A 46-year-old male is dead after a search warrant was enforced at an Auburn Road, Peru residence.
Officials sat the suspect refused to surrender peacefully. After several hour, law enforcement entered the residence and found the suspect deceased.
From the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office:
As a result of an ongoing sexual assault investigation the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office obtained a search warrant for a residence on Auburn Road in Peru and an arrest warrant for a 46-year-old male subject also of Peru. The search warrant was for evidence related to sex offences and the arrest warrant was for the offences of Gross Sexual Assault and Unlawful Sexual Contact. At approximately 3:30pm, the Maine State Police Tactical Team assisted the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office and executed a high-risk search warrant at that residence in Peru. The suspect refused to surrender peacefully which resulted in hours of negotiations in an effort to end the incident peacefully. The suspect was alone inside the residence and during negotiations he doused the residence with gasoline, threatened to burn the house down and threatened suicide. After several hours of unsuccessful negotiations, law enforcement entered the residence and found the suspect deceased. Route 108 was closed for several hours during this event. There were no public safety concerns as the suspect was contained inside of his residence. The Peru Fire Department and local rescue services were involved and assisted; no one else was injured during this event. Appropriate notifications were made to the Medical Examiner’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office and the family of the decedent. At this time the investigation is still ongoing. The identity of the deceased may be released at a later date after further investigation.
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