Grand jury indicts man involved in police standoff

BELFAST– The Waldo County Grand Jury has indicted a Brooks man accused of creating a police standoff .

According to police, Belfast officers stopped Stephen Larrabee, 48, for a license plate violation on January 9th.

During the stop they began to suspect he was impaired by drugs or alcohol and asked him to step out of the vehicle.

Police say that’s when Larrabee reached for what they thought was a handgun.

Larrabee sped off and began a low speed chase through Waldo County.

Officers were able to stop the vehicle in Plymouth Village on the Moosehead Trail.

That’s when he barricaded himself in the vehicle and allegedly told officers he had a gun.

After several hours of negotiations officers were able to safely get him out of the vehicle.

Larrabee was indicted on numerous charges including passing a roadblock, driving to endanger and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

At the time of the incident Larrabbee’s son attributed his father’s behavior to PTSD from his military service and head trauma.