FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 27, 2012
FACTS
During the evening of Saturday, June 23, 2012, Charles Robinson, 75, was shot and killed by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a confrontation at Mr. Robinson's residence on the Long Pond Road in Jackman.
DEADLY FORCE BY STATE POLICETROOPERS LEGALLY JUSTIFIED
May 18, 2007David Loughran, Special Assistant to the Attorney General (207) 626-8577 or david.loughran@maine.gov
Attorney General Steven Rowe announced today that two troopers, Lucas Hare and Douglas Cropper, both members of the State Police Tactical Team, were legally justified when they used deadly force against James M. Peters, 42, during the evening of March 30, 2007, in Auburn. Mr. Peters died as the result of being shot by Trooper Hare after an eight-hour standoff with police.
In the early evening hours of January 27, 2012, Arien L'Italien, 22, of Eagle Lake and Biddeford, was shot and wounded by U.S. Deputy Marshal Michael Tenuta and Special U.S. Deputy Marshal John Gill during an armed confrontation in Portland.
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On the Tuesday morning of November 29, 2011, Michael S. Curtis, 46, of Sangerville, was shot and killed by State Police Trooper Jon Brown during a confrontation at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds in Dover-Foxcroft.
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Late Saturday morning, November 19, 2011, Justin Crowley-Smilek, 28, of Farmington, was shot and killed by Farmington police officer Ryan Rosie during an armed confrontation in front of the Farmington Town Hall.
On Thursday, November 10, 2011, Eric Richard, 46, of Rumford, was shot and killed by Game Warden Jeremy Judd during an armed confrontation in the woods behind Richard's residence in Rumford.
In the early morning hours of November 8, 2011, Kyle Corey, 43, of Portland, was shot and wounded by Lewiston police officer Nicholas Meserve and Androscoggin County deputy sheriff Travis Lovering during a confrontation following a vehicle pursuit.
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During the evening of Saturday, September 24, 2011, Paul A. Fritze, 41, of Farmingdale, was shot and killed by Trooper Timothy Black of the Maine State Police Tactical Team during an armed confrontation outside a residence on Bowman Street in Farmingdale.
Shortly before midnight on June 8, 2011, Benjamin Thompson, 26, of Swanville, was shot and seriously wounded in Belfast by Belfast police officer Daniel Fitzpatrick during an armed confrontation following a vehicle chase that started in Searsport.
In the early morning hours of April 10, 2011, Jonathan Mitchell, 29, of Veazie, was shot and seriously wounded by Portland police officer Robert Miller during a confrontation following a vehicle chase in Portland.