Levi Woodman, 18, of Perry, was arrested without incident at his residence and transported to the Washington County Jail where bail was set at $25,000 cash. Jeremy Farley, 22, of Baring, was served at the Washington County Jail where he was being held on other charges. Both men remained in jail overnight awaiting their initial court appearances.
The arrests developed from intelligence gathered during Operation Round Up #1 conducted on April 7, 2011 (4:00 pm) into the early morning hours of April 8, 2011 (3:00 am) by the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Maine Forest Service in the Town of Perry, Maine and surrounding areas. The operation was also assisted by the Maine State Police, the Pleasant Point Police Department and the Calais Police Department.
The purpose of Operation Round Up #1 was to gather intelligence to assist with the investigation of a rash of fires and burglaries in the Perry, Pembroke and Pleasant Point areas over the last two years. The Operation conducted bail checks, probation checks, drug court checks and warrant arrests for the targeted area.
Anyone with additional information is requested to contact the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Senior Investigator Tim Lowell at (207) 532-5405 or 1-800-924-2261, the Maine Forest Service, Sergeant Courtney Hammond at 1-800-987-0257 or the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Lieutenant Travis Willey at (207) 255-4422.
