York deputies arrested two wanted thieves in Lebanon on Wednesday after one was found hiding in a residence and the other fled into the woods.
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Deputy Levi Johnson went to a home on Creamery Hill Road at approximately 11:00 a.m. in search of two people wanted on multiple warrants.
When he arrived, he reportedly spotted one of the suspects, Jonathan Gillis, 23, who is homeless, fleeing into the woods on foot.
Johnson then entered the residence and located the second suspect, Tanya Gouin, 40, of Lebanon, hiding inside, according to the official report. He arrested her without incident, and she was transported to the York County Jail.
After Gouin’s arrest, a K9 unit from the Rochester Police Department was brought in to aid in the search for Gillis, but he was not immediately located.
Shortly afterwards, Gillis was spotted behind the Dunkin’ on Carl Broggi Highway, but he allegedly fled into the woods again after being seen.
Multiple law enforcement units then responded to the area and established a perimeter. At approximately 1:00 p.m., police located Gillis on Depot Road and took him into custody without further incident.
During the arrest, deputies found Gillis allegedly in possession of crystal methamphetamine. He was transported to the York County Jail.
Gouin faces charges stemming from two warrants for theft by unauthorized taking/transfer and has been issued a $5,000 bail.
Gillis faces charges stemming from warrants for theft by unauthorized taking/transfer and probation revocation, and he has incurred additional charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. He was also issued a $5,000 bail.
Gillis had been previously arrested in April on charges of aggravated assault after he allegedly stabbed someone in Sanford.
Its sad that they look like the walking dead. Do you think it would help deter people from trying addictive drugs if the State stopped enabling them and they were left to fend for themselves? Maybe if they know they are more likely to die from their own stupidity they would actually say no and not use. Lets lock the dealers up for life and let the users be responsible for their own decision making. I watched my brothers, both addicts ruin our parents lives and one died young because of addiction. My parents left their home to my other brother worried he would be homeless and he just sold it for a song and now is homeless.