Sheriff’s wife charged with domestic violence assault

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2013-06-21 22:50

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'LUBEC, Maine — Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith was the victim of an alleged domestic violence assault Thursday evening that resulted in the arrest of his wife, according to Maine State Police.

Around 5:30 p.m., Lynne Kelsey-Smith called state police from the couple’s Lubec home, alleging that the sheriff had threatened her, according to Lt. Roderick Charette.

“She requested a police response to the residence,” he said. “She alleged that she had been threatened [by Smith], but when we got there and actually did the investigation, we arrested her for assaulting him.”
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Kelsey-Smith was released on $1,000 unsecured bail early Friday morning. She is scheduled to appear in Machias District Court on July 1. Domestic violence assault is a Class D crime punishable by up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.'

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