A Thomaston man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly tried to run over border patrol agents while they were taking suspected illegal immigrants into custody in Washington, Maine, following a truck crash.
Deputies from the Knox County Sheriff’s Department arrested Olivia G. Wilkins, 24, of Thomaston, also known as Stevie Wilkins, on Tuesday after he allegedly tried to run over a Border Patrol agent and a Maine State Police officer.
According to the Midcoast Villager, an affidavit from Maine State Police Trooper Jeremiah Wesbrock states that he responded to the site of a crash involving a box truck on Route 17 to assist the Knox County Sheriff’s Department. The truck had gone off-road around noon on Monday, striking a tree and causing injuries to its passengers.
Victor Cardona Calderon, 57, was reportedly driving the truck, with passengers Johan Andrés Ortiz Calderon, Agustín Sanchez Mejia, and Alejandro Ramos Chaux. Ramos Chaux was taken by helicopter to a trauma center, and Sánchez Mejia was transported to MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport.
Wesbrock reported that Cardona Calderon presented him with a New York driver’s license along with a Colombian passport, leading him to believe that he and his passengers might be in the U.S. illegally.
He contacted Border Patrol, and a Border Patrol captain arrived and began interviewing the people in the vehicle.
While the captain was conducting his interview, a driver in a Lexus, allegedly Wilkins, stopped nearby. Law enforcement told him to leave and informed him that he could not interfere with Border Patrol.
According to Wesbrock, the car squealed its tires and began driving toward him and the Border Patrol Captain, apparently intending to run them over.
Wesbrock drew his sidearm and aimed it at the driver. He allegedly swerved away as he was pulling the trigger and attempted to flee the scene.
Wilkins reportedly drove off the road near 571 West Washington Road, where he was apprehended and taken to the Knox County Jail in Rockland.
He faces charges for reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, obstructing government administration, driving to endanger, and failure to stop for an officer. He was issued a $50,000 bail, with an initial court appearance set for Wednesday afternoon.
A LinkedIn page appearing to belong to Wilkins shows that he also went by the name “Stevie” and used they/he pronouns. The banner on the account is a Black Lives Matter fist superimposed onto a pride flag.
