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12/23/2020 11:00 PMThe Guilford teen who was indicted in Februaryfor a seemingly random knife attack in Westport was arrested again on Monday, Dec. 21 after apparently removing a GPS monitoring bracelet and leaving his home armed with a knife.
Ellis Tibere, a Guilford High School senior at the time of his initial arrest, attacked a woman in a parking lot Westport with a knife in January and was charged with attempted murder. He was released on a $1 million bond in May and placed on house arrest pending a court date.
According to an affidavit, officers responded to Tibere’s home after receiving a call from his parole officer. Police found Tibere with his father a short distance from the home, and found a knife nearby.
Tibere’s father told police that his son had not “made any indication of intent to harm himself or others.” He was not responsive to GPD officers and was handcuffed and brought to an ambulance without incident.
A pair of scissors and one of Tibere’s monitoring bracelets was found on the garage floor in Tibere’s home, the affidavit states.
According to the affidavit, Tibere had been given access to the backyard area of his home over the summer as part of his home confinement.
In January, Tibere had told Westport police that he had broken into nearby homes with the intention of ambushing other victims, though location data on his phone did not corroborate this claim, according to police.
The victim, a 33 year old Westport woman, was a stranger to Tibere, according to police, She suffered multiple serious stab wounds in the attack, according to the report.
Tibere was found mentally competent to stand trial at the time.
Tibere was charged with criminal mischief and violating the conditions of his release, according to the GPD arrest report. Though the initial arrest warrant shows a $250,000 bond, the Stamford Advocate reported that a judge had raised that to $2 million over concerns about Tibere’s behavior and public safety.
Also according to the Stamford Advocate, Tibere waived his right to an attorney and opposed a mental health watch, though one was ordered anyway.