Man leaves his pants behind at crime scene

WATERVILLE: Man leaves his pants behind at crime scene
BY COLIN HICKEY
Staff Writer Morning Sentinel

WATERVILLE -- Police early Sunday morning arrested a 20-year-old man after he allegedly broke into and vandalized a North Riverside Avenue home only to leave his pants, shirt, sneakers and wallet at the scene.

Christopher Edgecomb, of Mariaville, faces charges of burglary, aggravated criminal mischief and possession of alcohol by a minor.

Waterville Police Sgt. Jeffrey Bearce said Edgecomb, who was intoxicated and covered with a pink substance believed to be Pepto-Bismol, later tried to escape while being booked at Waterville Police Department.

"He was able to get out of the handcuffs," Bearce said, "and attempted to get out the back door."

But Bearce said police secured Edgecomb quickly and sent him to Kennebec County Jail in Augusta. He faces a Sept. 8 arraignment at Waterville District Court, Bearce said.

He said Edgecomb, a member of the Maine National Guard, was supposed to report to his unit in Lewiston later Sunday morning.

Bearce said police were first alerted to troubles on North Riverside Drive when a resident of the street reported a young man dressed in only his underwear jumping on the hood of a Volkswagen car at 25 North Riverside Drive, where a party was taking place involving about 30 young people, all but a few them minors.

That young man turned out to be Edgecomb, Bearce said.

Bearce said the windshield of the Volkswagen was shattered when police arrived. He said several people at the party said Edgecomb was responsible for the damage.

The party was hosted by Emily Sawyer, 20, who lives at the house, Bearce said. He said Sawyer told police that she had intended the occasion to be limited to her and 11 sorority sisters. Bearce said Sawyer's parents were out of state.

Instead, Bearce said nearly 20 other people "crashed" the party, which he said featured large quantities of beer and hard liquor.

"In the living room, they had set up a sawhorse with an eight-foot piece of plywood over it that was covered with (alcoholic beverages)," Bearce said.

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