Brunswick man arrested after standoff in Portland Burger King car parking zone
A Brunswick man was arrested after a standoff that lasted greater than two hours within the car parking zone of a Burger King in Portland on Friday night time.
Portland police arrived on the Burger King at 449 Forest Avenue at round 7 p.m. for a report {that a} man had pushed by way of the drive by way of, threatened an worker and waved a rifle, based on interim assistant chief of police Robert Martin. The person, recognized as 44-year-old Gabriel McKusick, then drove into the car parking zone.
Officers tried to get McKusick to go away the car, however he refused, and a disaster negotiator from the Westbrook Police Division was known as to the scene. Native companies had been evacuated on the time, and two armored autos had been delivered to the car parking zone.
After greater than two hours trying to barter with McKusick, officers eliminated him from the car with the usage of a chemical irritant. McKusick, who acquired cuts from damaged glass, was transported to Maine Medical Heart after which to the Cumberland County Jail.
An AR-15 rifle with a double stacked journal containing nearly 60 rounds of ammunition was present in McKusick’s car, based on Martin.
McKusick has been charged with prison threatening with a harmful weapon, failure to undergo arrest, making a police standoff and unlawful possession of a firearm. He’s being held on the Cumberland County Jail with out bail.
It was not instantly clear on Saturday when McKusick’s preliminary courtroom date might be.
An investigation is ongoing, and anybody with info can contact the Portland Police Division at 207-874-8575.
