BANGOR, Maine — A Portland man accused of causing a six-hour standoff at the home of his ex-fiancee in Bangor on Feb. 8 pleaded not guilty Wednesday at the Penobscot Judicial Center to a variety of charges.
Nicholas Condon, 27, was indicted last month by the Penobscot County grand jury on two counts each of kidnapping and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon; and one count each of burglary, reckless conduct with a firearm, creating a police standoff and possession of sexually explicit material.
District Court Judge Gregory Campbell ordered Condon to undergo a psychological evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial.
A trial date has not been set.
Condon has been held at the Penobscot County Jail since his arrest at 831 Union St. He has been unable to post $100,000 cash bail.
Condon wanted to force police to shoot him, according to an affidavit filed at the Penobscot Judicial Center. During his first court appearance by videoconference from the jail on Feb. 9, Condon was dressed in a sleeveless smock given to inmates on suicide watch but now is housed with the general inmate population, according to jail personnel.
All the charges except possession of sexually explicit materials are related to the standoff, according to Michael Roberts, deputy district attorney for Penobscot County. The prosecutor said after the grand jury handed up indictments March 25 that child pornography was found on Condon’s phone. Investigators later obtained a search warrant for his laptop in Portland and found child pornography on that device as well.
Condon went to the home of his ex-fiancee and her new boyfriend early the morning of Feb. 8 armed with a loaded shotgun, according to the affidavit. He threatened to shoot and burn them both.
If convicted, Condon faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of $50,000 on the kidnapping charges alone. If convicted of possessing child pornography, Condon faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
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