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Resident tells Knox County Commission he faced repeated "police hoaxes," seeks county review
Summary
During public comment, a resident identified as Stuart said he was subjected to multiple "police hoaxes," described hospitalization and racial profiling, and asked commissioners to review emails and meet with him; Chairman Blazer agreed to meet and the commission later voted to enter executive session.
A resident who the meeting identified as Stuart told the Knox County Commission during public comment that he had been subjected to a two-week "police hoax manhunt" earlier this year and said similar incidents have continued.
"I was subjected to a 2 week police hoax manhunt," Stuart said, adding that the episode led to a visit to the Penn Bay ER and that subsequent incidents have left him afraid to live in Rockland. He said the pattern includes racial profiling and asked to meet with Commissioner Glazer and county staff so he could provide documentation, including emails he cited from Tim Carroll and the police chief.
Stuart said the incidents have had medical consequences: "It took the entire ED to save my life from dying," he said, and added he fears future "police hoaxes" and wants a "truth-seeking process" to seek justice.
Chairman Blazer responded that he would meet with Stuart and "see if there's anything we have forward," and Stuart said he would also bring the material to authorities in Augusta.
The statements in public comment were not presented as formal allegations in a sworn proceeding during the meeting, and the commission took no formal public-action vote on the matter during the session. Stuart requested follow-up and documentation from county staff; Blazer said he would meet with him to discuss next steps.
The meeting moved on after public comment to other agenda items and later went into executive session under a cited statutory provision; the meeting record does not show any immediate county action or investigation being opened on the floor during this session.
