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Newfield Man Arrested for Threatening Family Member with Gun


NEWFIELD, Maine (AP) Police in Maine say they charged a man with criminal threatening after he threatened his daughter and her boyfriend with an AR-15 rifle during a domestic dispute.

Police say a caller told them her father, 51-year-old Grant Lane, was arguing with her and the boyfriend on Monday when he made the threat. The caller, boyfriend and the caller’s children then fled to contact the sheriff’s office.

Police say Lane was cooperative when he was detained and arrested on a charge of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.

Lane’s scheduled to appear in court in Alfred on the afternoon of April 7. It was unclear on Tuesday if he had hired an attorney.

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