Navy Sailor Arrested in Connecticut Over AK-47 Rifle
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Navy sailor assigned to a Connecticut submarine base was arrested Monday by police who said he was in illegal possession of an AK-47 rifle.
Cory Dion Caldwell, 24, was arrested at his residence in Waterford, after an investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, police Sgt. Mark Willard said. He said Caldwell is a Georgia native assigned to the USS Springfield at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton.
The rifle was seized during a search of Caldwell's home along with ammunition, a 50-caliber handgun and two 45-caliber handguns, Willard said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Caldwell is charged with illegal possession of an assault weapon and illegal transportation of an assault weapon into Connecticut. He was being held on $200,000 bond and could not be reached for comment. He is to be arraigned Tuesday in New London Superior Court.
No phone number is listed for Caldwell in Waterford.
A spokesman for the submarine base, Christopher Zendan, said he received confirmation that NCIS was supporting the Waterford police department but he did not have further information.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Willard said the NCIS began looking into Caldwell after somebody provided a tip and local police later joined the investigation. The NCIS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.