Bangor Man Accused of Knocking Woman Unconscious in Domestic Assault

News

Photo: 560 WGAN Newsradio

A 38-year-old man faces domestic assault charges after Bangor Police were sent to a call of a fight at a residence on Sunday morning.

Officers say a woman who was taken to a hospital with injuries told them beforehand that Axel-Rodney Brooks assaulted her, knocked her unconscious, and choked her.

They say a friend of the victim accused Brooks of threatening to assault her as well if she called police, before he left in a vehicle.

Officers say they located and arrested Brooks.

He was taken to Penobscot County Jail, charged with the following:
Domestic Violence Aggravated Assault, Class B
Domestic Violence Criminal Threatening, Class D
Criminal Threatening, Class D

Latest Headlines

2 hours ago in Entertainment

Oscars preview: Producers tease ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Sinners’ celebrations

Fresh

The producers behind the 98th Academy Awards have set out to celebrate not just the hit song "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters", but the cultural phenomenon of the film itself. That logic is why the only other nominated song that will get a moment on the broadcast is "I Lied to You," from "Sinners," a blockbuster hit and the most-nominated film of all time.

2 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Q&A: Shakira says she feels like she’s just getting started. A Rock Hall nomination begs to differ

Fresh

Shakira is on her way to drop her son off at flag football practice. It's an ordinary experience for a mother who, in the not-so-recent past, has been at the center of some pretty extraordinary circumstances.

8 hours ago in Lifestyle

Do you really need a water filter? Here’s what experts say

U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn't mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building's plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet.

1 day ago in Entertainment

‘Dancing with the Stars’ pro Mark Ballas leaps back to Broadway in ‘Chicago’

Mark Ballas is returning to Broadway in "Chicago" and the "Dancing with the Stars" pro will be reuniting with an old friend. Ballas, playing slippery lawyer Billy Flynn starting April 6, will share the stage with his Roxie, Whitney Leavitt, the "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star who was his dancing partner on "Dancing with the Stars" last year.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Multiple gunshots fired near Rihanna’s LA home and a woman is taken into custody

Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots outside Rihanna 's gated home, according to authorities and news reports on Monday.