WATERVILLE — The Kennebec County District Attorney will not press a civil case against Gary Cross, the suicidal man who sparked a standoff with police in front of the Waterville police department in December.

District Attorney Maeghan Maloney said Cross had provided proof that he was receiving counseling and in exchange she had dropped the charge of creating a police standoff filed against him after the Dec. 7 incident. The civil charge carries a $250 fine, but Cross may have been required to pay up to $12,000 restitution for the cost of the emergency response if he had been convicted.

“I did not file a case against him,” Maloney said. “He did bring in proof of counseling, so that is not going forward and I wish him all the best.”

Cross had been scheduled for a Tuesday court date in Waterville District Court, but Maloney last month said she would not charge him if he proved he was seeking mental health counseling.

The Dec. 7 standoff started when Cross, 58, parked his pickup truck at the Waterville Police Department and said he was going to kill himself with a loaded firearm. Cross later said that he was overwhelmed with a failing financial situation when he decided to kill himself.

Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the scene and Maine State Police negotiators spent eight hours talking with Cross before he eventually surrendered during the early morning hours. During the incident, authorities closed off nearby areas and roads near downtown Waterville.

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