WEST GARDINER, Maine — Kennebec County Sheriff's Deputy Daniel Ross was arrested by Maine State Police while on duty Monday for alleged domestic violence incidents.
The 29-year-old has been charged with three counts of domestic violence assault, three counts of domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, unlawful sexual contact, domestic violence terrorizing with a dangerous weapon, and aggravated assault, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said in a release Wednesday.
Moss said the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office received a report Monday about "ongoing domestic violence incidents" occurring at a home in West Gardiner.
When Maine State Police troopers arrived at the home, they spoke with someone and then contacted Maine State Police. Troopers arrested Ross around 10:30 p.m. Monday, according to police.
Ross is on paid administrative leave, Moss said. He was in Kennebec County Court at 1 p.m. Wednesday for his first court appearance.
"At this time the Sheriff cannot comment any further or add any more than was released by the Maine State Police as there is a criminal investigation and an internal investigation," Lt. Chris Read of the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office told NEWS CENTER Maine in an email.
Ross started working at the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office on March 16, 2021. Below is a Facebook post by the sheriff's office that day, welcoming Ross to the department.
"You will see a new face protecting the citizens and visitors of Kennebec County," the sheriff's office wrote.
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