20-year-old Payton Hamilton, of Poland, is accused of stabbing an 18-year-old in West Minot and stealing a vehicle in Minot.
From the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office:
On 01/12/2025 at 4:56 am, deputies were dispatch to a residence on the West Minot Road in Minot for the report of a disturbance. While deputies were responding the caller reported that the suspect had just stolen the caller’s vehicle, a blue Ford F150, and was last seen heading towards Mechanic Falls.
A short time later an officer for the Mechanic Falls Police Department reported the stolen vehicle had just passed him. The Mechanic Falls Police officer and a deputy attempted to stop the stolen truck, but the driver was failing to stop and was traveling towards Oxford. The stolen truck crashed into a utility pole on the Robinson Hill Road in Oxford. The male driver of the stolen truck, identified as a Payton Hamilton 20 years old of Poland, was immediately arrested and taken into custody. Hamilton received minor injuries in the crash and was taken to a local hospital to be checked out before being transported to the Androscoggin County Jail. The vehicle was extensively damaged.
Hamilton was charged with the following offenses:
• ELUDING AN OFFICER Class C.
• VIOLATION OF CONDITIONS OF RELEASE, Class E.
• OUI (ALCOHOL) REFUSAL, Class D.
• THEFT BY UNAUTHORIZED TAKING, Class B.
• BURGLARY, Class C.
At approximately 10:00 am, the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office received a request from the Lewiston Police Department to respond to Central Maine Medical Center to investigate a stabbing which took place in West Minot. The victim, an 18-year-old male, reported he was stabbed and the investigation determined that Hamilton had stabbed the victim prior to stealing the truck. The victim and suspect are known to each other. Hamilton was arrested on additional charges of:
• AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, Class B
• VIOLATION OF CONDITIONS OF RELEASE, Class E
Hamilton is currently in custody at the Androscoggin County Jail on $50,000.00 cash bail.
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