Nov. 18 – The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a Gray man who they say assaulted someone with a dangerous weapon in Raymond, leading them on a slow chase through Windham to the Maine Turnpike in Portland.
The sheriff’s office said in a news release Sunday evening that Jeremy Dunlap, 46, assaulted someone that morning at 27 Tower Road in Raymond and left the scene in his car with a woman. The victim, who has not been identified, was taken to Bridgton Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries to his face and head.
A deputy later found Dunlap’s car, a 2017 Jeep Renegade with license plate 199-ATY, in a Walmart parking lot in Windham. The vehicle left the parking lot and did not stop when the officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop. While the car stayed within posted speed limits on River Road, police were unable to get tire studs in place before it reached Westbrook, the sheriff’s office said.
The vehicle then circled back toward Windham on River Road, where Westbrook police set up spikes near the Sunset Ridge Golf Links. The sheriff’s office said the car again failed to stop for police and the surges were unsuccessful.
Officers continued to follow the car as it entered Portland and headed south onto the Maine Turnpike. After Maine police caused tire deflation and officers attempted to stop the car a third time, it moved into the far right lane and accelerated to 60 mph. The chase was then stopped.
The sheriff’s office is asking anyone who sees Dunlap to call 911 and not approach him. He is wanted on felony charges of aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon and “numerous other traffic charges,” the office said. The woman who was with him is not considered a suspect in the assault but is wanted on other charges.
The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to calls Monday morning requesting an update on the case.
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