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Thompson arrested again
Jul 30, 2009 12:00 am
Amber Waterman/Sun Journal
Norman "Bo" Thompson speaks about his life on drugs and the crimes he committed while high, including jumping off of a third story balcony in October, 2007, only to be tackled by Sun Journal photographer Russ Dillingham. "It took 10 years off my life," said his mother Sharron Fuller.
LEWISTON — Three weeks after vowing to stay sober and crime-free, Norman "Bo" Thompson is back in jail.
Officials at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland said Thompson was booked on two charges Wednesday morning and held on $3,000 bail.
Thompson, 36, was arrested by Portland police after he was found in possession of items reported missing from a car parked at 23 Lamb St. in Westbrook, patrol supervisor Brett Bissonnette said Wednesday night.
Portland police Lt. James Swett confirmed Wednesday night that his department made the arrest in connection with the Westbrook burglary.
The car owner, Bissonnette said, contacted police at 9 a.m. Wednesday to report that debit cards, cash, a phone charger, a GPS device and a driver's license were missing. Westbrook police went to the jail Wednesday afternoon and served Thompson with summonses for charges of burglary of a motor vehicle and violation of bail conditions.
Westbrook police officer James Sarrenkopf is investigating the burglary, Bissonnette said.
Thompson, who listed an address of 509 Cumberland Ave. in Portland, is scheduled to appear in 9th District Court in Portland at 1 p.m. Friday, the jailer said.
It may take little to keep Thompson in jail for a long time.
He is best known for a third-story leap from a Lewiston tenement in 2007 that was photographed by Sun Journal photographer Russ Dillingham, who tackled Thompson as he fled from police. A week later, Thompson was arrested after a 14-hour standoff with police at his mother's house in Mexico.
In May 2009, Thompson was sentenced to 15 years in jail for burglary, theft and other charges. Since nearly all of the sentence was suspended, he could serve another 13 years for the past offenses.
“You have a significant amount of time hanging over your head,” Justice John Nivison told Thompson at the sentencing.
In a July 12 interview with the Sun Journal, Thompson said he was "all set."
“I don’t think I’ll get in trouble again," he said. "I got too much to lose.”
Thompson talked about his move to Portland, where he has been attending an anger management group, meeting with a substance abuse counselor and participating in art therapy.
His therapy followed a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, he said. He took medications to keep his impulses in check.
“I think I’m getting old an’ I got to retire from trouble.” he said in the recent interview. “I’m 36 an’ I can’t handle it no more.”
While in jail, he had met older prisoners.
“I don’t wanna be them sittin’ in jail
when I’m 50," he said.
Comments
Can this newspaper to stop
Submitted by starlilmama2 on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 22:02.
Can this newspaper to stop showing his ugly ass face on the internet. Why it has to be determined on his "famous" status right now? My god.
Why it has to be determined
Submitted by starlilmama2 on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 22:04.
Why it has to be determined on his "famous" status right now? My god.
Can this newspaper to stop
Submitted by starlilmama2 on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 22:02.
Can this newspaper to stop showing his ugly ass face on the internet. Why it has to be determined on his "famous" status right now? My god.
3 strikes program would be
Submitted by DR on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 21:21.
3 strikes program would be great, especially if it was a minimum 20 year sentence with hard labor. All these repeat offender losers who can't stop themselves from committing crimes would, instead of leaching off the rest of society for the rest of their lives, be forced to work off the cost of their incarceration and then some. Think of all the roadwork and other necessary maintenance work we could get out of these bums, and actually save the state some money too.
oh yes and another thing,
Submitted by mimil on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 20:20.
oh yes and another thing, stop writing about him and putting his ugly mug on the news paper. I'm sure you could find something else to write about of interest......
throw his ass in jail and
Submitted by mimil on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 20:17.
throw his ass in jail and throw away the key. what is this bulls&$t with a suspended sentence anyway? too many laws ; time to wipe the slate clean and start over. an eye for an eye would probably work if these losers knew that if they got caught there would be no second chances and they would have to do the time.......
Sheesh.... What an low life
Submitted by starlilmama2 on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 19:35.
