Trumbull Hotel: PD

TRUMBULL, CT — Three people were arrested following an hour-long standoff with police and United States Marshals at a Trumbull hotel late Tuesday morning, according to the Trumbull Police Department.

In a news release, Police Lt. Brian Falkenstein said officers arrived at the Trumbull Marriott hotel on Hawley Lane around 10:15 a.m. after they learned two men accused of being connected to "a multi-state commercial theft ring" had checked in the previous evening and spent the night in a room.

According to Falkenstein, the commercial theft ring is accused of "stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of power tools from businesses throughout New England."

Portions of the hotel were evacuated and the parking lot was locked down while officers tried to negotiate the surrender of Bryce Laister, 34, of North Haven, Tyler Paolini, 32, of Trumbull, and Alexus Urban, 30, of Old Saybrook, according to Falkenstein.

The trio surrendered later that morning after causing extensive damage to the hotel room, Falkenstein said.

Two vehicles were also seized at the hotel and detectives are currently working on obtaining search warrants, Falkenstein said.

Laister was charged with first-degree threatening, interfering with an officer and first-degree criminal mischief. He was held on a $100,000 bond, according to Falkenstein.

Police also served a warrant charging Laister with misdemeanor motor vehicle violations with an additional $15,000 bond. He is also facing federal violation of parole charges, according to Falkenstein.

Paolini was charged with interfering with an officer and first-degree criminal mischief and held on a $100,000 bond. He was also charged as a fugitive from justice and held on an additional $500,000 bond, according to Falkenstein.

Falkenstein also noted Paolini is facing extradition to New Hampshire on several larceny warrants.

Urban was charged with interfering with an officer, first-degree criminal mischief and possession of drug paraphernalia and was held on a $25,000 bond. She was also found to have two active warrants from Groton for failure to appear in court for possession of drug paraphernalia charges, according to Falkenstein.