AUGUSTA — Three Riverview Psychiatric Center patients were among the almost three dozen people indicted Thursday by a grand jury in Kennebec County.
Two are accused of assaulting people who work at the state hospital in Augusta, which treats people found not criminally responsible for offenses and those sent there under court order. The third forensic patient is accused of going on a rampage and damaging hospital property.
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An indictment is not a determination of guilt, but it indicates that there is enough evidence to proceed with formal charges and a trial.
Anthony Caleb Barone, 24, was indicted on two counts of assault on an officer.
The indictment says Barone “did intentionally knowingly, or recklessly cause bodily injury or offensive physical contact” to two officers, Corey Goodchild and John Matthews, on Nov. 4 at Riverview.
Barone was charged previously by complaint with misdemeanor assaults on two Riverview employees, which allegedly occurred Aug. 18 and Oct. 29.
One police affidavit says within a 24-hour period Barone had assaulted three Riverview staff members, severely injuring two of them.
Arlene M. Edson, 30, is accused in two indictments of assaulting two women there, one on Nov. 27 and the other on Dec. 11. She also is charged with violation of a condition of release in connection with the latter incident.
Edson was charged previously in a complaint with a misdemeanor assault charge for allegedly punching a Riverview maintenance worker in the face on Dec. 6.
In a separate incident, state investigators found that Edson was pepper-sprayed while naked and left without treatment for hours at the hospital in December 2013, and attorneys for her have sent a notice of claim to the state, informing it of a potential lawsuit involving that incident.
Charles D. Miles, 35, is charged with aggravated criminal mischief.
He is accused of damaging windows, an elevator scanner, an exit sign and tempered glass furniture, among other things, in an incident Aug. 31. At the time, damage estimates were more than $4,370.
Miles has been convicted previously of criminal mischief and terrorizing hospital staff members.
He has been in the custody of the commissioner of the Department of Health and Human services since Miles was found not criminally responsible in 1999 for burning down the Skowhegan Fairgrounds and causing millions of dollars in damage.
Conditions of bail on the criminal mischief charges prohibited him from being kept at Riverview, so he was sent to the special mental health unit at the Maine State Prison in Warren.
He also was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for making threats against the president in the early 2000s related to Miles’ anger about a war.
Also indicted by the same grand jury:
• Jessica Alexander, 38, of Waldoboro, theft by deception Sept. 11, in Augusta.
• Matthew E. Ames, 49, of Benton, trafficking in prison contraband, unlawful possession of Suboxone on Oct. 24, in Augusta, and violation of condition of release the same day in Waterville.
• Brandon Joseph Arnold, 21, of Chelsea, theft by unauthorized taking and violation of condition of release Dec. 4 in Chelsea.
• Charles Raymond Bellows, 33, of Waterville, robbery, theft by unauthorized taking and domestic violence terrorizing Dec. 5, in Waterville.
• Jamey Brigley, 27, of Caribou, aggravated trafficking in synthetic hallucinogenic drug (MDPV, also known as bath salts) and violation of conditions of release Nov. 25, in Winslow.
• Sarah Christie, 30, of Hallowell, unlawful trafficking in heroin, unlawful trafficking in cocaine base and unlawful furnishing of cocaine base Nov. 26, in Winthrop.
• Kyle G. Corrieri, 29, of Rome, three counts of violation of condition of release, Dec. 13, 14 and 16, all in Augusta.
• David Joseph Couto Jr., 24, of Augusta, theft by unauthorized taking and violation of condition of release Sept. 27, in Augusta.
• Trevor L. Curtis, 23, of Thomaston, burglary, theft by unauthorized taking and violation of condition of release Aug. 10, in Waterville.
• Stephon James Davis, 18, of Manhattan, N.Y., unlawful trafficking in cocaine base Dec. 11, and aggravated assault, domestic violence assault, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, receiving stolen property, unlawful trafficking in cocaine base and unlawful possession of cocaine base Dec. 14, all in Augusta.
• Peter J. Dubord, 54, of Augusta, aggravated criminal operating under the influence and operating beyond license condition or restriction Sept. 28, in China.
• Jason Durand, 42, of Ashland, operating after revocation June 2, in China.
• Christopher R. Fox, 35, of Vassalboro, domestic violence assault Oct. 27, and two counts of violation of condition of release Dec.6, all in Waterville.
• Samantha L. Goodale, 28, of Augusta, theft by unauthorized taking and violation of condition of release Oct. 13, theft by unauthorized taking July 12, all in Augusta.
• Leslie J. Hamlin, 37, of South Gardiner, theft by unauthorized taking Sept. 5, in Augusta.
• Peter Kerwin Hernandez, 24, of Bronx, N.Y., two counts of unlawful trafficking in heroin, Dec. 11 and Dec. 18; unlawful trafficking in cocaine and criminal forfeiture of $2,240 allegedly found on his person and $400 allegedly found as his property on Dec. 22, all in Augusta.
• Ericka F. Lagasse, 32, formerly of Waterville and Augusta, theft by unauthorized taking Aug. 15, in Waterville.
• Shawn C. Michaud, 35, of Readfield, burglary and theft by unauthorized taking Sept. 2-4, in Augusta.
• Sean S. Myshrall, 21, of Farmington, unlawful possession of heroin Oct. 12, 2014, in Augusta.
• Katina M. Paquette, 32, of Manchester, theft by unauthorized taking Sept. 21, in Augusta.
• Andrea K. Peabody, 30, of Augusta, theft by unauthorized taking and violation of condition of release June 2-14, in Augusta.
• Shawn Porter, 33, of Fairfield, aggravated assault, burglary, violation of a protective order and criminal mischief Dec. 8, in Oakland.
• Meaghan K. Strickland, 26, of Augusta, escape Aug. 8, and violation of community confinement monitoring program July 25-Aug. 22, all in Augusta.
• Jeffrey D. Richards, 48, of Bowdoin, operating after revocation, improper plates and displaying of fictitious inspection sticker Aug. 24, in Litchfield.
• Rick E. Soucy Jr., 36, of West Gardiner, unlawful possession of heroin and operating after suspension Aug. 13, in Augusta, and unlawful possession of heroin Nov. 11, in West Gardiner.
• John True, 68, of Mount Vernon, domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon Jan. 5, in Mount Vernon.
• Corey Adam Vannah, 25, of Augusta, unlawful possession of heroin Aug. 23, in Augusta.
• Gary Wallace, 47, of Augusta, domestic violence assault Nov. 13, and two counts of violation of condition of release Dec. 31, all in Augusta.
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