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Machete-Wielding Homeless Man Accused of Assaulting People in Portland

Edward TomicBy Edward TomicFebruary 1, 2024Updated:February 1, 20243 Comments1 Min Read1K Views
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A Portland homeless man is facing multiple charges for allegedly assaulting people with a machete, possessing scheduled drugs and trafficking in prison contraband, according to a Thursday press release from the Portland Police Department.

[RELATED: โ€œZombie Slasherโ€ Machete and Loaded Shotgun Horrify Store Owners Across from Portland Homeless Encampment…]

Portland Police say the were called to 211 Cumberland Ave. (Franklin Towers) on Wednesday, Jan. 31, shortly after 9 p.m. for a report of a fight.

The fight was reported to involve a man who was “moving around the building with a machete and assaulting people.”

Police located and arrested the suspect, 38-year-old Ahmed Hussein Ismail, on charges of Assault, Criminal Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon and Violating Conditions of Release.

[RELATED: Maine ACLU Says Failed Proposal to Legalize Portland Homeless Encampments with Frequent Overdoses, Assaults, and Rapes Would Have Been โ€œPositive First Stepโ€…]

In their Thursday press release, Portland Police indicated that Ismail is “unhoused.”

Ismail was booked at the Cumberland County Jail, where Portland Police say he was subsequently charged with the Unlawful Possession of Scheduled “W” Drugs and Trafficking in Prison Contraband.

Schedule W drugs, under Maine state statute, include methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine.

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Edward Tomic is a reporter for The Maine Wire based in Southern Maine. He grew up near Boston, Massachusetts and is a graduate of Boston University. He can be reached at [email protected]

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Andy K
Andy K
2 years ago

Janet Mill’s new Migrant Resettlement Agency will help to get more of these upstanding beautiful people into a community near you.

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ME Infidel
ME Infidel
2 years ago

More cultural enrichment thanks to Catholic Charities and Mills.

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patriot
patriot
2 years ago

Is he released yet? Please let us know…. since these immigrants have garnered so much love from the Maine governor… I’m sure it could be any day now. btw, are there scores of illegal immigrants released in Augusta or around where the governor resides??? Asking for a concerned relative.

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