SKOWHEGAN — A Hartland woman accused of stabbing a drinking companion has blamed the assault on the man's dead ex-wife.
Jean Lampron, 46, was charged with aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and obstructing the report of a crime after she allegedly stabbed Paul Vicnaire of St. Albans several times Sunday night after drinking whiskey with him at his Hartland Road home.
According to an affidavit filed in Skowhegan District Court Monday, Vicnaire told police that Lampron stabbed him under orders from his dead ex-wife.
Lampron, however, told police that Vicnaire's ex-wife, who was glowing and dressed "in a beautiful white robe," stabbed him.
Lampron told police that she attempted to pull the ex-wife off Vicnaire and in the process got blood on her shirt. Vicnaire was calling the dead woman's name out at the time, Lampron told police, according to the document, signed by Somerset County Sheriff's Deputy Kris M. McKenna.
Lampron was initially charged with kidnapping and attempted murder, but those charges were downgraded when Lampron appeared in Skowhegan District Court on Monday morning.
Evert N. Fowle, district attorney for Somerset and Kennebec counties, said the charges could be elevated but he said several questions first need to be resolved.
A charge of attempted murder indicates a person knowingly attempted to kill someone, according to Fowle.
"We don't really know where the investigation is going to take us in terms of her state of mind," he said.
Following her court appearance, Lampron, who is being held on $50,000 cash bail, was taken to a facility for a mental health evaluation, according to court officials.
According to the affidavit, Lampron stabbed Vicnaire near his collarbone, telling him she was "going to kill him and that she would slit his throat" while he was seated in a chair in the living room. Vicnaire apparently did not have the strength to fight back, according to the affidavit.
After stabbing him, Lampron left Vicnaire in the chair and ripped phones from the wall, before eventually forcing him to go upstairs, take his clothes off and take a shower.
Vicnaire later told police that as he was taking a shower, Lampron was "pounding on the shower door with the butt of the knife threatening to cut his heart out," according to the affidavit.
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Jean Lampron, 46, was charged with aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and obstructing the report of a crime after she allegedly stabbed Paul Vicnaire of St. Albans several times Sunday night after drinking whiskey with him at his Hartland Road home.
According to an affidavit filed in Skowhegan District Court Monday, Vicnaire told police that Lampron stabbed him under orders from his dead ex-wife.
Lampron, however, told police that Vicnaire's ex-wife, who was glowing and dressed "in a beautiful white robe," stabbed him.
Lampron told police that she attempted to pull the ex-wife off Vicnaire and in the process got blood on her shirt. Vicnaire was calling the dead woman's name out at the time, Lampron told police, according to the document, signed by Somerset County Sheriff's Deputy Kris M. McKenna.
Lampron was initially charged with kidnapping and attempted murder, but those charges were downgraded when Lampron appeared in Skowhegan District Court on Monday morning.
Evert N. Fowle, district attorney for Somerset and Kennebec counties, said the charges could be elevated but he said several questions first need to be resolved.
A charge of attempted murder indicates a person knowingly attempted to kill someone, according to Fowle.
"We don't really know where the investigation is going to take us in terms of her state of mind," he said.
Following her court appearance, Lampron, who is being held on $50,000 cash bail, was taken to a facility for a mental health evaluation, according to court officials.
According to the affidavit, Lampron stabbed Vicnaire near his collarbone, telling him she was "going to kill him and that she would slit his throat" while he was seated in a chair in the living room. Vicnaire apparently did not have the strength to fight back, according to the affidavit.
After stabbing him, Lampron left Vicnaire in the chair and ripped phones from the wall, before eventually forcing him to go upstairs, take his clothes off and take a shower.
Vicnaire later told police that as he was taking a shower, Lampron was "pounding on the shower door with the butt of the knife threatening to cut his heart out," according to the affidavit.
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