Two victims of Anthony Lord’s July 2015 murderous rampage have claimed in a federal lawsuit that Maine State Police officers failed to protect them from Lord, who was sentenced last month to life in prison.
Brittany Irish, 23, of Bangor and her mother, Kimberly Irish, 57, of Benedicta, said in the complaint that both women told police Lord was dangerous and sought protection from him. Police allegedly refused, saying they did not have enough manpower to park a car at Kimberly Irish’s Benedicta home or to offer Brittany Irish and her children police protection.
The lawsuit claims that the officers violated the Irishes’ civil rights by putting them in danger of violence.
The women are seeking unspecified damages.
At his sentencing Aug. 7 at the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor, Lord, 37, of Crystal blamed his actions on the death of his infant son in May 2015.
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