Police provide more details on Thursday’s chase through central Maine
The investigation is still ongoing, the Clinton police chief said, but additional details were available on Friday.
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Joshua Elliott, seen in the passenger seat, is being taken away in a police cruiser Thursday after reportedly leading authorities on a car chase that ended with an hourslong armed standoff.
Taylor Abbott/Morning Sentinel file
CLINTON Additional details have come to light as law enforcement agencies continue to investigate a high-speed chase through central Maine that ended Thursday afternoon in an armed, hourslong standoff on East River Road.
Joshua Elliott, 40, of Clinton is now being held at Kennebec County Jail after being transported from the scene of the standoff Thursday to MaineGeneral Hospital to be evaluated.
Police: Man in custody after chase, armed standoff in central Maine
Police identify suspect as Joshua Elliott, 40.
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Joshua Elliott, seen in the passenger seat, is taken away in a police cruiser Thursday after reportedly leading authorities on a car chase that ended with an hours-long armed standoff. Taylor Abbott/Morning Sentinel
CLINTON A 40-year-old man was in custody Thursday afternoon after he reportedly led police on a high-speed chase that ended in an armed
, hourslong standoff on East River Road in Clinton.
Police identified the suspect as Joshua Elliott, who could be seen in a police cruiser that left the scene at about 3:30 p.m.
UPDATE: Armed Standoff In Clinton Ends Peacefully
UPDATE: 4:30 PM n March 11th
According to a press release from the Maine State Police, 40 year old Joshua Elliot, of Clinton, the man at the center of the Clinton / Skowhegan armed standoff, has been taken into custody.
In the end, it turned out the weapon police believed to be a handgun was just a pellet gun.
The press release says, in part: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on March 11, 2021, Clinton Police saw Mr. Elliot driving a dark-colored truck and attempted to make a stop on the vehicle. The chase began in Clinton near Mile Marker 138, left I95 at mile marker 133 in Fairfield, and continued for approximately 30 minutes. The chase ended when Clinton PD and Fairfield PD were able to deploy spike mats which incapacitated the vehicle on the East River Road in Clinton
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Clinton man arrested after hours-long standoff with police
According to the Clinton Police Department, they attempted to stop a vehicle Thursday morning, but the vehicle failed to stop and attempted to elude the officer Author: Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 11:56 AM EST March 11, 2021 Updated: 6:39 PM EST March 11, 2021
CLINTON, Maine A Clinton man is facing several charges after attempting to elude police, which evolved into a standoff lasting several hours Thursday afternoon.
Maine State Police and Clinton police responded to what was described as a critical incident on East River Road in Clinton Thursday morning, state police spokesperson Katy England said in a release Thursday.