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Frederick Wintle

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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

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

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 had resigned from the House of Representatives.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Meet Rep. Frederick Wintle Maine.gov
  2. ^ a b State rep threatens to shoot "innocent bystander" Portland Press Herald, May 21, 2011
  3. ^ http://bangordailynews.com/2012/03/08/news/mid-maine/former-maine-lawmaker-wintle-pleads-guilty-in-waterville-gun-incident/
  4. ^ http://www.pressherald.com/news/ex-lawmaker-gets-45-days-in-jail-for-threat-with-gun_2012-03-09.html
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Wintle resigns House seat Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Morning Sentinel, September 13, 2011
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