Sheesh.... What an low life idiot... I had met him 2 years ago. I know in fact that he is a crackhead bum who doesnt give a syht about how to clean up his life.. That is pure sadness in him that he will sitting his butt down for the next 50 years. Same ol' dirt. Like he said, "Im all set and too old for doin crime" What a joke! Watch and he will do it aigan to mauplative and making an excuse to the court of his Bi crack hyper polar disorder to dimiss everythin.. yea right... hope the judge spankin his ass and throw the key away once hes in the cell... oh thats right, meet my baby father in that cell.. lol.
Being bi-polar isnt a reason
Submitted by NJoyNlife on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 15:06.
Being bi-polar isnt a reason to commit crimes. There are plenty of successful people in the world who deal with it on a daily basis. He is just selfish and narcissistic. always has been and always will be. It was a matter of time and everyone knew it. I love it everytime the sun runs a story like this it only takes weeks to get egg on their face...Nice Job. Give the front page to a looser and forget about the people who actually do succeed!
The car owner contacted
Submitted by Philster on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 12:20.
The car owner contacted police at 9 a.m. Wednesday to report that debit cards, cash, a phone charger, a GPS device and a driver's license were missing.
Put the idiot car owner in jail too. Surprised he didn't leave the key in the ignition.
I get what your saying but
Submitted by NJoyNlife on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 15:02.
I get what your saying but honestly, it wasn't his property, what gives people the right to think they can just take what they want. Im so sick of this entitlement I dont care attitude.
oh no he will get off again
Submitted by rumfudcar on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 12:18.
oh no he will get off again with a suspendsion and fine and we will get stuck with his lawyer bill again
oh no he will get off again
Submitted by rumfudcar on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 12:18.
oh no he will get off again with a suspendsion and fine and we will get stuck with his lawyer bill again
Thompson arrested....again.
Submitted by hiram73 on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 10:41.
Thompson arrested....again. Well, I'm just shocked! NOT!!! He knows how to play the system, and he'll do it again. He'll be doing life on the installment plan.
Geesh Bo, your daughter must
Submitted by Blue Eyes on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 09:48.
Geesh Bo, your daughter must be so proud of you. I hope you really didn't think you had us all fooled with that pathetic newspaper article claiming you had turned your life around. You are no more bipolar then my dog is. Once again, you were stealing money from the govt and from someone that really needs it! I certainly hope that this time, you do all the time you have coming to you. Think about your daughter for once!! She deserves a better father!
What frightens me is that he
Submitted by Old Bill on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 08:55.
What frightens me is that he will use the "bipolar" bullsh*t to keep out of jail yet again, because some dumb@ss liberal judge will agree with him and his lawyer...
"The democracy will cease to exist when the government takes from those who would work and gives to those who would not." - Thomas Jefferson.
All the more reason for
Submitted by Gil on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 08:06.
All the more reason for Maine to adopt a 3 strikes program. This d-bag can be the poster child.
"In the history of the nation, there has never been a political party so ridiculous as today's Democrats. It's as if all the brain-damaged people in America got together and formed a voting bloc." Ann Coulter
Told 'ya so. Shades of
Submitted by TREEHUGGARRR on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 07:39.
Told 'ya so.
Shades of Calvin Tidswell.
Does it really 'suprise'
Submitted by Angel on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 06:59.
Does it really 'suprise' anyone he is back in jail? All he is looking for is the publicity..keep him out of the 'limelight'..and in jail!
The new excuse is "bipolar"
Submitted by Chippy on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 06:06.
The new excuse is "bipolar" now a days. What a bunch of low-lifes. This guy will never change, he only knows about drugs, drinking, and crime. Go to jail - you deserve to.
JUSTICE FAIL I don't care
Submitted by facetheone on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 01:22.
JUSTICE FAIL
I don't care how much it costs to have an inmate in jail per year. This guy should never have gotten his sentence suspended anyway. It was a travesty of justice to put him back out on the street after such a short period of time considering all the havoc he's caused. He's completely useless and useless to society. Throw him back in jail. Then when he's 50 he can get out and go back to stealing cars. "I'm bi-polar, it made me steal cars" LOL
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