Brian Emmons, 36, of Wiscasset, was arrested on Nov. 6 by Sgt. Kathy Williams of the Wiscasset Police Department on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and violating conditions of release.
The arrest followed events on Nov. 2 where Emmons allegedly left his 10-1/2 month old child home alone in his crib for about four hours, according to a signed statement by Wiscasset Police Officer Perry Hatch.
According to the statement, around 10:25 p.m. Hatch was informed via Lincoln County Communications that the Brunswick Police Dept. had arrested Emmons, and Emmons had told them his baby was home alone at his Wiscasset residence.
In a phone conversation on Nov. 19, Deputy Chief Marc Hagan, of the Brunswick Police Dept., said Emmons was arrested around 10 p.m. on Nov. 2 for violating conditions of release.
In an interaction with a BPD officer, Emmons was allegedly visibly intoxicated, which violated a bail condition to not possess or use alcohol, Hagan said.
According to Hatch’s statement, Hatch went to Emmons’ residence, which he found was locked. Hatch was unable to see a child or a crib or hear a child crying, according to the statement.
Hatch wrote he continued to circle the house until about 11:15 p.m. when Lisa Spadea, 44, of Bowdoin, a friend of Emmons, and Frances Dimambro, 21, the mother of the child, arrived at the home with a key.
Dimambro is a Brunswick resident, according to Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline.
Dimambro reportedly told Hatch, Emmons was the father of the child and though there is no court-ordered visitation, she allows Emmons custody of the child on Thursdays and Fridays, according to Hatch’s statement.
According to the statement, Dimambro reportedly told Hatch she began receiving text messages from Emmons around 7 p.m. asking if she wanted to go out, and she turned the offers down. She reportedly saw Emmons’ car in Brunswick around 8 p.m., and was confronted by Emmons in a Brunswick bar around 9:30 p.m.
As it was then approaching midnight and Dimambro had seen Emmons’ vehicle around 8 p.m., “it is believed Emmons had been gone from the house for about four (4) hours,” Hatch wrote.
The child was left in the custody of its mother, Hatch wrote.
According to the statement, Hatch confirmed that Emmons had current bail conditions dated Oct. 10, 2012 forbidding “new criminal conduct.” By allegedly leaving the child unattended for four hours, Emmons committed “new criminal conduct” of endangering the welfare of a child, Hatch wrote.
Emmons was released on $500 cash bail from Two Bridges Regional Jail on Nov. 8, according to Lt. Darryl Groh, of TBRJ.
According to court documents, conditions of Emmons’ bail include no direct or indirect contact with the child, except for scheduled supervised visits, and must abide by a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew.
A bench trial is currently scheduled for Emmons on Dec. 20.
Emmons declined to comment on the matter.
