Connecticut Man Arrested after Allegedly Assaulting Veazie Women

VEAZIE, Maine — A Connecticut man was arrested Thursday morning on assault and other charges after he allegedly assaulted two Veazie women Wednesday night at a Thompson Road apartment building.

Charged with two counts of assault and one count each of burglary and criminal mischief was Rike Guerrier, 24, of Bridgeport, Conn., Veazie police Officer Brian Nichols said Thursday.

Nichols said that the charges stem from an incident that occurred shortly before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, when he was called to 5 Thompson Road for a “wanted out” complaint.

When he arrived, Nichols learned that Guerrier, who left before Nichols arrived, allegedly had assaulted two women who both live in the building but in separate apartments. The woman at whose apartment the assaults occurred had met the suspect through Penobscot Job Corps and recently reconnected with him through Facebook, Nichols said.

Nichols said that Guerrin reportedly forced his way into the the woman’s apartment and tackled the woman, punching her several times. The other woman, who was visiting, was shoved across the room and punched when she tried to intervene, he said.

The woman with whom Guerrier was acquainted locked herself in the bathroom but Guerrier managed to get in, break her cell phone and put it in the toilet, Nichols said.

A search of the area and nearby woods late Wednesday and early Thursday failed to turn up Guerrier. He was arrested Thursday morning after he was spotted on School Street by Veazie police Officer Roger Hershey, Nichols said. He said police had a detailed description of the suspect, who was wearing the same clothes he had on during the alleged assaults.

Guerrier remained at Penobscot County Jail on Thursday night, a jail official confirmed.

Veazie Police seize Bath Salts and Other Drugs

VEAZIE, Maine — Police arrested two women and seized 180 grams of bath salts, drug paraphernalia, marijuana and about 200 illegal prescription drug pills after a traffic stop Thursday night.

Veazie police Officer Dain Byrant stopped a 2000 Dodge Neon that was traveling 63 mph in a 35 mph zone on State Street, Veazie Police Chief Mark Leonard said Friday morning.

The driver, April Kane, 26, of Bangor, had conditions from a previous arrest that allowed police to search her vehicle, person or home at any time.

During the search, police found more than 180 grams of the synthetic drug bath salts — with a street value of more than $18,000 — and about 3 ounces of what police suspect is liquid methadone hidden in a speaker in the rear of the car, according to Leonard.

Police also confiscated $1,500 in cash, scales and packaging they believe were used in trafficking, 33 grams of marijuana, more than 200 prescription drugs that weren’t prescribed to Kane and “a large amount of drug paraphernalia,” Leonard said.

Danielle Crudell, 26, of Prospect, a passenger in the vehicle, also was under conditions of release from a previous arrest. While searching her, police found hypodermic needles, including one that contained bath salts, as well as medications that weren’t prescribed to her, Leonard said.

Police said Crudell has been using bath salts while pregnant.

Both women were arrested and taken to the Penobscot County Jail. Kane was charged with trafficking in synthetic hallucinogenic drugs and violation of conditions of release. Crudell was charged with unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and violation of conditions of release.

The women were still in jail Friday afternoon and bail had not been set. They are scheduled to make their first court appearance on Monday, according to a jail official.

Police say more charges could be pending, and anyone with further information about Kane or Crudell is asked to call Veazie police at 947-2358.

Orono police and the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.

Veazie Police Arrest Man for Destroying Property

VEAZIE, Maine — A local man who reportedly destroyed property owned by the mother of his young child and another person just after noon Saturday was arrested shortly after taking the child and heading to Bangor, police say.

Stephen Gould, 27, was charged with domestic violence terrorizing and two counts of criminal mischief after he was stopped by police in the Queen City at about 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Veazie police Officer Jacob Ferland said Sunday.

“While he was destroying property, she was scared,” the officer said of the 34-year-old victim.

The incident does not involve any child custody issues and the child was not injured, Ferland stressed.

“I returned the child to the mother” only because “I brought him [Gould] to jail, so she needed to take the child,” the officer said.

He was taken to Penobscot County Jail after his arrest and later was released, a jail official said. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)

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