The Portland police officer who shot a man wielding a pellet air rifle Oct. 4 did so as another officer was trying to de-escalate the confrontation with the man, newly released body-camera footage ...
Nicholas Thorn, 28, was armed with a pellet rifle, and police received a tip that it wasn't a more deadly firearm. Video shows an officer firing during negotiations.
A 64-year-old Sanford man was charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon resulting in serious injury. James Arthur Tomlinson was charged stemming from a March 25 incident in which he allegedly ...