Frederick Ladd Wintle (born 1953) is a former Maine politician. A Republican, Wintle is a resident of Garland, Maine , and represented six towns and villages in Penobscot and Somerset Counties in the Maine House of Representatives.[1]
History edit
Wintle is a former member of the, United States Air Force and fought in both the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War.[1]
Criminal threatening edit
On May 21, 2011, Wintle was arrested for "pointing a handgun at a man at point-blank range in a Dunkin' Donuts parking lot".[2] He allegedly began speaking with Michael G. Seamans, a photographer with the Morning Sentinel about the recent death of a toddler at a homeless shelter in Waterville and accused Seamans of being a drug dealer. He subsequently pulled out a .22 caliber weapon from his waist and pointed it at Seamans. Wintle was then arrested for criminal threatening.[2]
Wintle was indicted on two felony charges in the Waterville incident, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and reckless conduct, and a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed weapon. The two former charges were dismissed in exchange for a guilty plea on the concealed weapons charge for which he was sentenced to a year in jail, serving 45 days with the rest suspended.[3][4] Wintle stated, "I believe in America. I believe in God. I believe in my family, and I believe this is going to be all right," according to the Bangor Daily News.[5]
In September 2011, Wintle resigned from the House of Representatives.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Meet Rep. Frederick Wintle Archived 2013-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Maine.gov
- ^ a b State rep threatens to shoot "innocent bystander" Portland Press Herald, May 21, 2011
- ^ "Ex-Maine lawmaker Wintle pleads guilty to pulling gun on stranger in Waterville parking lot". 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Ex-lawmaker gets 45 days in jail for threat with gun". 9 March 2012.
- ^ "HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. And World News". HuffPost.
- ^ "Maine lawmaker charged with pulling gun resigns". foxnews.com. Associated Press. November 17, 2014.
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