RICHMOND, Maine — Maine police agencies are searching for two men they say are considered armed and dangerous after allegedly evading police Tuesday in a high-speed chase in Waterville.
Police are searching for Christopher Terenc Farrow (also known as "Young"), 32, of Conn., who is described as a black male, 5’11 200lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes; and Dayshawn Middleton (also known as "Day Day" or "Christopher Jones"), 29, Waterbury, Conn., who is described as a black male, 6’5”, 150lbs, with brown eyes and black hair.
Police say there may be a young-looking female with them: Hailey Goeltz, 26, also of Conn. She is described as 5’7” with green eyes. Police have no information on her weight, race, or hair color.
Police say the pursuit began Tuesday in Waterville after Waterville police officers attempted to stop a vehicle they believed a man wanted on robbery charges from Connecticut was in. When the vehicle failed to stop, the chase began, moving through Waterville to Clinton and then to Augusta, where Maine State Police troopers became involved.
Police were not able to clarify what time the pursuit began Tuesday.
Maine State Police say several attempts were made to deploy spike strips in an effort to end the pursuit, however, due to speeds that topped 100 mph, no officers were able to get ahead of the chase.
At times, the suspect vehicle was allegedly operating in the wrong lane of travel, forcing other cars off the roadway. As the vehicle continued south on from I-95 onto I-295, it abruptly exited in Richmond onto Route 197 then made a turn onto Route 201 northbound, where Trooper Tyler Harrington had an opportunity to apply the PIT maneuver.
Police say both the suspect vehicle and the state police cruiser exited the roadway and came to a stop off the road. The suspects fled on foot into a field and wooded area.
A K9 track was started in an attempt to locate the suspect, but was not successful.
Harrington was transported from the scene via ambulance for concussion symptoms; he was treated and later released from Maine General Medical Center.
On Wednesday the search continued, with state police using aircraft and ATVs in Richmond.
Lt. Patrick Hood of the Maine State Police gave an update Wednesday around noon.
Hood explained that because of the high risk involved, being that one of men had a warrant out for his arrest, police called in their tactical unit to search for the men. The unit was deployed "over many hours" Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, but the search resulted in no contact with the suspects.
Police left the area around daybreak on Wednesday, and then got a call from a Litchfield resident indicating there was a woman knocking on the door asking to use the phone. The caller, Jo-Marie Arbour, told police there was a black man against the house seeming to coach the woman what to say, at which point she closed the door and called police.
Arbour told NEWS CENTER Maine she called police because of "the way they were acting."
"Because he was hiding behind the door and she seemed off, the way she looked away," Arbour explained. "My mother instinct came out, I wanted to help her but you hear so much on TV today."
"She was rambling on and said she was three months pregnant, her car broke down and had no phone," Arbour said.
"Scared, I was scared, I was alone...pretty scared, I was intimidated," she said. "So grateful for the police, like heaven-sent. They were here on a dime."
The search then continued in the area. Hood says the Sagadahoc Sheriff's Department, Richmond police, and the Maine Warden Service are assisting in the search.
"We're doing everything we can to make sure that these people are brought to justice," Hood said.
Hood says based on the man's out-of-state warrant, the suspects are considered armed and dangerous.
Hood said, "We don't know if they're armed, but clearly there was an event in the past where they were."
If the suspects are seen, police ask that people call 911 or 207-624-7076 extension 9.
This is an ongoing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.