Thursday, October 18, 2012
BELFAST A Troy man accused of setting fire to his own vehicle is due to appear in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 16.
Douglas Knowlton, 59, of Troy, was arrested Jan. 11 in connection with a March 2020 vehicle fire and subsequent insurance claim.
In an affidavit and request for an arrest warrant, Officer Jeremy R. Damren, a senior investigator with the Office of Maine State Fire Marshal, laid out how he came to have probable cause to believe that Knowlton had committed the offenses of arson and attempted theft by insurance deception.
The potential crime was reported March 25, when Troy Fire Chief Dan Nealley called Officer Damren to report a vehicle fire he had responded to the day before. The 2010 Ford pick-up, which was still driveable following the fire, was owned by Knowlton and driven from the scene to his home.
Thu, 01/21/2021 - 8:00pm
The Maine Dept. of Public Safety issued on Jan. 21 the following report concerning arson charges.
On Jan. 11, investigators from the Fire Marshal’s Office arrested Douglas Knowlton, 59, of Troy, charging him with arson and attempted theft by deception. He was arrested at his residence and taken to the Waldo County Jail. The charges were filed as a result of an investigation involving a vehicle fire that occurred in March on Route 9 in Troy.
On Jan. 12, investigators from the Fire Marshal’s office charged Melissa Keller, 36, of Montville with arson, attempted theft by deception, two counts of negotiating a worthless instrument, perjury and forgery. The charges were filed as a result of an investigation involving a residential fire on the Hunter Road in Unity in September of 2018. Melissa is currently at the Knox County Jail.