Sgt. Aaron Skolfield is running for Sagadahoc County Sheriff, despite criticism over his handling of Robert Card, who would later commit the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history.
A Maine sergeant who has been criticized by an investigatory panel for his handling of a report about a man who later carried out a mass shooting is running for sheriff, state records show. Sgt. Aaron Skolfield of the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office is running as a Republican against his boss, Sheriff Joel Merry, who is a Democrat.
commission convened by the governor and attorney general to review the facts of the shooting found that Skolfield should have realized he had probable cause to start the state's 'yellow flag' process, which can be used to remove guns from a potentially dangerous person. Neither Skolfield nor Merry responded to calls seeking comment about the commission's report last week, and neither responded to calls Tuesday about the election.
In August, the Army barred Card from handling weapons while on duty and declared him nondeployable. In September, a fellow reservist texted an Army supervisor about his growing concerns about Card, saying, 'I believe he’s going to snap and do a mass shooting.'
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