Current:Home > MyMaine man charged with stealing, crashing 2 police cars held without bail-LoTradeCoin
Maine man charged with stealing, crashing 2 police cars held without bail
View Date:2024-12-25 01:13:55
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A man charged with crashing two law enforcement vehicles during a police chase that concluded with gunfire from 11 officers should be held without bail until his trial, prosecutors said Monday.
Gary Porter of Maine had been arrested on a warrant for theft on May 6 when he escaped police custody and set off a chaotic series of events in rural Paris, police said. Porter, wearing handcuffs and a hospital gown, stole a police vehicle, crashed it, then stole another before crashing that one and being returned to custody after an exchange of gunfire, police said.
Porter made his first appearance in court Monday after a series of delays. A judge ruled that probable cause has been established in the case and that Porter will remain in jail pending a June 4 hearing about revoking bail.
The decision is appropriate because of the “incredibly serious and reckless nature of these charges,” Assistant District Attorney Richard Beauchesne said in court. He said Porter’s actions posed risk to “all of the law enforcement officers that engaged in the chase.”
Porter appeared in court on Monday via Zoom and spoke only briefly to address the judge.
He has yet to enter a plea, has not yet been indicted and needs to complete a competency test before a plea can be entered, said his attorney, Justin Leary. After the court appearance, Leary said he is still gathering information about the case.
“Over time the public will get all the factual information,” Leary said.
The May 6 chase began after Porter was found passed out in a chicken coop, police have said. A local police chief was taking him to jail when he slipped his handcuffs from behind his back, moved into the driver’s seat and drove off, police said.
Law enforcement rolled out spiked mats to blow the stolen cruiser’s tires. A bystander’s video then captured some of the ensuing gunfire. Shots ring out in the video as Porter climbs into a second police vehicle and takes off again before crashing a second time.
Police said Porter was shot once in the exchange of gunfire and treated at a hospital.
veryGood! (16478)
Related
- Love Is Blind’s Chelsea Blackwell Reacts to Megan Fox’s Baby News
- Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on climate change
- Patrick Dempsey named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine
- How Lebanon’s Hezbollah group became a critical player in the Israel-Hamas war
- Some women are stockpiling Plan B and abortion pills. Here's what experts have to say.
- As price of olive oil soars, chainsaw-wielding thieves target Mediterranean’s century-old trees
- Brittney Griner proud to represent USA — all of it. If only critics could say the same
- India bars protests that support the Palestinians. Analysts say a pro-Israel shift helps at home
- Katherine Schwarzenegger Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby No. 3 With Chris Pratt
- Georgia’s lieutenant governor wants to cut government regulations on businesses
Ranking
- Hill House Home’s Once-A-Year Sale Is Here: Get 30% off Everything & up to 75% off Luxury Dresses
- Biden administration says colleges must fight ‘alarming rise’ in antisemitism and Islamophobia
- Alexander Payne on the inspirations of ‘The Holdovers’ and the movies that shaped him
- Children who survive shootings endure huge health obstacles and costs
- Amazon Best Books of 2024 revealed: Top 10 span genres but all 'make you feel deeply'
- Say what? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis honors transgender woman who leads diversity seminars.
- Michael Strahan will not return to 'Good Morning America' this week amid 'personal family matters'
- Australian court considers overturning mother’s convictions for killing 4 children
Recommendation
-
RHOBH's Erika Jayne Reveals Which Team She's on Amid Kyle Richards, Dorit Kemsley Feud
-
Two alligator snorkeling attacks reported the same week in Florida
-
Say what? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis honors transgender woman who leads diversity seminars.
-
Fantasy football buy low, sell high Week 10: 10 players to trade this week
-
'Yellowstone' premiere: Record ratings, Rip's ride and Billy Klapper's tribute
-
House censures Rep. Rashida Tlaib amid bipartisan backlash over Israel comments
-
A lawsuit denouncing conditions at a West Virginia jail has been settled, judge says
-
Today's Mississippi governor election pits Elvis's second cousin Brandon Presley against incumbent Tate Reeves