The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in Maine announced the arrest of Dominque Bailey in Lewiston, Maine on Oct. 1. Bailey was wanted on multiple warrants, one being out of the State of Massachusetts for three counts of assault and battery on a family or household member and strangulation or suffocation.
Bailey is alleged to have strangled a 5-year-old child in Peabody before fleeing the scene in the victim’s mother’s vehicle. The stolen vehicle was later recovered by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department several weeks ago.
At the time of the alleged offenses, Bailey was on state probation in Maine for robbery and was additionally charged with a Maine probation violation.
The USMS-led Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) received a collateral lead from the USMS District of Massachusetts. Due to the stolen vehicle being recovered in Maine, they believed Bailey had fled to Maine and may be staying with known associates.
USMS Task Force members, through thorough investigative efforts, developed significant information, which led investigators to a residence in Lewiston, ME. On Sept. 30, Task Force members made a forced entry into the residence and arrested Bailey.
Bailey was charged by the U.S. Marshals Service as a fugitive from justice and is pending his extradition back to Massachusetts. He will also be arraigned on the State of Maine charges.
The USMS MVOTF thanked the USMS District of Massachusetts, Peabody, Massachusetts Police Department, Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, and the Lewiston Police Department for providing assistance in this investigation and arrest.
The District of Maine’s Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal, Josh Taylor, said, “This arrest highlights the strength of coordinated law enforcement. When federal, state, and local agencies unite, as we did with our partners in Massachusetts and Maine, we send a clear message that there is no safe haven for violent fugitives. The U.S. Marshals Service is proud to stand alongside our counterparts to ensure that justice reaches every corner of our communities.”
The MVOTF is composed of members of the U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Department of Corrections, Biddeford Police Department, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Maine National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, and the Coast Guard Investigative Service.
