Acadia park ranger and ‘belligerent’ man injured during arrest

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine — A park ranger and local man both suffered minor injuries during the man’s arrest last week.

The man was arrested in Acadia National Park last week after allegedly blocking a park road with his truck.

According to Acadia National Park spokesperson Amanda Pollock, on Sept. 14, rangers responded to a report of a man who was possibly intoxicated and blocking a road within the park with his truck.

When park rangers arrived, they found Brandon Hodgdon, 51, of Tremont, “to be heavily intoxicated, belligerent, and not compliant.”

Rangers attempted to place Hodgdon under arrest and he “became physically aggressive towards one of the rangers. In the course of regaining control of Hodgdon, both he and the ranger struck the ground which resulted in minor injuries to both individuals.”

Pollock said that Hodgdon received minor injuries to his face, and the ranger received minor scrapes to his elbow.

The ranger charged Hodgdon with alleged operating under the influence, operating without a license, disorderly conduct, interfering with agency function, open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, and obstructing traffic.

Hodgdon was transported to the Hancock County Jail where, according to jail officials, he was released the following day. The investigation is ongoing.

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