Houlton male asserts protection after supposedly taking photos another male in foot

HOULTON, Maine — A Houlton male encouraged a choose he acted in protection when he supposedly fired another male within the foot Wednesday.

Paul J. Stockley, 34, was apprehended Wednesday mid-day after supposedly taking photos Andrew Reeves, 38, of Linneus on Benn Hillside Freeway in Hodgdon.

Area Court docket Determine Robert Langner established bond Thursday at $10,000 cash. Stockley showed up in area court using Zoom from the Aroostook Region Prison.

Paul Stockley appears in area court using zoom from the Aroostook Region Prison for his bond paying attention to linked to a supposed taking photos. His bond was evaluated $10,000 cash on Thursday, Jan. 19,. Credit history: Kathleen Phalen Thomaselli / Houlton Leader Events

Billed with raised intensified attack, a group A felony, and also negligent conduct with a weapon, a group C felony, Stockley continued to be behind bars Friday early morning, not able to release bond, in accordance with Aroostook Region Constable’s Work environment.

Defense Lawyer Jeff Pickering asked for the court to establish bond at $1,000 cash, consisting of that he comprehended the reasoning for cash bond was because of the severity of the charges.

Aide Area Lawyer Chris Chu described an extensive historic past of Stockley’s sentences associating with a various specific individual staying on the Hodgdon home and also asked for boosted cash bond at $10,000.

“Mr. Stockley, throughout the last years, carries a variety of occasions had sentences for breaking shielding orders including the similar specific individual,” Chu mentioned. “And also currently we’re finishing to declaring the use of a damaging tool.”

Before Wednesday’s taking photos, Aroostook Region Constable replacements have actually been called to the Hodgdon home a variety of circumstances that week for trespass and also disorderly occurrences including Stockley, in accordance with the constable’s record.

Reeves mentioned Stockley fired him within the foot by his boot exterior the Benn Hillside Freeway home, in accordance with Replacement Eric Corbin. The crashes weren’t lethal, cops mentioned.

Reeves encouraged replacements he was outside the Benn Hillside Freeway home with dogs when he saw Stockley and also another male bring up near the mail boxes, and also he was ill of Stockley’s harmful conduct in the direction of him and also others staying on the home, Corbin mentioned.

Stockley was supposedly chewing out Reeves, that encouraged Corbin he got a hatchet, drew his vehicle as long as Stockley’s vehicle, gotten out and also wrecked the hatchet by Stockley’s back home window, leaving the hatchet within the vehicle, in accordance with cops.

On the moment of the apprehension, cops recuperated a black Taurus G3 9mm pistol, 2 publications and also a holster coming from Stockley and also a hatchet coming from Reeves.

Throughout Stockley’s bond paying attention to, Langner mentioned he required to ponder the completeness of events primary as long as the affirmed taking photos and also whether there’s a risk of pain to a picked person.

“The ideal forecaster of the longer term is the previous. It has actually been advised to me that you simply’ve gotten a historic past of offenses of security orders, bond situations and also various concerns. That doesn’t bode successfully for this court’s situations,” Langner mentioned.

Conditions of launch welcome no call with the targets on the Hodgdon home, not going back to the home and also never ever ownership of hazardous tools, along with guns.

If founded guilty, Stockley encounters as long as three decades behind bars and also a $50,000 fantastic.