BANGOR, Maine — A Piscataquis County man whose wife had a protection order against him was arrested Monday for allegedly hitting her, according to police.
Eugene Farnham, 31, who has multiple charges on his record according to Bangor Daily News archives, went to the woman’s Bolling Drive residence, got into an argument with her and hit her, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said.
Edwards said the woman’s four young children were in the apartment at the time of the assault, and the sergeant described the residence as “pretty much destroyed,” with dirty dishes and broken furniture all over the place.
After police interviewed the woman, they located Farnham next door, and he subsequently was arrested and charged with domestic violence assault, a Class C felony, and violation of protection order, a Class D misdemeanor.
The woman and children did not require medical treatment, the sergeant said.
Farnham’s record includes charges of theft, operating a vehicle after his license was suspended, reckless conduct and disorderly conduct, all in 2011, the BDN archives state.
Farnham was taken to the Penobscot County Jail, where he remained Tuesday, according to Edwards. If convicted, Farnham faces up to 10 years in jail on the domestic violence count, and an additional year for violating the protection order.
wow piscataquis jail must be full. These pretzels are making me thirsty
Okay, he’s obviously a dirt bag who needs some serious time away from people. But what did he do this time, dirty all the dishes first, THEN beat her up for not washing them fast enough? Yup, pure class.
In the wake of the many tragedies and deaths that have occurred after repeated restraining orders and arrests, it’s time for our lawmakers to step up and elevate these crimes from Class C and Class D felonies. Though it won’t solve every domestic assault situation, it’s certainly cannot make things worse.
Protestion orders are USELESS. This story is proof of that. A protection order is only as good as the individual it is against.
or to add to that if the people involve in force the issue
Penobscot County Jail and other county correctional facilities do not have the capacity or lehal authority to jail anyone beyond 364 days. No one serves 10 years in “Jail.” Those sentenced are incarcerated at the Maine State Prison at Warren.
Penobscot County Jail posts such information on its Web Site:
” Each county is responsible for housing pretrial detainees and sentenced inmates who have a felony sentence of nine months or less or misdemeanor convictions of 364 days or less. State prisons house sentenced inmates with a sentence greater that the above.”