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By Kyle Webster
Staff Reporter
A man was arrested and issued multiple summonses following a series of occurrences in Kennebec Hall Saturday, April 27, at 7:20 p.m. Officers reported to the hall for a follow-up of an assault complaint. While speaking with hall staff, Louis Fournier, 23, walked into the lobby shouting profanities. He left and returned shortly with a beer. He then began banging on and kicking a dorm room door. Officer Jeff King approached him and attempted to arrest him for disorderly conduct. He struggled, but was eventually subdued. He was taken to Penobscot County Jail and issued summonses for disorderly conduct, refusal to submit to arrest and refusal to sign the summonses. An interview of a female resident, conducted by Officer Deb Mitchell, led to the issuing of an additional summons for assault.
Eight people were referred to judicial affairs following a noise complaint in Kennebec Hall Wednesday, April 23, at 12:15 a.m. Officers responded to the hall where they met with staff regarding a loud room on the second floor. They went up to the room and heard loud voices. They knocked and no one answered. Officers stayed in the area due to a suspicion of drug involvement. Other residents continually passed by the officers in the hall and the phone was heard ringing in the room in question, but still no one answered the knocking. After two hours, the fire alarm went off. The fire department arrived and was informed that the residents in this room still had not come out. Due to the alarm, the room was keyed into and evacuated. The five males in the room were identified, and some seemed intoxicated. After all residents returned to their rooms, loud shouting was heard coming from the second floor. The five males from the room were referred for disorderly conduct and failure to exit building during an alarm. Three others were referred for disorderly conduct.
An officer was reportedly injured Saturday, April 27, at 11:45 p.m. While on patrol with a K-9 unit, a female public safety officer was apparently attacked by the police dog. The dog lunged at her while she was holding a flashlight searching a car. The attack caused a few small cuts and bruises. No serious injury occurred.
A man was questioned and consequently issued a summons following an incident in the men’s bathroom of Fogler Library Monday, April 22. A male student recognized a man who had been staring at him through a hole in the partition between stalls during an earlier occurrence. He informed public safety. On Tuesday, April 23, at 5:30 p.m., officer Deb Mitchell and the complainant met in the library. The man accused of staring was identified as Ronald Blair, 61, an employee of the library. He was interviewed by Mitchell who then issued him a summons for violation of privacy. He was also given a criminal trespass warning not to enter any University of Maine property.
For the weekend of Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 28, Bumstock weekend, the following occurred:
27 people were issued summonses
7 people were referred to Judicial Affairs
28 calls were alcohol related
17 calls were drug related
6 arrests were made
2 OUI arrests were made
2 arrests were made due to warrants
2 arrests were made for disorderly conduct
