On 08/30/2010 at or about 1847 hrs the Washington County Sheriffs Office received a report of a female subject intoxicated and firing a handgun in her residence on the Hadley Lake Road in East Machias. The reporting parties stated that she also made threats that she was going to kill everyone.
The Sheriff’s Office was first on scene and soon was assisted by the Maine State Police, Maine Warden Service and Machias Police. The female subject was believed to be barricaded in her home with several weapons. Several neighbors were evacuated from their homes for their safety. Several calls were made to the residence by the Washington County Communication Center and the dispatcher on duty spoke with her but she hung up the phone and disabled it. .
A member of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office started a dialog with the female subject by public address for several minutes at which time she decided to surrender without incident. The suspect was identified as Louisa Landeen 41 of East Machias, who was extremely intoxicated. K9 handler Warden Alan Curtis and his partner (Cruizer) who is specifically trained in locating gun powder residue/gun recently fired was used on scene and the gun on scene was recovered. Evidence was recovered at the scene by Deputy Dennis Dorsey who is a member of the evidence response team (ERT). Landeen was arrested for reckless conduct and is cooperating with authorities. Landeen was transported to the Washington County Jail without incident and bail was set at $1,000 cash.
Sheriff Donnie Smith
