Suspect in multiple police standoffs at center of incident Thursday

EDDINGTON — The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says a suspect that has created multiple police standoffs in the past was at the center of one again Thursday.

According to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, they attempted to serve a domestic violence protection order in the Town of Eddington on 47-year-old Thadius Wind, who they say had previously created police standoffs in both the summer of 2021 and 2022.

At the time of this incident, Wind was on probation for firearms related and domestic violence charges.

The Sheriff’s Office says after creating a standoff Thursday that lasted 4 hours, Wind was taken into custody by the Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team.

He was transported to the hospital for evaluation and is facing criminal charges for violation of a protection order, and violation of probation.

The incident remains under investigation. The Sheriff’s Office says no other details will be released at this time.

They also stressed that the surrounding public was not in imminent endanger during tonight’s incident, and they were assisted by the Eddington Fire Department and Brewer Rescue.