Crime
The Fairfield, Maine man had fled after a conviction for the aggravated assault of a 14-month-old child.
In this photo taken from video provided by TMX, Nicholas Carter, 31, tries to escape from the Somerset County Courthouse in handcuffs Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Skowhegan, Maine. Somerset County/TMX via AP
On Wednesday, jurors stopped a convicted Maine man in handcuffs from fleeing the Somerset County Courthouse in Skowhegan.
Nicholas Carter, 31, of Fairfield escaped after a jury convicted him of aggravated assault on a 14-month-old child, officials said Portland Press Herald.
While handcuffed, Carter jumped a bar and left the courtroom through a back door to a second floor courtroom, Herald reported.
The Herald reported that he was followed by a detective and others downstairs and through a hall as he fled the courthouse and ran across the street. Carter tripped and fell into a yard, and two jurors who were nearby helped subdue him before a detective caught up.
Security footage shows Carter dressed in a suit, descending the stairs and running down a hallway. A man tries to catch him but to no avail.
A sentencing hearing for the aggravated assault case is expected in a few weeks Herald reported.
The Somerset County Sheriff had not yet returned a request for additional information at the time of publication.
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