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Dylan Willey |
By Dominik Lobkowicz
A Waldoboro man was arrested Nov. 18 after allegedly impersonating a game warden, restraining a Warren man with zip-ties and shaking him down for information on poachers and drug users.
Dylan Willey, 21, of Waldoboro, was arrested for criminal restraint, a Class D misdemeanor, and impersonating a public servant, a Class E misdemeanor, according to court documents.
According to an affidavit of Warden Mark Merrifield, the stepfather of the Warren man contacted Merrifield after the alleged restraint took place.
The victim had been taken into custody by Willey, who had the victim provide his hunting licenses and empty his pockets before zip-typing his hands behind his back, the stepfather relayed, according to the affidavit.
Willey allegedly told the victim he had a 12-gauge shotgun in the truck and the victim saw what he thought was a bullet-proof vest and the stock of another rifle in the vehicle, the stepfather said, according to affidavit.
After telling the victim he would let him go if the victim would provide information about poaching, Willey cut off the zip-ties and the victim wrote the name of alleged poachers and drug users on a piece of paper which Willey kept, the stepfather said, according to affidavit.
Merrifield arranged for the victim to call Willey and have him meet the victim on a dead end road. Willey was arrested when he arrived, according to the affidavit.
One of zip-ties using to bind the victim was found in the front seat of Willey’s truck, and the other half was found in a driveway where the truck was parked the night before, Merrifield wrote.
Willey allegedly gave a full confession to the allegations – except for the possession of any firearms – during an interview, according to the affidavit.
A statement written by Willey filed with the court describes conversations he had with the victim about poaching, but does not address either the alleged impersonation or alleged restratint.
William Pagnano, of Rockland, is representing Willey, according to court documents. A call to Pagnano for comment was not returned by press time.
Willey remained at the Knox County Correctional Facility as of the afternoon of Nov. 25. He is currently on probation after pleading guilty earlier this year to criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and terrorizing, both Class D, according to court documents.
A probation revocation hearing for Willey has been set for Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 11:30 a.m. at Knox County Superior Court, according to court documents.
Correction: an earlier edition of this story had incorrect information on the location of where Merrifield found the cut zip-ties. The Lincoln County News regrets the error.
