Cory Dion Caldwell, 24, of Waterford, Conn., an active member of the U.S. Navy, appears in New London Superior Court GA-10 in New London Conn., during an arraignment hearing on charges of possession of an assault weapon and sale or transport of an assault weapon, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Caldwell made anti-government statements and authorities were concerned about the potential for violence, police said Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Day, Tim Martin)By Michael Melia, The Associated Press
NEW LONDON, Conn. – A Navy sailor from Dalton, Ga., who was charged with illegally possessing an AK-47 assault rifle was “disgruntled,” and authorities were concerned about the potential for violence, police said Tuesday.
Cory Dion Caldwell, 24, kept the rifle under his bed in the barracks at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, Conn., according to an arrest warrant. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service opened an investigation after an informant told them about the weapon and said Caldwell made statements that were anti-government and anti-military.
The informant “provided the information based on a fear for the safety of others,” a police investigator wrote in an affidavit.
At his arraignment Tuesday in New London Superior Court, the sailor wore shackles around his hands and feet and did not speak. The judge ordered him to remain in custody on $200,000 bail.