HAMPDEN, Maine — A Bangor man who is no stranger to local law enforcement was arrested again last week, according to police.
Police were going to arrest Adam Hathorn, 34, on an outstanding warrant, but additional charges were lodged against him after synthetic drugs were found in his vehicle, according to Chief Deputy Troy Morton of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office.
It turns out Deputy Noel Santiago was in the right place at the right time on Nov. 6, according to Morton, as he spotted a vehicle registered to Hathorn at a Hampden convenience store around 9 p.m.
Even though Santiago was unable to question Hathorn at the store, the deputy spotted his vehicle heading southbound on Interstate 95 shortly after, according to Morton.
Santiago pulled Hathorn over, and during the arrest process a synthetic drug that proved to be bath salts was found in the car, Morton said.
Drug paraphernalia and a large but undisclosed amount of cash were also found, Morton said.
In addition to the warrant, Hathorn was charged with unlawful possession of synthetic hallucinogenic drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, falsifying physical evidence and misuse of a public benefits instrument, as he was also in possession of a stolen EBT card, Morton said.
Hathorn has been charged with drug offenses in the past, according to Bangor Daily News archives.
In December 2011, he was one of three people arrested following a search warrant at an Essex Street apartment in Bangor in which 60 grams of bath salts and a handgun were seized, according to the archives.
Also in December of last year, Hathorn was caught riding in a stolen car by Old Town police, and officers allegedly found a small amount of bath salts on him at the time of that arrest.
Hathorn is scheduled to appear in court on the new charges on Jan. 10, Morton said.
What drives these people to taking this stuff?
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This is just a wild guess, but perhaps the same drive that makes people drink, smoke, and cheat?
A stolen EBT card? Doesn’t the card holder have a pin number to use? If it was stolen how did he get the pin number? Sounds like he took it in on a drug deal. But wait there is no welfare fraud in Maine…….
Why don’t they attempt to prosecute the original welfare recipient? That card holder either needs to be held accountable or forfeit their right to my hard earned money!
The card was reported stolen. That means that the origional card holder was not in possession of the card, and had reported its theft. What exactly should the legitiment cardholder be charged with? Perhaps being a victim?
“sounds like” is equivelant to a conviction in your world? Where were you born, Iran?
Suppose this; He stole the cardholder’s purse and/or wallet, and somewhere in there on a little scrap of paper was the pin. Not everyone can remember all the pin numbers we have today.
Or what about this: He was standing behind the card holder in a store and watched them key the pin. and stole the card later.
Or this:: he was the cardholder’s boyfriend/brother/son, and the card holder trusted him to be honest.
Lots of ways to screw an honest person. Dishonest folks are more difficult to rob.
Honest people don’t have drugs,paraphernalia, or do they falisfy records,have outstanding warrants,misuse a public benefits instrument.
How would this person know what the pin number went to. If you this this guy is honest, I have 10,000 acres of ocean front property in Aroostook county I’ll sell you for 50 bucks.
Another Clean-Freak
why was he not already in jail?????
wondering the same, how can it be stolen, if he knew the pin # ???
Bath Salts, Bangor must be a mistake
Strike 3. 30 years!
maine is a 20 strike state u didn’t know that?
Am I reading something wrong here? If the Deputy saw Hathorn as the store, and Hathorn had an outstanding warrant, why wasn’t an arrest made right then and there? Unable to question Hathorn at the store,- Isnt that why they wear a badge? Pretty quick detective work to then “spot” the car.