Man pleads not guilty after park arrest

A transient arrested earlier this week in Acadia National Park pleaded not guilty to a federal disorderly conduct charge.

Claudio Martinez, 42, faces up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $5,000 if convicted of the federal misdemeanor.

A jury-waived trial in the case is scheduled to be held Sept. 9 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Margaret Kravchuk in U.S. District Court at Bangor.

Martinez was arrested on Wednesday at Echo Lake by park rangers, according to court documents.

The man allegedly “used language … and engaged in displays and acts that were physically threatening and menacing by sitting and standing near a changing area at Echo Lake beach,” the complaint says.

Martinez also allegedly approached children who were part of a group from a YMCA camp and asked to borrow a cell phone because the government was tapping his cell phone. He persisted in talking to the children even after the camp supervisor told him to stop, according to court documents.

When rangers asked him to leave people alone, according to court documents, he refused. When rangers then placed Martinez under arrest and placed him in handcuffs, he began to scream.

As a condition of bail, Martinez may not be on park property.