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Police in Litchfield search for second suspect in home invasion

Photo: Kennebec County Sheriff's Office


LITCHFIELD, Maine (WGAN) One of two suspects who police say broke into a home in Litchfield is still at large.

Our info partners at CBS 13 news report that police responded to a home on Oak Hill Road around 2:45 A.M. Sunday. They say the two broke in, confronted the homeowner with a stun gun, and tried to steal marijuana.

Police say the homeowner escaped and the two suspects fled into the woods when police arrived. One of them, 26-year-old Jay Labbe III of Lisbon was found and arrested.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to give them a call.

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