Man assaults son and threatens suicide with firearm access, Winterport ME


A domestic incident occurred at a residence near Monroe Rd where a husband assaulted his son, punching him in the face. The husband threatened to commit suicide if police were called and has access to firearms. The wife moved to the son's nearby house and locked the door for safety. The son left in his vehicle to pick up a child from school. The husband remained inside the apartment above the garage. Authorities were notified and responded to the scene.
Audio|Source: Penobscot, Waldo, Knox County Public Safety
07:48
Transcript:
00:00
Complainant is going to be now in the son's house, which is next door.
00:03
They share the property.
00:05
The husband and wife live up above the garage and apartment.
00:07
She made her way over to the son's house.
00:09
Has locked the door behind her.
00:12
Also, including the gun, he also has access to what types in the house?
00:18
And four, is that mail party still inside the original house?
00:29
Three, you guys, tenets the cans ready.
00:33
Four.
00:35
Two.
00:36
One.
00:38
One.
00:43
13 sounds like the husband has punched the son in the face left.
00:48
My thinking the exact same thing that the son was a boyfriend.
00:55
That's four.
01:01
You know what to use the 81, Thompson.
01:05
Eighty-one car.
01:08
Eighty-one, Tom.
01:11
Copy on something?
01:18
12 to 26, what's your idea?
01:24
Nothing free for fire right now.
01:30
Step.
01:36
All those same traffic.
01:37
Yep.
01:39
Yep.
01:45
13 sounds like the sun.
01:48
Okay, ma'am.
01:49
It sounds like the son has gone outside, gotten his truck, and left,
01:54
going to pick his kid up from school.
01:56
When he did that, the father went back inside.
01:58
She doesn't know if it was to get a gun or just returning inside.
02:04
Ten-four. Just have her stay inside the other house and we will go to the other house to make one.
02:11
Ten-four, she's currently in the other house.
02:15
I had her relocked the door after he left.
02:20
Copy that. I'm about seven minutes ago.
02:30
Well, Waldo, do you have a description on the mail?
02:36
Currently gathering that for you, 12.
02:44
Forty-three-two, Wolda.
02:48
42-32 now.
02:49
I copy some of that traffic.
02:51
Did they use another unit at Minroe Road, one report call.
02:54
I'm on the Boston Road right now.
02:58
Closest unit is seven minutes out.
03:01
Thirteen, would you like MSP?
03:08
Send Forest, they're out near the area, they want to swing down, I appreciate it.
03:18
42, 32.
03:20
We'll move to the forest range, but I can head that way.
03:25
Copy. Sounds like the mail complainant is now getting in a car.
03:29
Mail subject.
03:33
Copy it. (number withheld) Monroe Road.
03:36
10-4[1].
03:38
Male is going to be wearing jeans and a tan jacket.
03:48
104, what do you have for in 28 direction to travel?
03:54
They're both are 106 for the ALS center.
03:59
Roger, good copy.
04:00
Please advise when they become available.
04:05
We've got poor on board.
04:07
We'll be landing there in about 18 minutes, 20 minutes.
04:14
What was the 101 statements you made earlier?
04:22
While on the line, he just said that he would take his own head off if she called the police,
04:29
not knowing she was on the phone with us already.
04:32
She then separated, and he kept asking her, how do you like this? And then he grabbed the phone from her.
04:41
You want to under that hospital.
04:44
Go on.
04:54
The name is going to be (name withheld).
04:56
Sounds like he went in the car and grabbed the hunting jacket.
05:03
He said hunting jacket first.
05:07
Time for hunting jacket.
05:09
As in a co.
05:10
He's going back into the apartment now.
05:13
When you get there, there's going to be a house to the right garage.
05:16
Be straight ahead at 12 o'clock.
05:17
The apartment is going to be up above that in the garage.
05:23
10.4. Good copy.
05:26
12 to 26 or 13.
05:29
What's your ETA now?
05:33
13. All right.
05:34
I'm on Monroe Road.
05:35
Mung Road now.
05:37
Oh.
05:38
Two minutes out.
05:40
Yeah, top of price.
05:41
It's no right on.
05:42
3.0.
05:50
Brooks 415 DeWaldo is the address, the weed road off of the Stevens Road?
06:05
Searching a copy, is that separate from the apartment,
06:08
or is that in the actual house?
06:12
There's an apartment above the garage, it's a detached garage when you get there.
06:17
He's going to be on the stairs that go upside or upstairs.
06:24
Got stuff.
06:30
The female complainant and the daughter-in-law are going to be in the actual house.
06:36
Subject is going to be upstairs in the apartment.
06:47
Go ahead.
06:50
Starting to assist in SO, (number withheld) Monroe, really one or four.
06:56
3-1-or-1-4. 3-1.
06:58
Important.
07:00
Copy.
07:04
10.4. If so, if we could ask me that phone number, please.
07:08
And just keep it until I can call in for it.
07:14
12. Only phone that's in the apartment is the one she's calling on if she's in the other house.
07:19
Just a negative contact of the availability.
07:24
10.4.3. (number withheld) on the left side or right side from Rabbit Hill Roadside.
07:35
12. It'll be the same side as Rabbit Hill, so left side.
07:40
10 3.
07:42
10.4 foot cubby.
07:43
You can show me off on scene.
07:46
I'll be in the driveway for other units, please.
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Location mentioned:
Near Monroe Rd, Winterport, ME 04496
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