Maine man charged with stealing, crashing 2 police cars held without bail

Published May 20, 2024 2:33 PM

By PATRICK WHITTLE
Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Prosecutors say 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. Police say Gary Porter of Maine was arrested May 6 on a warrant for theft. He is accused of escaping police custody and setting off a chaotic series of events in rural Paris. Porter appeared in court via Zoom on Monday. Police say he stole a police vehicle, crashed it, then stole another before wrecking that one and being returned to custody after an exchange of gunfire.

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