Today, Sunday, October 24th at about 11:33 am, Portland Police officers responded to a call of a man pointing a handgun at traffic passing by near 62 State Street.

Officers arrived on scene and observed the male still brandishing a firearm.  The male refused to follow commands and fled into 62 State Street, a large apartment building with numerous apartments.

In order to safely take the suspect into custody, the Portland Police Department Special Reaction Team and PPD Crisis Negotiations were assigned to the call.  Officers evacuated people from the surrounding apartments.  After hour of negotiations, chemical munitions were used to extricate the male from his apartment.  The male was arrested at around 4:59 pm.

Carlos Dubon, 24, of Portland was taken into custody.  MEDCU transported him to Maine Medical Center for precautionary reasons.  He will then be taken to the Cumberland County Jail and charged with Criminal Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon, Reckless Conduct, Refusal to Submit to Arrest, Violition of Conditions of Release and Creating a Police Standoff.  Officers secured a search warrant on Dubon’s apartrment after he was in custody and collected evidence.

Jose Dubon, (5/11/95) of Portland, was also Arrested on scene and charged with obstructing Government Administration and Refusal to Submit to Arrest.

If you have any information that may assist Portland Police in this case, please call:  207 – 876-8575.