BANGOR, Maine — The Bangor-area woman who was shot by a deputy last month in Carmel after she allegedly threatened people with a “homemade weapon” that resembled a medieval flail is the focus of an effort to get her admitted to a state-approved psychiatric facility to determine if she is competent to stand trial.
Alexis Lannon, 20, was taken into custody from Acadia Hospital on Thursday morning and was the subject of an emergency competency hearing before Superior Court Justice Ann Murray on Thursday afternoon. She made an initial court appearance on Friday.
During the appearance, Murray set Lannon’s bail at $5,000 cash, and if she does post bail, Murray ordered that Lannon not contact the three people she allegedly threatened and abide by a 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew.
Lannon is charged with felony threatening with a dangerous weapon and two counts of misdemeanor criminal mischief. She remained at Penobscot County Jail Friday night.
After Lannon’s initial appearance, her attorney, Martha Harris, noted that Lannon has a “complicated mental health history” and that she and the Penobscot County district attorney’s office are working to expedite the mental health evaluation.
Lannon is accused of damaging property and threatening people on June 28 with a weapon. Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputy Kari Kurth shot and wounded Lannon at the Route 2 scene when Lannon “advanced toward” her with the weapon, according to a statement released by the sheriff’s office.
The Maine attorney general’s office, which investigates all officer-involved shootings, is still reviewing the case, Tim Feeley, spokesman for the attorney general’s office, said in a Thursday email. Kurth remains on paid administrative leave.