Bangor man charged in ramming of car

An incident in the parking lot of Top Spot Billiards on Saturday morning left two cars with an estimated damage of $7,000 and a Bangor man facing charges of aggravated criminal mischief and reckless conduct.

Bangor police Officer Michael Jewett responded to a call of property damage at the Broadway nightspot shortly after 1 a.m. Several witnesses confirmed that Trinity Dooley, 28, used his vehicle to run into another vehicle belonging to Berton Conley.

Witnesses at Top Spot told the officer that Dooley rammed into Conley’s car three times before a group of men were able to remove him from his own car. When one of the witnesses told Dooley that police were on the way, he fled down Broadway, Jewett’s report said.

Officer Chad Foley caught up with Dooley, and Jewett questioned him about the incident. Dooley told the officer that he “snapped” when he saw “the love of his life” at the bar with another man, the report said. Jewett placed him under arrest and had Foley transfer him to Penobscot County Jail.

Jewett also questioned Conley, who said that he was dating Dooley’s four-year live-in girlfriend. The woman had already left Top Spot, but Officer Jewett went to her residence to ask about the incident. The report said the woman was apprehensive about being questioned, but she told Jewett that she was not threatened. However, the car Dooley used that night belonged to her.

Jewett estimated damage to the car Dooley was driving at $4,000. His report also said damage to Conley’s car totaled roughly $3,000. Dooley was released on bail and was ordered to have no contact with his girlfriend or Conley until his hearing.

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A man who already had an outstanding warrant will face additional charges after lying to police Saturday afternoon.

Bangor Officer Brandon Vafiades observed a vehicle going the wrong way on Harlow Street before turning onto State Street at about 1:30 p.m. Vafiades waited for the driver to go by and then pulled the car over.

According to the police report, the driver, who identified himself as David Sawers, 29, told Vafiades that he didn’t have his license on him and didn’t have any other form of identification. Vafiades agreed to follow the man to his Bangor residence where he told the officer he would produce his license. Vafiades’ report also said that the name David Sawers was not registered in the Department of Motor Vehicles database.

Vafiades waited at the residence for the man to produce identification, but he could not and Vafiades had no choice but to arrest him, the report said. During a routine search, the officer found a Western Union money transfer slip with the name David Sowers Jr. on it. Vafiades asked the man about the slip, and he admitted that he had lied about his name. He also told the officer that his real age was 27.

Sowers Jr. had an outstanding warrant from Caribou Superior Court for aggravated criminal trespass. Vafiades added charges of failure to give correct name and date of birth.

– Compiled by NEWS reporter Eric Russell