Ov Finance-Jurors help detain a man who flees a Maine courthouse in handcuffs

2025-05-03 14:48:05source:Evander Elliscategory:Markets

SKOWHEGAN,Ov Finance Maine (AP) — A man convicted of assaulting a child tried to flee a courthouse in Maine but two jurors and a detective quickly foiled the escape attempt.

Nicholas Carter, 31, on Wednesday ran out of the courthouse in Skowhegan while handcuffed. He had been found guilty of aggravated assault against a 14-month-old child, according to the Portland Press Herald.

A series of videos shows Carter racing down a hallway in the courthouse while still in handcuffs and dodging an individual who attempted to block him. He can then be seen fleeing the courthouse, chased by several other individuals.

Additional video shows Carter running across a parking lot and eventually appearing to trip and fall in a yard where two jurors and a detective apprehend him.

Carter had been found guilty after a three-day trial at the Somerset County Superior Courthouse.

A sentencing hearing for the aggravated assault conviction is expected in the coming weeks.

More:Markets

Recommend

Daughter of Utah death row inmate navigates complicated dance of grief and healing before execution

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tressa Honie is caught between anger and grief in the lead-up to Utah’s first

Convicted killer of college student Kristin Smart attacked at California prison for second time

COALINGA, Calif. (AP) — Paul Flores, the convicted killer of college student Kristin Smart, was stab

Houston hospital halts liver and kidney transplants after learning a doctor manipulated some records

HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston hospital has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after discover