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Portland Police Use Pepper Spray, Tasers to Subdue Assault Suspect on Boat After Standoff

Edward TomicBy Edward TomicMay 14, 2024Updated:May 14, 20243 Comments2 Mins Read
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Portland Police on Monday arrested a Sebago man suspected of assault on a boat docked in the Portland Fish Pier after a standoff that resulted in the use of pepper spray and tasers against the suspect.

On Monday, Portland Police were called to the Portland Fish Pier at 300 Commercial St. for a report of a man being attacked.

Upon arrival, the victim, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, told officers that he had been attacked by a man who was currently on a boat docked in the area.

62-year-old Stephen Thuotte of Sebago, arrested by Portland Police after a standoff on Monday | Source: Cumberland County Jail

Police say they attempted to contact the suspect on the boat, but the man refused to answer.

According to police, the suspect then came out of the cabin of the boat and exposed himself to officers and yelled expletives at them, before returning to the cabin and starting the boat’s engine and untying the docking lines.

At that point, police say they “were able to pepper spray the individual, before being forced to use their tasers to subdue him.”

Arrested was 62-year-old Stephen Thuotte of Sebago, on charges of assault, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, creating a police standoff and refusing to submit to arrest or detention.

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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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Chris
Chris
2 years ago

It’s interesting that this mans face is front and center for this piece but the illegal aliens face in the article on the murderer from Colombia has his face blurred out.

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sandy feet
sandy feet
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Too much time at sea.

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Emmaline
Emmaline
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Ship him to the Blaine House – Janet keeps yapping about how CONCERNED she is about remedies for the mental health issues in Maine. Let her get some real world practice!

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