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Suspect in custody after police standoff in Sumner

Deputies responded to a "barricaded subject" on Butterfield Road near the intersection of Route 219 and Route 140.

SUMNER, Maine — A suspect was taken into custody after police responded to a "barricaded subject" in Sumner Monday night. 

In an update from the Oxford County Sheriff's Office, the incident was resolved around 8 p.m. after roughly 11 hours of negotiations. 

Earlier in the day, deputies responded to a home on Butterfield Road near the intersection of Route 219 and Route 140 after a complaint was made of a subject throwing debris in the roadway, officials said. 

According to the sheriff's office, Dean Hall, 54, reportedly became aggressive and allegedly made threats against family, neighbors, and police. 

Traffic was closed along Route 140 because household items being thrown into the roadway.

The Cumberland County Tactical Response Team and the Southern Maine Tactical Response Team were called to assist on scene, the release stated. 

Hall was brought to the Oxford County Jail and charged with criminal threatening, terrorizing, and causing a police standoff.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available. 

The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is currently dealing with a barricaded subject on Butterfield Road in Sumner near the...

Posted by Oxford County Sheriff's Office on Monday, February 27, 2023

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