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| Hammer attacker turns himself in after prison escape |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 08/16/2004 |
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An Auburn, Maine man convicted of beating his estranged wife with a hammer was back in custody last Wednesday, some 30 hours after his escape from prison. Stanley Wetmore, 38, turned himself in to Cpl. Alan Grinnell outside the Dexter Police Department at 5:30 a.m., Chief Art Roy said. "He told him, ´I´m an escapee,´ gave his name and at that point he was taken into custody," the chief said. Wetmore was then returned to the Charleston Correctional Center. "He told me he´d been walking the ATV trails and he followed them all the way into Dexter," Roy said, estimating that Wetmore covered about 12 miles, apparently spending two nights in the woods. Wetmore, who was nearing the end of his sentence and was not considered to be a security risk, simply walked away from the Charleston Correctional Center last Monday evening, officials said. Despite having no recorded offenses in prison, Wetmore was considered to be dangerous because of the viciousness of the attack on his estranged wife. On July 20, 1998, Wetmore sneaked into Lisa Wetmore´s apartment in Lewiston and hid in a bedroom until she came home. When Lisa Wetmore arrived, she was ambushed and beaten with a hammer, police said. Investigators said Wetmore beat the woman on the head and arms in an attempt to knock her unconscious so he could take her to his home in Auburn. He also tried to strangle her in an attempt to knock her out, police said. At the time, the Wetmores were separated. Lisa Wetmore had obtained a protection from abuse order against her husband in the spring before the attack. Wetmore was originally charged with attempted murder but was convicted of aggravated assault and burglary and sent to prison in December 1998. At the time of his escape, Wetmore had a little more than a year to serve in his sentence. He was scheduled to be released Dec. 7, 2005. Prison officials said Wetmore was not considered a security risk when he escaped. He faces up to five more years in prison on escape charges. |
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