ALFRED — A Parsonsfield man who police said used a construction-grade front end loader to pick up a mobile home and drop it back on the ground in a dispute with his son, who was living there, faces a reckless conduct charge.

A York County grand jury on Wednesday handed up a Class C felony indictment against John Bubar, 50, of Parsonsfield, in connection with the incident at his Pendexter Road home on Dec. 11. Bubar is formally charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.

An indictment is not a finding if guilt; it is a finding that enough evidence exists to move forward with prosecution.

Bubar allegedly picked up the mobile home and dropped it three times, York County Sheriff Bill King said following the December incident.

King said witnesses told deputies that Bubar then began to drive the bucket of the loader into the home, stopping only when he learned his 7-year-old grandson was still inside. The boy was not hurt.

The incident played out around mid-afternoon on Dec. 11. King said the mobile home was significantly damaged.

According to King, “York County deputies responded to the 400 block of Pendexter Road for a report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, deputies learned that John Bubar, 50, was having a dispute with his son, Michael, 27.

“Michael and his family live on his father’s property in a mobile home. Apparently, a dispute arose that day about rent payments and debris around the mobile home. John Bubar took the extraordinary step of using a large construction grade front-end loader and backhoe to damage the mobile home.”

A Class C felony carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, upon conviction

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 (local call in Sanford) or 282-1535, ext. 327 or [email protected].