CONNECTICUT – A man approached three federal officers outside the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton on Thursday night and began swinging a knife at one of the officers, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Gary Ray Brunache, 35, of Norwich, has been charged by criminal complaint with federal assault offenses related to an incident that at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton.
After failing to comply with warnings from the officer, a second officer sprayed Brunache with pepper spray in an effort to subdue him. Brunache then turned on the second officer and stabbed him in his right thigh area.
The first officer fired about three rounds from his service pistol at Brunache as he was trying to stab the second officer. Brunache, who was not hit by the rounds, was eventually subdued.
Brunache is facing up to 30 years in prison, officials said. His is presumed innocent until proven guilty, officials said.
According to news reports, Brunache got agitated when officers wouldn’t let him into the base.