One of three men, arrested March 12 on charges that they risked serious bodily injury to three Nobleboro residents by firing a weapon at the house they were in, has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Chad Clancy Bolster, 19, of Augusta pleaded guilty, Oct. 1, to the misdemeanor charge of reckless conduct. Justice Andrew Horton sentenced him to 364 days in jail with all but 21 days suspended and one year of probation.
Bolster, Sumner C. Keith, 20, of Nobleboro and Anthony J. McCullagh, 19, of Nobleboro were arrested followed a report of shots fired at a residence in Nobleboro, March 12 at around 1:20 a.m.
Keith is charged with the Class C crime of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal operating under the influence. McCullagh faces the Class C charge of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon. He was later arrested for operating under the influence and violating bail conditions.
Assistant District Attorney Andrew Wright said the prosecutors considered Bolster the “least culpable” of the three. He was originally charged with Class C reckless conduct in regard to the use of a firearm. The Class D misdemeanor charge did not include the reference to a firearm. The state dismissed a charge of violation of condition of release.
According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, investigators discovered that five rounds struck the house at 204 Upper East Pond Rd., where an adult female and two teenaged males were in the residence at the time of the shooting. No one was injured in the incident.
Deputies subsequently stopped a green 2001 Subaru Legacy, which they believed to be a suspicious vehicle. The Subaru was operated by and registered to Keith, LCSO reported. A .22 caliber rifle was found in the vehicle.
Interviews revealed there was a disagreement between Keith and a male teenager who lived at the address fired upon.
According to the arresting officer’s report, “After interviewing all subjects, it was determined that Chad loaded the gun, Anthony held the wheel to drive and Sumner fired several shots” at the residence.