FARMINGTON – A man accused of stealing two trucks in May, one from Verso Paper, is facing two charges of indecent exposure.
James Hodges, 36, also formerly known as James Burnell, was accused by two female inmates at the Franklin County jail of exposing his body parts to them through a window in his cell on Saturday, sheriff’s Lt. Niles Yeaton said.
The female inmates were in the outdoor recreation yard at the time, Yeaton said. They complained to a correction officer after the incident.
An investigation was conducted and sheriff’s Detective David St. Laurent issued Hodges a summons charging him with two counts of indecent exposure on Tuesday, Yeaton said.
Hodges has been moved to a different cell, he added.
Hodges, who has addresses in Lewiston, Jay and Livermore Falls, has been held on $5,000 cash bail at the jail since he was arrested in May. At that time, he was charged with aggravated criminal mischief, unauthorized use of property, criminal trespass, driving to endanger, operating without a license and violation of condition of release.
According to police reports, Hodges drove a large dump truck out of Verso Paper’s mill yard in Jay with the bed raised, knocking down power lines, generators and snapping a utility pole as it drove on to Riley Road. Power was knocked out to Jay, Dixfield and Canton.
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