Maxx Noble, who escaped in handcuffs from a Maine State Police cruiser on Tuesday, has turned himself in late Wednesday, authorities say.

His mother drove Noble to the Oxford County Jail just after 11:30 p.m., according to Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

Noble, 27, of Otisfield, had been arrested and was in handcuffs in a locked cruiser when he was able to escape while troopers were inside a home in Otisfield.

Troopers went to the home looking for Noble, who was facing several felony drug charges stemming from an investigation by state police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. The troopers arrested Noble and placed him in the cruiser, but Noble was able to unbuckle his seat belt and unlock the cruiser door before fleeing into the woods.

Noble was convicted in 2006 of conspiracy to burn down the Fryeburg Academy gymnasium. Noble, 18 at the time, and Philip P. Thibault broke into a building and stole a can of motor oil, then broke into the Harvey Dow Gibson Recreation Center on the Fryeburg Academy campus. In addition to a basketball court, the building housed a theater, stage, locker rooms and offices.

The men used the oil to start a fire on the stage and left with office supplies and sports equipment, including bows and arrows, prosecutors said. Both were former students at the school. Noble was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison.

The fire destroyed a building valued at $1.7 million, but replacing it cost $10 million.

On Tuesday, state police – aided by tracking dogs as well as local and county authorities – searched the area where Noble escaped but without success and called on the public to help them find the man.

Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, urged the public to avoid contact with Noble, whom he described as “desperate.”

Noble’s shoes were removed after Troopers Adam Fillebrown and Jason Wing arrested him at a home on Ahonen Road in Otisfield. He has multiple tattoos on his face, neck and arms.

Authorities say Noble was not wearing the handcuffs and had shoes on when he turned himself in Wednesday night.

This story will be updated.

 

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