PORTLAND – Police arrested an 18-year-old at the Occupy Maine encampment and charged her with domestic violence assault after she allegedly got into a fight with her boyfriend.
Brittney Newell was arrested late Tuesday night after police were called to the Lincoln Park encampment about the fight. They said Newell bit her boyfriend on his wrist.
Newell is a transient with no permanent address, police said. They also said the boyfriend’s injury was minor.
John Mutero, 34, also a transient, was summonsed for criminal threatening in the incident. According to police, Mutero said he would kill Newell’s boyfiriend if police were called.
Police said they served Mutero with a criminal trespass notice, meaning he needs to gather his belongings and vacate the park by tonight.
The incident occurred in a tent in Lincoln Park, police said.
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