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Whitefield man taken into custody after hours-long standoff

Whitefield man taken into custody after hours-long standoff

Photo: Lincoln County Sheriff's Office


A 51-year-old man is in custody after a standoff Thursday in Whitefield.

Lincoln County deputies say they attempted to serve an arrest warrant to Robert Willett for terrorizing around 9 a.m. Thursday.

They say Willet fled into a home on Head Tide Hill Road in Whitefield and refused to surrender.

The Maine State Police Tactical and Crisis Negotiation Teams were brought in after Willett allegedly made threats.

Willett was peacefully taken into custody around 8 p.m.

He was charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and creating a police standoff and taken to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset.

Deputies say they applied for a weapons restriction order, also known known as a yellow flag order, for Willett.

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