A stabbing and carjacking prompted a high speed pursuit in Gorham Saturday night, police say.
Mason Day, of Brownfield stole a vehicle in Limington after stabbing the driver, and then led officers on a high speed chase into Gorham, striking at least one other vehicle on the way, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
Police deployed spikes mats on the suspects vehicle on three separate occasions. The pursuit ended when a Maine State Trooper utilized a pit maneuver to disable the suspects vehicle permanently.
Police say Day fled on foot and was bitten by the sheriff’s office k-9 while attempting to evade capture and was taken into custody.
Three deputies sustained minor injury during the course of this incident, while the stab victim suffered minor, non life threatening injuries.