A Friendship lobsterman drove his boat at two other fishermen, threatening to cut a third mariner’s throat, police say.
Chad W. Benner is charged with reckless conduct with a deadly weapon as well as criminal threatening and terrorizing.
Benner, 41, also allegedly violated his bail conditions from previous run-ins with the law.
He was on bail for kidnapping, domestic violence assault, obstructing report of a crime, criminal restraint, and cruelty to animals.
Police said Benner had previously locked a woman and her dog in his boat’s engine room, keeping them there for hours.
Maine Marine Patrol arrested Benner last week after they say he drove his boat toward two fishermen who were in a skiff.
He had also gone by another lobsterman out on the water and made a motion threatening to cut his throat, police said.
Benner, who denies the charges, was arrested while at a substance-abuse rehabilitation clinic in Portland.
