In Androscoggin County, Sheriff Eric Samson said it’s too soon to go back to prepandemic protocols.
“We are still following guidelines, as much as practical, regarding the precautionary measures taken due to the pandemic,” Samson said. “It isn’t over yet.”
His patrol officers are continuing to exercise discretion in making arrests while using recommended personal protective equipment on the job.
Yet, the numbers of inmates at Androscoggin County Jail are back up, closer to prepandemic levels, he said.
On Tuesday, the headcount was 139, he said.
“We only have so many holding cells. And if our holding fills up, we can’t send people into the (general) population, because we can’t get their test results back soon enough,” he said.
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LEWISTON A Greene man was arrested late Tuesday after a local man was found stabbed in the neck at an Oxford Street apartment, police said.
Paul Fernald
Lewiston Police Department photo
Paul A. Fernald, 25, was charged with elevated aggravated assault, a felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
The victim, Johnathan A. Beaudette, 26, was taken by ambulance to Central Maine Medical Center where he was treated for the injury, which was considered non-life-threatening, according to a media statement released Wednesday morning by Lt. David St. Pierre.
A detective was called to the scene to investigate.
Fernald, who was held at Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn on a probation hold, also was charged with refusal to submit to arrest or detention and falsifying physical evidence, St. Pierre said.
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