SKOWHEGAN – A Moscow man already facing charges stemming from a 2022 home invasion in Bingham now faces additional charges.

Haute Couture Photo courtesy of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office

Tyler Couture, 32, was indicted by a Somerset County grand jury on Oct. 10 on one count of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and three counts of tampering with a witness or informant, according to court records released to the media. communication on Friday for Somerset. County District Attorney’s Office. They are all Class C counts.

The new indictment is in addition to a Class A count of robbery and a Class B count of aggravated assault, for which Couture was charged in July 2023, according to court records filed in Skowhegan.

Couture was arrested in February 2023 following a month-long investigation by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office into an alleged break-in and assault at a residence on Main Street in Bingham on the evening of May 29, 2022. Two other Bingham residents, Christopher Corwin and Margaret Corwin, were also charged in connection with the incident.

During the armed robbery, Couture assaulted one of the residents with a firearm, according to the indictment and an 18-page probable cause affidavit filed by Deputy Michael Lyman of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. The man who was attacked had several teeth knocked out and suffered other minor injuries.

During a physical struggle, a shot was fired but no one was injured, according to investigators.

According to the new indictment handed down last month, Couture is alleged to have caused, or attempted to cause, a witness or informant in the case to “withhold information or testimonial evidence” on February 12, 15 and 16, 2023 in Madison.

The person named in the indictment is identified as Couture’s mother in a probable cause affidavit for a separate arrest of Couture in Moscow on Aug. 17, written by Deputy Jack LePage of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. Couture was then arrested on misdemeanor charges of domestic violence, assault, domestic violence, criminal threatening, domestic violence, terrorizing and violation of conditions of release.

The Morning Sentinel does not identify alleged victims of domestic violence without their consent.

No information about Couture’s defense attorney was available Tuesday. The lawyer Couture had hired, Roger F. Brunelle Jr., of a Portland law firm, withdrew as an attorney in October, citing Couture’s failure to meet “financial obligations” and a break in business as reasons in a court filing. communication. Court records do not indicate whether Couture has since hired another attorney or whether one has been appointed to him.

On charges of robbery and aggravated assault, Couture was released from jail on bond and given a $175,000 lien on his property on Mayfield Road in Moscow, court records show. After his arrest in August, Couture posted $1,000 cash bail.

An indictment is not a determination of guilt, but it indicates that there is sufficient evidence for a case to proceed to trial.

The grand jury also indicted the following on October 10:

• Aaron W. Holt, 38, of Solon, operating after revocation and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, March 14, in Skowhegan.

• Andrew L. Seamon, 58, of Anson, arson and robbery, April 7, in Anson.

• Blake E. Frost, 25, of Pittsfield, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and driving to endanger, April 20, in Palmyra.

• Caleb R. McDougal, 25, of Palmyra, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, criminal threat with a dangerous weapon, aggravated criminal mischief and operation after revocation, Nov. 26, 2023, in Palmyra.

• Cody J. Thompson, 34, of Smithfield, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and aggravated unlawful delivery of scheduled drugs, July 16, in Skowhegan.

• David A. Levasseur, 38, of Lisbon Fallsaggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, trafficking in prison contraband and two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, Sept. 21, in Fairfield.

• Daniel O. Pallis, 35 years old, from Dresdenaggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and violation of condition of release, Sept. 21, in Fairfield.

• Maria A. Jackson, 30, of Augustaaggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, on Sept. 21 in Fairfield.

• Paul W. Duplin, 35, of Litchfieldaggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and violation of condition of release, Sept. 21, in Fairfield.

• Erika L. Spann, 31, of Clinton, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, March 7, no location listed.

• Faith Hartline, 21, of Skowhegan, five counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, June 19, in Skowhegan.

• Hunter P. Dyer, 31, of St. Albans, theft by unauthorized taking and violation of conditions of release, April 16, in St. Albans.

• Jack A. Barnard, 43, of Pittsfield, robbery, domestic violence assault and criminal mischief, June 28, in Pittsfield.

• Joshua S. Thornton, 45, of Burnham, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful supply of scheduled drugs and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, Feb. 6, in Pittsfield.

• John G. Thompson, 19, of Skowhegan, theft by unauthorized taking, receiving stolen property, unauthorized use of property, operation after revocation, criminal mischief and two counts of violation of condition of release, 23 May, in Skowhegan.

• Jesse Howard, 32, listed as transient, two counts of theft, criminal mischief and breaking and entering, between July 10 and 11, in Skowhegan.

• Jennifer M. Hight, 46, of Palmyra, unlawful supply of scheduled drugs and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, Feb. 5, in Canaan.

• Jonathan T. Cayford, 31, of Madison, domestic violence assault, between Feb. 1 and June 17, in Madison; domestic violence stalking, between May 1, 2020 and June 17, in Madison; violation of protective order, June 17, in Madison.

• Kevin R. Fabian, 63, of Norridgewock, offender operating under the influence, operating after suspension and operating with a suspended registration, June 16, in Skowhegan.

• Leon E. Maloon, 67, of Ripley, arson, domestic violence terrorizing and domestic violence criminal threatening, July 13, in Ripley.

• Michael Croteau, 53, of Palmyra, operating after revocation and violation of condition of release, April 19, in Pittsfield.

• Michael A. Farmer, 42, of Norridgewock, arson June 14 in Norridgewock.

• Mark Anthony Gooding, 59, of Anson, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and unlawful supply of scheduled drugs, July 16, in Skowhegan.

• Morgan Catherine Mcclure, 39, of Hermon, theft by unauthorized taking, March 8, in Palmyra.

• Michelle M. Merry, 39, of Skowhegan, domestic violence assault, July 8, in Skowhegan.

• Michael Paige, 27, of Pittsfield, aggravated battery on a pregnant person, aggravated battery and aggravated battery, May 24, in Athens.

• Nicholas Trask, 26, of Hartland, theft by unauthorized taking, April 16, in Cambridge.

• Nicholas Dasilva, 24, of East Providence, Rhode Island, eluding an officer, driving to endanger, operating without a license and criminal speed, Feb. 24, in Skowhegan.

• Patrick H. Dube, 42, of New Sharon, aggravated by operating after a habitual offender revocation, driving to endanger, eluding an officer, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal speed and two counts of rape of release conditions, June 9 in Mercer.

• Robert Holderman, 34, of New Port Ritchey, Florida, two counts of illegal trafficking in scheduled drugs, Feb. 9, 2023, in Fairfield.

• Roy W. Jones, 51, of Wellington, theft, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, theft of a motor vehicle, two counts of criminal mischief, theft by unauthorized taking and attempted unauthorized use of property, March 16, in Hartland.

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