WESTBROOK – A former call company captain with the Westbrook Fire Department is headed to trial on a domestic violence-related charge next week.
Jury selection for the trial of Richard Dorr, 38, of Westbrook, is scheduled for Monday in Cumberland County Superior Court, according to court records.
Westbrook police arrested Dorr on June 22 on Vivian Street as part of an investigation into domestic violence allegations.
He was originally charged with criminal threatening and obstructing the report of a crime, police said.
The criminal threatening charge was later dropped. Dorr’s attorney, J.P. DeGrinney, said the obstruction charge could still be dismissed before the trial takes place, or may be placed on file for a year.
“Everything’s up in the air,” he said. “He (Dorr) is interested in having the matter behind him.”
Dorr was originally placed on leave following the incident and was later fired.
Dorr was one of three firefighters disciplined in June during the city’s attempts to clean up the department. His arrest indirectly led to legal troubles for former full-time firefighter James Gammon, whom Dorr was living with at the time of his domestic violence arrest.
While investigating Dorr, police learned Gammon had firearms at his home. He was prohibited from owning firearms due to a previous felony conviction of robbery in 1983.
Gammon, 47, of 548 Methodist Road, is also no longer with the department. He is scheduled for a court hearing in December.
Dorr’s trial could start as soon as Monday after jury selection, but may be later in the week, DeGrinney said.
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