Maine State Police said March 24 that a man who held police at bay for several hours in Hanover this morning surrendered just before noon time after talking with State Police negotiators. 

Paul Legasse, 40, of Camden, is charged with domestic violence assault and criminal threatening, according to a news release from the Maine Office of Public Safety.

Oxford Sheriff's deputies and troopers were called to the Route 2 house around 2:30 a.m. when a female there reported she had been beaten and threatened with a knife, police said. She was able to escape her home to call police, the release said.

“Traffic on Route 2 was detoured around the scene for hours as the State Police tactical team and negotiators worked to resolve the standoff with Legasse, who spoke with negotiators for over 90 minutes,” the release said. “Several of the area fire departments assisted police with traffic control.  Legasse was taken to the Oxford County Jail. The victim suffered facial injuries but did not require immediate medical attention.”