Bangor Man Arrested after Calling 9-1-1 from Home He Broke Into to Report Being Chased by Dogs, Police Say
Nick McCrea, Bangor Daily News (Maine) Staff
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BANGOR, Maine — A Bangor man was arrested on the Fourth of July after he called 911 from a home he had broken into because he said he thought dogs were chasing him, according to police.
At about 7 p.m. Wednesday, dispatchers received a call from Marcus McCall, 36, who said he was making the call from an Ohio Street residence he entered in an attempt to escape the pursuing dogs, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Thursday.
Officers Josh Kuhn and John Robinson responded to the residence and spoke to McCall, who was cooperative, according to Edwards. McCall told Kuhn and Robinson that he believed drug cartel agents were trying to kill him and were using dogs to track him as he ran through the woods alongside the Kenduskeag Stream, the sergeant said.
The officers found a smashed window in the house, but nothing had been taken, Edwards said.
Police could not confirm McCall’s claims and arrested him.
McCall was taken to the Penobscot County Jail and charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief and criminal trespass.
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