The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) is investigating a complaint against Deputy Peter Kenyon.
On Aug. 9, 2009, Kenyon summonsed Cynthia Busch, of Winterport for assault after an incident at the Boothbay Railway Village. Busch, in an Oct. 12 letter to Sheriff Todd Brackett, called Kenyon’s conduct “hostile, offensive, bullying and… biased.” Busch alleged Kenyon and Deputy Mark Bridgham falsified incident reports after obtaining a copy of the initial letter of complaint she sent to Major Ken Mason on Aug. 11, 2009.
Busch also sent letters of complaint to the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners; Brian MacMaster, the Director of Investigations at the Maine Attorney General’s office; and the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.
According to Busch, Lieutenant Michael Murphy “has been tasked to investigate” her allegations.
Murphy referred a press inquiry to Brackett. “I’m not at liberty to discuss that,” Murphy said.
On Nov. 29, Brackett said the investigation is ongoing. “The investigation, internally, is more about the process than it is about the Deputy,” he said.
Kenyon did not respond to a request for comment.
In interviews with The Lincoln County News, Busch said the victim of the alleged assault is the sister of an employee of the Lincoln County Regional Communications Center, a relationship she believes contributed to Kenyon’s allegedly “biased” conduct.
Busch said she will plead not guilty and seek a jury trial. The case is scheduled for a dispositional hearing in Lincoln County Superior Court on Dec. 9 at 8:30 a.m.
According to Superior Court documents, Assistant District Attorney Andrew Wright is prosecuting the case. Wright did not respond to a request for comment.
