ROCKLAND — A Lincolnville man will serve nine months in jail after pleading guilty to assaulting a woman who was also threatened while a passenger in a car he was driving.

Tyler A. Vangel, 23, of Lincolnville, was sentenced Nov. 17 in Knox County Unified Court after he pleaded guilty to domestic violence assault, reckless conduct, domestic violence criminal threatening, operating with a suspended license, and violating a condition of release since he was already on probation from a July 6 drug conviction in Cumberland County.

Vangel was sentenced to nine months in jail for the domestic violence criminal threatening and reckless conduct charges. The sentence for the domestic violence assault charge included 364 days in prison, all suspended, and two years of probation along with a $250 fine for driving with a suspended license.

Knox County Sheriff Deputies were called July 12 at approximately 4 p.m. to the Maritime Farms gas station on Route 17 in Union for a possible domestic violence incident.

The victim, who appeared upset, was crying and had bruises on her face, a nose that was swollen and black and blue, and a cut on her right hand. She asked a witness at the gas station to call police for help, according to the police affidavit filed in Knox County Unified Court.

According to a witness report, Vangel got back in the car with the victim and drove off before police arrived. Another witness followed the vehicle and was able to direct police to its location near the Union Common, where Sgt. John Palmer made contact with Vangel, according to the court document.

Vangel was arrested at the scene by Palmer. He told police that the victim had been attacked by another girl. Police noted that Vangel's shirt was covered in the victim's blood, but he said it was his own blood, according to the court document.

When police interviewed the victim, she said that they were arguing in the car and she told him she wanted to end their relationship. Vangel allegedly punched her several times in the face with a closed fist. She said that he was allegedly driving more than 90 miles per hour and threatened to drive the car into a tree. The victim said "she was in fear for her life."

Vangel was transported to the Knox County Jail by Deputy Nathaniel Jack. During his transport in the cruiser, he allegedly told Jack "long live Dallas" and "no wonder they killed those cops," according to the court document.

Vangel appeared in court again Sept. 15 for a dispositional conference.

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