BANGOR, Maine — A woman living at the Ranger Inn took her dog out for a walk last week and returned to find her room had been trashed and a Tennessee man sitting on her bed, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Thursday.
Joseph Oviatt, 22, of Kingsport, Tenn., was arrested for felony burglary, which could send him to prison for up to 10 years, if convicted, as well as theft by unauthorized taking and criminal trespassing.
The victim told police she left her room at around 2 a.m. on July 5 to walk her dog.
“She locked the door but left the window unlocked,” Edwards said. “When she returned she saw the [window] screen had been ripped” and “there was a male — Joseph Oviatt — sitting on the bed. She yelled at him and told him to get out of the room.”
Oviatt rented a room just a few doors down from the victim, the sergeant said. When Officer James Carr arrived the victim informed him her iPod had been destroyed and Carr found pieces of the iPod in Oviatt’s room.
He was taken to Penobscot County Jail where he remained on Friday, a jail official said. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)
Such a nice motel !
“If I’d known you were coming, I’d have baked a cake.”
Seriously, he must’ve been a messed up transient. Let’s see if he replaces that iPod…..
Is every motel in Bangor a “roach motel”? Never hear of anything good going on at any of them.
Just answered my own question.Yikes!!
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-366092-ranger_inn-i
Informative critiques, aren’t they?
They ought to change the name of this place to the “Stranger” Inn, cause there aint nothin stranger than the things that go on over there.
Thank God he wasn’t a Maine man. It’s bad enough to find a Tennessee man in your room.
walking her dog at 2am in the area of the Ranger Inn…yikes she is lucky all that happened was he broke her ipod……
At that time of night you might have run into Jowl ( the owner ) peeking in windows… I didn’t know he had a Tennessee I.D.
Does Maine have a big sign at the borders that says, “Send me your trash?” This seems to be the theme of the transient population around this state.
Actually, we essentially do have a sign that says “send me your trash.” We have made Maine very welcoming to that element. The benefits here are better than in most states. Free healthcare, gen assistance, libs screaming about how we must take care of everyone. YES, that is what Maine is sadly becoming.
Wait, shouldn’t a man from Tennessee be in… Tennessee?
Agreed, I would love to get the back story on why this riff raff is in Maine…end of the greyhound line, perhaps?
Smith & Wesson don’t leave home without it.
When you pack-up don’t forget your back-up.
When you’re surprised by a stranger make him know he’s in danger.
I’d appreciate a little help here.
The great thing about shooting someone at a motel is you don’t have to clean it up.
It would be nice if you left a tip though.
“What are you doing in my room?”
“I don’t mean to intrude, but as far as attractive women goes, you are the only ten I see.”
One ticket to hell, please. Aisle seat.