BRUNSWICK, Maine — A 35-year-old Brunswick man was taken into custody early Sunday morning following a six-hour standoff at his home on Mere Point Road.
The man, whose name has not been released pending an evaluation at Mid Coast Hospital, was allegedly involved in a disturbance in Lewiston and threatened to kill himself at about 8:22 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from Brunswick police Cmdr. Marc Hagan.
Lewiston police alerted area law enforcement agencies to watch for the man’s 2014 BMW. Just after 8:30 p.m., officers with the Topsham Police Department and Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office located the car and pursued it to a residence on Mere Point Road, where the man allegedly fled into his home.
Brunswick police went to the residence and learned the man had said he would kill himself if police entered the house in which there were at least two firearms, Hagan said.
Mere Point Road was closed to vehicles from Simpsons Point Road to Rossmore Road during the standoff. The Brunswick police Special Response Team, as well as the Cumberland County Emergency Services Unit and Freeport Police Department’s police dog responded to the standoff.
The man continued to refuse requests to leave the home, and he was taken into custody at 2:16 a.m. He was uncooperative, according to Hagan, and police found an AR-15 rifle and shotgun in the residence.
The man continues to be evaluated at Mid Coast Hospital, Hagan said. He also faces potential charges from Lisbon and Topsham police departments in connection to his alleged actions Saturday night.