Police Arrest Man Who Was About To Kill Ex-Girlfriend KEY POINTS He also verbally assaulted her during multiple phone calls He drove from Connecticut to Florida and broke into her house Police nabbed Thayer as he was chasing the woman Police have stopped and arrested a man, who allegedly traveled to Florida with the intention of killing his ex-girlfriend, as he was chasing the woman while armed with a gun. According to a press release from the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, 39-year-old Aaron Thayer sent his ex-girlfriend numerous threatening text messages and verbally assaulted her during several phone calls. Thayer stated in the texts that he would drive from Connecticut to her Flagler County home in Florida to end her life.