Attorney general finds officers justified in fatal shooting
April 7, 2021
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine s top prosecutor will not bring criminal charges against four law enforcement officers who fatally shot a man holding a knife that they say they thought was a firearm.
Attorney General Aaron Frey said in a letter on Monday that the four officers were justified in shooting Jason Gora, 44, in February last year, WGME-TV reported. The officers were initially placed on paid leave following the shooting.
The letter described over a day of interactions between members of Gora s family and the Auburn Police Department over concerns Gora was expressing suicidal thoughts and was a danger to himself.
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The man shot last week by a Somerset County deputy sheriff in Norridgewock has been released from the hospital and was reportedly being held Thursday at the Somerset County Jail in Madison.
Trever A. Caouette
Somerset County Sheriff’s Office
Trever A. Caouette, 24, of Skowhegan has been charged with two counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, which Somerset County Chief Deputy Michael Mitchell said Thursday was a handgun.
Caouette was taken to the jail Wednesday evening, according to Mitchell.
Mitchell said Caouette’s bail had been set at $25,000 cash. As of Thursday afternoon, Mitchell said he did not think Caouette had made bail.
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