Officers detain Clayton Chapman III, 20, of Lewiston.
LEWISTON — Police arrested three people after a short foot chase ended with a suspect seeking shelter in a friend's Oxford Street apartment, Lt. Mark Cornelio, the public information officer for the Lewiston Police said Thursday.
A police officer looks out over Oxford Street during the standoff Thursday morning.
Police officers wait outside on Oxford Street.
Officers arresting Jeffrey Williams, 29, of Lewiston.
An officer arrests Kellian Ritchie, 18, of Auburn.
Clayton Chapman III, 20 of 113 Horton St. fled on foot from Sgt. Marc Robitaille when Robitaille tried to apprehend him for a probation violation.
Chapman, on probation for an earlier conviction, had violated a curfew and was not at his home when a probation officer checked on him, Cornelio said.
As he ran from Robitaille, Chapman appeared to be clutching at some thing in his waistband and police had earlier reports that he had threatened somebody with a gun, Cornelio said.
Chapman ran into the apartment of Jeffrey Williams, 29 of 116 Oxford St. and Williams refused to let police enter without a warrant so what appeared to be a standoff ensued as police surrounded the apartment and awaiting a warrant to arrest Chapman, Cornelio said.
Neighbors from nearby apartment buildings on River and Oxford streets were also evacauated for safety just before 8 a.m. Cornelio said.
Eventually police arrested Chapman, Williams and Kellian Ritchie, 18 of Auburn.
Williams was charged with a bail violation and hindering the apprehension of suspect and Ritchie was also charged with hindering the apprehension of a suspect, Cornelio said.
As of 9:30 a.m., a squad car and a K9 unit, but no dog, were still at the building, apparently focusing their investigation on the second and third floor apartments at 116 Oxford St.
The building is located at the corner of Cedar and Oxford streets, across from the Franco American Center.
Robert Cote said that police evacuated he and other tenants from the neighboring apartment buildings early Thursday.
Chapman was on probation for a criminal mischief conviction where a knifew was involved, according to Robitaille who spoke briefly with reporters at the scene.
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That is awesome! I don't think even fabreeze can get tron-stink out! He's just devil's advocate. I wonder if that job pays. Of course tron would call the police! "911, this is tron. I think someone is breaking into my house. I'm concerned about my collection of Hummel figurines."
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Hummels? I was thinking of magnetized black and white matching Scotty dogs.
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You make no sense. You have no education. You have no morals. You have no work ethic. It's liberal scum like you that eats away at our society. Stop making excuses for crap bags and support your law enforcement officers. They put their lives on the line every day, while you saturate your parents couch with BO.
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So, we have Tron, Son of Tron, and now, Tronblowsgoats. Ya gotta love it. This place is really fun. Great refuge from piracy.
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I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to side with the Troll (tron) on this one. And OMG…I’m a REPUBLICAN!
When a police officer knocks on your door, you have every right to ask for a warrant. This is part of the 4th amendment. If they had a warrant to arrest Clayton, they should have displayed it to inform the tenants they were in fact harboring a wanted man. They could definitely argue “exigent circumstances”, which they generally do, but knowing that they already had a warrant for Clayton, why not simply oblige?
In any case, I bet there is more to the story anyway, which is all I am saying. Or even if there isn’t, I am sure the LPD will say there was. “Oh we smelled pot”…
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The police are good people doing the right thing. This is not New York or Chicago, get over it, the kid is a rotten punk who shouldve been put down. Defective is another great word. Who cares where the dog was for the love of God? The dog is not the story here-its about a defective punk kid with no future.
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Ho hum, it's Clayton Chapman the turd.
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how? The police never lie, right? Since there was a probation violation, there must have been some warrant issued, and the cops should have had it with them. Don't reward them for being lazy.
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The parrot wants to know why you so hate the cops. He thinks you might have been (or still are) an outlaw once and they got the best of you. So now you hate them all. But, all this is coming from the b-b sized brain of a parrot.
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Demanding a warrant when you know you are harboring a fugitive is illegal. Look it up.
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ALL THE POLICE FOR THIS LITTLE PUNK
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DO YOU KNOW WHERE your KIDS ARE?
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law for police than for the rest of us. For the police to charge someone with a crime for demanding their constitutional rights is insane, but par for the course for the LPD. Woof!!
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sounds like the Three Stooges renamed as Junkie A, Junkie B, and Junkie C.
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"hindering the apprehension of a suspect" for asking the police to provide a warrant?
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inmates can earn up to 9 days a month of good time. so most inmates are released only two thirds into a sentence.
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Previous news article said that on April 10,2010 he pleaded guilty and agreed to spend 2 years in prison....we are only 2+ months from April 10....I know overcrowding is an issue but this is ridicolous...
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Wonder fi the dog could be at the vet's - could be overnight for surgery or anything,
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This little creep will be a career criminal, it looks like.
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This Chapman fella is well on the way to living out his life @ MSP. I thought his name sounded familiar...click on the highlighted link of his name in the article. Sociopathic, loose cannon without a conscience.
Another hand slap with Maine Pre-Trial and he'll be out in no time...yeeehaw.
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Two possible scenarios here, (A) The Dog is out around the corner hanging his leg next to the 4 or 5 junked cars with trees growing out of them. (B) the dog made a run to Dunkin Donuts
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a K9 unit there, when there's no dog. Do the cops go around yelling 'woof woof'?
"As of 9:30 a.m., a squad car and a K9 unit, but no dog, were still at the building,... "
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tron can be defined by using 6 body parts. He is a (1) knee-jerk (2) head case with his (3) foot in his (4) mouth and his (5) thumbs firmly up his (6) butt.
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but I'll bet those aren't HIS thumbs. I'd bet he couldn't even reach. I suspect they're Voisine's.
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Honestly you have to be kidding...if a patrol car is parked next to the building and it has "K-9 Unit" written on it...the reporter is going to say a K-9 units in there. Maybe the officers were in a hurry to "serve and protect" and didn't worry that the K-9 unit car was available. you really don't like the police do you. But since you are an anti gun person, who would you call to save your backside if the substance hits the fan? The police right? Would you complain if they didn't show up fast enough, and if they did arrive reallly quickly, would you then complain that they drove too fast putting people's safety in jeopardy? There is no pleasing you is there. I've known Sgt. Robitaille since his sophmore year in high school and he is an AMAZINGLY upstanding, conscientious, asset to the lewiston Police Department. He was a great team player (he was on my basketball team at LHS) and is selfless, always doing for others before himself. When you take verbal shots at the LPD you insult the fine people who give their all to protect people like you. All you do is make their job more difficult...what a nice way to say thank you to the LPD. Nice one Dan.
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We already know this answer...if his life were in danger he'd call - the newspaper...
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However, in order for one's life to be in danger, one must first have a life. Therefore saying his 'life' is in 'danger' is an oxymortron.
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Tron is only happy when he's miserable.
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The parrot sez, "Then, he must be always happy."
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