ROCKLAND –  A South Thomaston man was arrested Jan. 31 by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office on multiple domestic violence charges.

Robert A. Edwards Jr., was charged with domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening, domestic violence terrorizing, and criminal restraint, according to the news release by Patrol Administrator, Lt. Patrick Polky.

He is currently being held at the Knox County Jail on $10,000 cash bail.

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 31, the Knox County Regional Communications Center received a 911 call from an address on Buttermilk Lane in South Thomaston. The caller reported that a male was “freaking out” and throwing himself under a vehicle that was trying to leave the residence. During the call, the dispatcher was able to hear a struggle for the phone and received additional information that the male was not allowing anyone to leave the residence, said Polky in the release.

Knox County Sheriff’s Deputies were notified and started toward the location. Units from the Thomaston Police Department and the Maine Marine Patrol also responded to the residence based on information that the male had a violent history.

Units arrived on the scene within minutes and were able to separate all parties involved and quickly investigate. 

Edwards will make his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon on Feb. 1 in Knox County Unified Court.

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