LISBON — A local man was safely taken into custody Wednesday morning to end a nine-hour standoff on Main Street.

About 1 a.m., Lisbon Emergency Services took Thomas Bayne, 53, was taken to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston for evaluation, according to a statement from Lisbon Police Chief Ryan McGee. Bayne faces charges of assault, felony terrorizing  and creating a police standoff, according to the statement.

Lisbon Fire Department closed Main Street from Wing Street to Gould Road around 3 p.m., according to a Lisbon Police Department statement.

Maine Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss confirmed that a state police tactical team assisted Lisbon Police Department. Lisbon police were the lead on the scene.

Many from the area flocked to social media sharing their interactions with police and fire officials.

One Wing Street resident said she was on her way home and stopped to ask a police officer what was going on.

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“’Someone is having a very, very bad day,’” the resident said. “That’s all he told us.”

Another nearby Lisbon resident said multiple law enforcement agencies, several unmarked cruisers and the state police tactical team were on the scene just after 7 p.m.

“It will be a long night,” they said. “Please, instead of gossip, pray for everyone involved. Pray for the community. It hasn’t even been a year since our big lock down.”

McGee thanked Lisbon Fire Department, Lisbon Emergency, Sabattus Police Department, Androscoggin Sheriff’s Office and the Maine State Police for their assistance in his statement.

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