PORTLAND, Maine – Police in Maine fear an Army reservist confronted in the weeks before he killed 18 people in the state’s deadliest mass shooting would “throw a stick of dynamite at a gas pool,” according to a video released Friday by law enforcement. law.
The recording, released to the Portland Press Herald and later sent to The Associated Press, documents a call between Sagadoc County Sheriff’s Sgt. Aaron Skolfield and Army Reserve Captain Jeremy Reamer.
Skolfield is following up with Reamer about the potential threat posed by Robert Card, a 40-year-old Army reservist from the Lewiston area who carried out the Oct. 25 attacks at a bowling alley and a restaurant.
Skolfield cited Maine’s yellow flag law, which can be used to remove firearms from potentially dangerous people, after Reamer said Card had refused medical treatment after being hospitalized during his Army service.
Reamer echoed the idea that officers could get hurt if they went the extra mile to make sure Card wasn’t a threat: “I’m a cop myself. … Obviously, I don’t want you guys to get hurt or do anything that could put you in a compromising position to make a decision.”
The second video, which is also blurry, shows an officer at Robert Card Sr.’s home. trying to check if the shooter’s brother, Ryan, had a gun.
“I understand that Ryan has his weapons, and I just want to make sure that happens. Are you familiar with that at all?” the officer asked.
The recording, released to the Portland Press Herald and later sent to The Associated Press, documents a call between Sagadoc County Sheriff’s Sgt. Aaron Skolfield and Army Reserve Captain Jeremy Reamer. AP
But Card Sr. said he hadn’t spoken to Ryan in days.
The officer said he would try again later.
“I just want to make sure Robert doesn’t do anything stupid at all,” she said.
Two days after the attack in Lewiston, Card’s body was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound two days after the shooting.
Reports soon began to emerge that he had spent two weeks in a psychiatric hospital several months before the attack and had amassed weapons.
Skolfield is following up with Reamer about the potential threat posed by Robert Card, a 40-year-old Army reservist from the Lewiston area who carried out the Oct. 25 attacks at a bowling alley and a restaurant. AP
Under Maine’s yellow flag law, an alert to police can trigger a process in which officers visit an individual and make a judgment call on whether that person should be placed in temporary protective custody, triggering an assessment that with a judge’s approval could lead to 14-day gun restrictions.
A full court hearing could lead to an extension of the ban for up to a year. Since the Lewiston shooting, questions have been raised about why the law was not used to remove the firearm from Card.
In the newly released video, Reamer said Card’s family had taken responsibility for removing the weapons, and Skolfield said he would contact Card’s brother and make sure any weapons were removed.
Skolfield referred to the Cards as “a big family in this area,” and noted that he did not want to publicize that police were visiting the home and kept information off the police radio.
A report released last week by Sheriff Joel Merry previously explained that local law enforcement knew Card’s mental health was deteriorating.
Skolfield cited Maine’s yellow flag law, which can be used to remove firearms from potentially dangerous people after Reamer said Card had refused medical treatment after being hospitalized during his Army service. GNMiller/NYPost
Police are aware of reports that he is paranoid, hearing voices, having psychotic episodes and possibly dealing with schizophrenia.
Merry declined to comment on the release of the video.
Democratic Governor Janet Mills has appointed an independent commission headed by a former chief justice to study all aspects of the tragedy.
And Maine’s congressional delegation said Friday there will be an Army inspector general investigation to review the Army’s actions, in addition to the ongoing Army administration investigation. ___
Associated Press writers Lindsay Whitehurst in Washington and Nick Perry in Meredith, New Hampshire, contributed to this report.
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