LITTLETON — A Littleton man remains hospitalized nearly two weeks after he was shot by a woman he shared a home with in this rural southern Aroostook community, according to police.
Margaret Barnes, 62, was arrested and charged Oct. 25 with elevated aggravated assault after allegedly shooting the man, who was identified as 52-year-old Scott Barnes.
Aroostook County Sheriff Darrell Crandall said Friday that Scott Barnes remained hospitalized at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, but he declined to provide any information on the victim’s condition. A representative at EMMC said Friday that no information was available about Barnes’ condition.
Crandall declined to release any further details about the case and said the investigation remains ongoing.
Margaret Barnes made her initial appearance in Houlton District Court on Oct. 26, when bail was set at $25,000 cash or $50,000 surety. She remained jailed Friday.
The sheriff said last month that both deputies and Maine State Police troopers responded to a call about the shooting, which happened at about 9 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Barnes residence at 492 Foster Road. Although they share a last name, the relationship between the alleged shooter and victim remains unclear.
Houlton police Chief Joe McKenna said last week that his officers had an interaction with Margaret Barnes two days before the shooting.
He said officers were called to the Doc’s Place gas station and convenience store on North Road in Houlton on Friday, Oct. 23, to investigate a report of a woman acting irrationally.
A witness said Barnes was screaming and cursing at police officers and emergency medical technicians.
Officers escorted Barnes outside the store and took her to Houlton Regional Hospital, where she underwent a psychological evaluation, according to McKenna. She wasn’t charged with anything in connection with that incident, and it is unclear when she was released from the hospital. Calls to the hospital have not been returned.
