BERWICK, Maine — A local man arrested nine times since March was ordered held on $10,000 cash-only bail after his latest arrest Monday.
Howard Heidenstrom, 69, of 364 Pine Hill Road appeared in York District Court on Wednesday where he was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail for violation of conditions of release and refusal to submit.
Heidenstrom has a lengthy criminal record dating to March 25 when he was arrested for terrorizing, disorderly conduct and refusal to sign a criminal summons.
Since March he has been arrested an additional eight times on a variety of charges.
His charges, according to Capt. Jerry Locke of the Berwick Police Department, range from disorderly conduct, terrorizing, violation of conditions of release and violation of a protective order, among others.
Heidenstrom was charged with violating conditions of release on on Aug. 25; refusing to submit to arrest or detention, disorderly conduct, violating conditions of release and violation of protective order on July 12; violation of protection order, violating conditions of release, terrorizing and disorderly conduct on July 8; allowing dog to be at large on June 24; violation of protection order and violating conditions of release on June 7; warrant arrest on May 20; violating conditions of release and terrorizing on May 13; and terrorizing, disorderly conduct and refusing to sign criminal summons on March 25.
Heidenstrom’s was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, where he was expected to attend a pretrial conference in Superior Court in relation to his first felony charge — the terrorism charge from March.
A Springvale District Court judge said a trial for Heidenstrom is scheduled for Sept. 18, at which point he is expected to face charges stemming from prior arrests.
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Ok its time to grow up don’t you think?
Maybe he was going for some kind of record.
He may have obtained that. What’s next?
I don’t know but most record breakers go to Disney World after their big achievements.
How about locking him up before he kills someone. What’s wrong with our court system ? What’s wrong with his lawyer ? This guy appears to have no intention to stop doing what he’s doing. How about ” 3 strikes , you’re out ” ! Lock him up for a long time or have him committed to a home for the unstable. Innocent people usually don’t get arrested 9 times in 6 months !
In his 69 years he has learned to be quite a terror. This guy will kill someone if he isn’t locked up. How many arrests are enough to do that? Unbelievable that he’s walking the streets.
A texbook example of the failure of the Maine justice system. The DAs, defense attorneys, juries and judges are all out of touch and all too willing to make deals where they all feel like winners. They win, we lose.
Too much money being made to lock him up…you see how many times he’s posted bail?
Something has gone terribly awry in this persons life, these are going on’s of a much younger person-Sad for he is at an age where he should be enjoying the fruits of his labor…OHHH damn i forgot the gov’t has pretty much stripped and taxed any fruits left.
This man needs to be committed for a full psychiatric and physical workup. He is proving he is not capable of conforming his behavior and there may be a medical reason at this age. There are variant forms of dementia or other neurological issues that can cause aberrant behaviors.
In the long run, it would be more cost-effective to treat any underlying conditions than to just warehouse him in a jail. However, that is a better option than leaving him out on the streets.