DEXTER, Maine — A local man with a history of domestic violence assault was arrested again for the same charge late Thursday night, according to police.
Police were called to the home of Christopher Marques, 37, of Dexter after he allegedly punched his wife, Dexter police Chief Jim Emerson said Friday.
The woman did not require medical attention, according to Emerson.
Marques was arrested and taken to the Dexter Police Department by Officer Gary Morin, Emerson said. Because he had a prior arrest for domestic assault last fall, Marques is facing a Class C felony charge of domestic violence assault stemming from Thursday’s arrest.
Because his bail conditions require him not to have any contact with his wife, Emerson said that Marques was driven to the Dexter-Corinna town line, where a Newport police officer took Marques to a hotel for the night.
If convicted, Marques faces up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
Second offense and they dropped him off at the town line? Does anyone see something wrong here? No contact with his wife and he couldn’t adhere to that and didn’t require bail!
I think his NEW bail conditions require no contact. The way it’s worded is a bit misleading.
In light of recent events in that area one would think the accused would at least spend the night in the clink to give him some “cooling off” time. I guess the piece of paper telling him to stay away is good ’nuff protection for her.
A dangerous situation here, a piece of paper and a night in a hotel is useless for creeps like this; he needs jail time. Maine law is way too easy on these repeat abusers.
It is incredible that offenders, never mind repeat offenders, are out of jail the very same day they commit the crime. This guy ought to be in jail for at least 5 years. Where is our legislature, why aren’t they doing something about this?
That’s right! Hey Lawmakers DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TRAVESTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You read the article wrong. He was driven to the town line because of a new bail. He didn’t already have a no contact order.
Now I agree that he should be in jail, but the police did what they could do. We need stricter bail laws in this state.
he needs to GO to jail & STAY in jail. They keep dangerous animals caged….
No they don’t, they euthanize them, dogs anyway…
Yesiree ma’am…if’n he wants ta kill ya he’ll have to walk 4 or 5 miles first…oh great…remember to set his bail at $50 and supply him with a couple handguns as well.
Dexter just had a triple homicide this year because of domestic violence. I can’t believe they would just give this guy a ride out of town, especially with a history of violence. Sounds to me like someone was too lazy to take this guy to the county jail.
Again, because of the current bail law, thye HAD to do what they did. Quit whining and strengthen the law.
Punch a stranger in the face in Maine and it’s a Class B felony. Repeatedly punch your wife in the face and it’s a Class C crime. Punch and terrorize your children in Maine and it’s off to “family counseling” for you, with DHS helping you work toward “reunification” every step of the way.
Idiotic.
When this guy ends up killing a wife/girlfriend/kid, we’ll all natter on, asking how we could have seen it coming and lamenting the fact that we just couldn’t have done anything to stop it.
Punch me once shame on you. Punch me twice shame on me. A responsible adult would not stay in such a relationship and keep calling the police to cry “victim”. It’s called taking responsibility. She’s an adult. So many resources are available to her (especially after his 1st conviction) but she apparently chose to stick around for more of the same. Is that Dexter’s fault? The police’s or the court’s fault? Or is it HER FAULT? When are these women going to be held responsible for any of their choices? Why is the focus always on these men? How many rights and freedoms must people give up to the State in the name of protecting a few irresponsible women? It takes two to tango in domestic relations. The court should start issuing orders and conditions to these ADULT women as part of any effort to protect them from “abuse.”
Wow.
He punched her and she didn’t require medical attention?
He’s not very tough is he?
Courts setting up another tragedy?
Remember the Sylvester Stallone movie, First Blood, John Rambo was escorted to the town line as well.
What’s to say he won’t come back to town and beat her up or kill her this time. He was allowed to be out on bail? This is a criminal act in itself.
So what’s the excuse going to be this time when he kills her?? Maybe the cops should think.. Hmm, he beat her once, we let him go. He beat her again, eh, let’s let him go again!! Idiots.
Maybe you should learn the law before to go spouting off about things you don’t understand. The cops did what they could do, the law needs to be changed.
Does “ANYONE” hear the bell ringing?
sad, what are they waiting for, lock him up! should NOT get out of jail AT ALL!!
As frustrated as i am with the police letting disgusting weak little men like this go, the police are not to be blamed here. I am sure more than one of them would love to exact thier own type of justice on this coward as much as many of us would. What needs to happen is our so-called POLITICIANS that MAKE the laws, need to stop arguing over party agendas and start DOING something to change the laws that allow people like this to walk the streets. Call your congressman, call your senator, tell them they can forget your vote next election if they dont actually DO something with their time in office.
I agree and think it is time for citizens to step up and change the laws so they protect the innocent, not the criminal. We have sat on our backsides far too long and let this happen!
Apparently the poor woman does not have a father or brothers that could give hubby a dose of his own medicine.
The sad part is if someone did give him a taste of his own medicine, he would run to the cops and cry foul. Then the person who served the medicine would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. We have become sheep. We need the government to protect us.
Sad, but true. Our women and children deserve better than this.
He deserves much worse…
I can’t believe this. I’m going to call Dexter pd and ask them if this is true.
Yea, I’m sure they have nothing better to do than answer your inane questions…
I’m sure this loser’s wife takes great comfort in knowing he was escorted to the Dexter-Corinna town line. Nothing like an invisible town line to make her feel safe.
lock him up for the next ten years and treat him for control freak and jealousy isues!!! Maybe in ten years he will be onto someone else!
Don’t let recent history repeat itself in Dexter.
Had this happened in Corinna or Riply or Sangerville or Guilford or Garland this man would have been taken to the county jail, gone threw the booking process, had bail set, probably higher then that it was set at in Dexter and when and if released could have walked to the homeless shelter if in Bangor or picked up by a freind if in another county. Regardless he would have seen the inside of a jail which in itself just might smarten him up a little. When a person is arrested for this crime their is no way they should be released untill they are released from a jail setting.
SOME woman like to get beat . I can find no other explanation . I do not know if she is one of them. I dated a few woman treated them good and they left me for an ex that beat them . History of violence yet they stayed married? why would a woman marry A man with a history of violence or stay with him?????????
Maybe it is you?