WATERVILLE, Maine — A man with a history of domestic violence offenses is facing a felony charge after an altercation with his girlfriend on Friday, police said.
An anonymous person called police shortly after midnight to report James O’Clair, 23, of Waterville and his girlfriend were arguing, according to Waterville Deputy Chief Charles Rumsey.
When officers arrived on the scene, they observed a window that had been broken from inside the apartment, Rumsey said. After speaking with the witness and surveying the damage, police made entry and searched the apartment.
Officers found O’Clair and the woman in a bedroom and separated the pair, Rumsey said. O’Clair was taken into custody and charged with domestic violence assault, a Class C felony due to prior convictions.
The woman was not injured while O’Clair was taken to the Kennebec County Jail. His first court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 15.
23 with a history already, eh? Seems, and this is just an off the cuff idea, that the young fella hasn’t yet been dented himself — maybe doesn’t fully understand the concept of being on the other side of that type of situation. Ah for the days of bigger families when older brothers squared away such things long before a cop was even needed… =)
ahhh the old days when people respected each other.
“Respect,” there’s quite a term… When I was a kid it simply meant that folks had the right to be how and who they were as long as it didn’t cause a commotion with the neighbors. Basic respect was something a person had coming unless/until he or she acted the fool and lost it. Self-respect was the key to it all tho, finding a working set of morals and beliefs that fit in with the real world, and taking life from there.
Never mind big brothers. My family had 4 boys and 4 girls. My sisters and I were the ones that wised up our boyfriends. Our brothers weren’t needed.
Good point. =) Older sisters were not to be messed with — they were bigger, older and could fight well. Thinking back, there was some family politics involved where we sort of went up the chain of command to resolve ‘outside issues.’ If a situation made it as far as my oldest brother or — gawd forbid — my father, it was all over except the mud, the blood and the beer. LOL
“Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end…”