LEWISTON — A 33-year-old man has been arrested on charges including attempted child abduction and operating under the influence after incidents Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning.
Lewiston Police responded to the area of 200 Lisbon Street at approximately 5:40 p.m. Wednesday following a report of an attempted child abduction.
A woman reported that while walking with her children, an unknown male approached her family and aggressively picked up her 3-year-old child.
She confronted the man and demanded he release the child, at which point he put the child down and claimed he was “just joking.”
Surveillance footage captured the suspect in multiple locations, wearing distinctive clothing.
Police conducted a search of the area and continued efforts into the night to locate the individual.
At approximately 1:20 a.m. Thursday, officers were dispatched to a local bar for a report of a male driving erratically through the parking lot.
Upon arrival, officers found bar staff had intervened and stopped the vehicle.
The male appeared highly intoxicated and was detained for further evaluation.
While at the police station, he threatened officers and was determined to be extremely intoxicated.
The individual was identified as Firmino Figueira.
Further investigation, including a review of surveillance footage, linked Figueira’s vehicle to the same one the attempted abduction suspect entered earlier that day.
He was arrested and transported to Androscoggin County Jail.
Figueira has been charged with operating under the influence, terrorizing, operating a vehicle without a license and criminal restraint.
