Winter Harbor fireplace chief arrested on theft, forgery prices
Winter Harbor’s fireplace chief of the previous eight years was arrested Monday after being indicted final week by a Hancock County grand jury.
Tatum McLean, 51, was indicted Friday on prices of forgery, unsworn falsification and theft by misapplication of property, in line with the Hancock County District Lawyer’s Workplace. The unsworn falsification cost is a misdemeanor however the forgery and theft prices are every Class C felonies.
Particulars of the fees weren’t obtainable Monday. Paperwork weren’t obtainable on the Hancock County Unified Legal Court docket clerk’s workplace, and District Lawyer Robert Granger declined to remark past confirming the indictment.
McLean, a Gouldsboro resident, has served as fireplace chief for the city of Winter Harbor since 2015 and, for the previous 12 months, has labored full time for the city as its fireplace chief, highway commissioner and upkeep services director. He additionally beforehand labored as fireplace chief and emergency medical providers director for the city of Gouldsboro however resigned these positions final 12 months to work for Winter Harbor full time.
Cathy Carruthers, city supervisor for Winter Harbor, stated Monday afternoon that she was nonetheless making an attempt to get in contact with members of Winter Harbor’s board of selectmen to inform them about McLean’s arrest.
She stated the board possible will focus on McLean’s place as fireplace chief, highway commissioner and upkeep services director in govt session at its common assembly on Wednesday.
“No determination has been made,” she stated about McLean’s employment standing with the city.
She had no remark about his arrest or concerning the allegations towards him.
McLean is a licensed emergency medical technician and based that city’s ambulance service, often known as Schoodic EMS, when Ellsworth-based County Ambulance went out of enterprise in 2018, Carruthers stated. McLean additionally beforehand served as an EMT for the city of Winter Harbor, however now Winter Harbor contracts with Schoodic EMS for ambulance providers, she stated.
A conviction for a Class C felony can lead to a sentence of as much as 5 years in jail and a superb of as much as $5,000.
