BANGOR, Maine — A Passadumkeag man charged with trying to run over his 49-year-old girlfriend with a car remained at the Penobscot County Jail on Tuesday unable to make bail.
Clarence Ketch, 52, was arrested Saturday night and charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, criminal operating under the influence of intoxicants, leaving the scene of an accident and operating after suspension.
Ketch and his girlfriend were drinking coffee brandy at a friend’s home in Enfield on Saturday night when the two got into a fight about whether to go home, according to the complaint filed Monday at the Penobscot Judicial Center. As his girlfriend tried to take the keys out of the car while the driver’s side door was open, Ketch allegedly put the car in reverse, then drove home.
The open door knocked Ketch’s girlfriend to the ground and the homeowners called 911, the complaint said. The victim suffered a broken finger and several cuts and bruises on her left side, according to the complaint.
Deputies located Ketch a short time later at his home on the Goulds Ridge Road hiding under a bed, the complaint said. He was arrested and taken to the Penobscot County Jail, where he told deputies he did not realize he had struck his girlfriend with the car door.
Ketch made his first court appearance Monday before Superior Court Justice Ann Murray. She set bail at $750 cash or $10,000 surety.
His next court appearance is scheduled on Oct. 12.
If convicted, Ketch faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $20,000.
Stopped reading when I got to “coffee brandy.”
Starting laughing out loud when I got to “coffee brandy!” :)
a whiter shade of pale
Ketch and his girlfriend were drinking coffee brandy…thank you.
Glug glug my friend……
Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy has been the number one selling spirit in Maine for more than 20 years.
r u the fella that used to sell porn for child molesters up in the dolby region?
This is refreshing. Brings ya back to the good ol’ days when people were just getting loaded on Allens and acting like lunatics. Just goes to show ya kids: you don’t have to be on bath salts to have a good time!
This is refreshing. Brings ya back to the good ol’ days when people were just getting loaded on Allens and acting like lunatics. Just goes to show ya kids: you don’t have to be on bath salts to have a good time!
What is it with “Maine” and Coffee Brandy”, can’t we upgrade to at least BEER?
Ron Virgin Dark Rum.
Last year Mainers consumed enough coffee flavored brandy to fill Moosehead Lake 1.16 times.
The state drink of Maine is called “The Outhouse.”Similar to a boilermaker.Drop a shot of Allens Coffee Brandy into a glass of Moxie.
Good living!!
More like drop a shot of Moxie into a glass of Allens. :-)
Touche!! lol
That’s gross. Moxie is nasty and so is Allen’s.
They have got to pull that picture of Rosie O’donnell. Every time I flash by it screams “win with Wintle.”
sorry
“Deputies located Ketch a short time later at his home on the Goulds Ridge Road hiding under a bed…”
I can’t help but picture the officer looking under the bed and saying…”I seeeeeeee youuuuu.” I guess hiding in a closet would have too much of a cliche…lol
Why the clunky headline? Call it was it is, “run over” as opposed to “knocked to the ground with the car”. That phrase makes it sound almost as though he picked up the car and hit her with it to knock her down. Just saying…
Allens Coffee Brandy strikes again, how many more , Mr. Speaker, how many more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He’s a scary looking fellow.
Riiiiiiiiiiiight?? coffee brandy should be banned!!! NEVER a good outcome when drinking that crap!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7bIbVlIqEc&feature=related
yuh, yuh!’
nuttin rong wit brandy it make me like it more
clarence did ok by drinking the gorilla juice peace to all