Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age : 46
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/25/2025
Location : Auburn Road (Route 108)
City : Peru
County : Oxford
State : Maine
Agency : Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, Maine State Police Tactical Team
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Found dead after police standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/25/2025, law enforcement executed a search warrant at a home on Auburn Road in Peru in connection with a sexual assault investigation. The 46-year-old man barricaded himself inside, poured gasoline around the residence, and threatened suicide. After hours of failed negotiations, police entered the home and found him dead. No other injuries were reported. The Maine Attorney General’s Office and Chief Medical Examiner are investigating.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmtw.com/article/peru-maine-standoff-auburn-road-suspect-found-dead/68079791
https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/09/26/peru-man-found-dead-after-police-standoff/
https://wgme.com/news/local/standoff-ends-with-suspect-found-dead-in-peru-maine-crime-oxford-county-sheriffs-office-gross-sexual-assault-unlawful-sexual-contact-investigation
