A vehicle claiming to have explosives inside approached Maine’s border with Canada Monday, according to multiple reports.
A Maine state trooper shot at the truck, which was heading north, after its driver refused to stop and had a sign indicating he had an explosive on board, according to CNN. The nearby border crossing in Houlton, Maine, subsequently closed and was later reopened, Canadian authorities wrote on Twitter. (RELATED: Border Residents Say They’re ‘Overwhelmed’ And ‘On Edge’ Over Illegal Migration Surge)
All lanes at the Woodstock #NB port of entry remain closed due to an investigation. The following locations are open 24 hours: St. Stephen Ferry Point, St. Stephen 3rd Bridge, Andover, St. Leonard and Edmundston. All commercial traffic: please reroute to St. Stephen 3rd Bridge. https://t.co/hG6uJ6oC7G
— Border Services ATL (@CanBorderATL) May 29, 2023
Authorities later identified the driver as Tony Holford, 42, of Providence, Rhode Island, according to local news outlet WMTW. He faces multiple charges, including aggravated reckless conduct, terrorizing and failure to stop, according to local news outlet WABI 5.
A boundary marker marks the US/Canada border March 2, 2017, in Estcourt, Maine. On the one side of the marker is Estcourt and one the other side is Pohenegamook, Quebec. / AFP PHOTO / Don EMMERT
Holford didn’t sustain any injuries and surrendered to authorities, who transported him to Aroostook County Jail, according to WABI 5.
Maine State Police later confirmed that the vehicle didn’t have any explosives in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Canadian and local authorities in Maine are investigating the incident, according to CNN.
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