LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A former Maine police officer who
resigned this spring after an alleged assault on his girlfriend has been
arrested again.
The Sun Journal
of Lewiston reports (http://bit.ly/QjKfRk ) 47-year-old
Timothy
Darnell was arrested at 3:30 a.m. Thursday on charges of violating
conditions of his release, violating bail and criminal trespass.
The newspaper reports he remained at the Androscoggin
County Jail on Thursday night.
Darnell was initially arrested and charged in May with
assaulting his girlfriend in Portland. He was arrested again the following
morning for allegedly returning to the victim's home.
Deputy Police Chief James
Minkowsky said Darnell subsequently resigned.
Darnell was an 18-year veteran of the police force.