Maine man was arrested twice in two days after another law enforcement agency dropped him off in Bangor, where police repeatedly encountered him at a hospital, along city streets, and outside local businesses.
Ryan Sawyer, 38, of Glenburn, allegedly blocked ambulances, threw apples at passing cars, and punched business windows during a series of incidents on October 6 and 7.
Sawyer was released between the two arrests, but his encounters with Bangor police stretch back further. An official police blotter documents another unusual arrest in August, and newspaper archives reveal a remarkably similar history of repeated arrests involving a man with the same name, hometown, and matching age.
The Bangor Daily News reported that the latest sequence began after an unidentified law enforcement agency transported Sawyer into the city on Monday, October 5.
The Fruit
At approximately 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, October 7, Bangor police responded to Clinton Street after receiving a complaint about a man screaming and throwing apples at a passing car.
Officers identified Sawyer and warned him about his behavior.
Less than an hour later, police received another complaint, this time from a Hammond Street business.
The owner had asked Sawyer to leave after he began approaching customers and asking to use their phones, according to information Bangor police provided to local reporters.
Instead of leaving quietly, Sawyer allegedly started punching windows and yelling obscenities at her.
Witnesses reported being frightened, and the owner was visibly upset when officers arrived, according to local coverage citing Bangor police Sgt. Jeremy Brock.
Sawyer had already left, but officers located him later that night and arrested him on allegations of aggravated criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, terrorizing, and violating conditions of release.
Told To Leave
The previous evening, Sawyer had been at a Bangor hospital, where police said he was removing his clothes and behaving aggressively toward people.
Officers arrived at approximately 8:12 p.m. and issued a criminal trespass warning. During the encounter, Sawyer wandered into the roadway and had to be told to get out of traffic.
He left the hospital.
Shortly after, staff called police again. Sawyer returned and allegedly blocked the emergency entrance, preventing ambulances from using it.
Officers arrested him for obstructing a public way and violating conditions of release.
He was free again by Wednesday evening, when police encountered him throwing apples on Clinton Street.
Bangor police spokesperson Katy England said the agency that originally transported Sawyer into the city briefly interacted with him on Monday. Police did not identify the agency or explain why it brought him to Bangor.
Another Night, Another Convenience Store
Sawyer’s August arrest followed a similarly unusual complaint.
At 11:47 p.m. on August 21, a Main Street convenience store called police after a man allegedly attempted to assault an employee and urinated in view of employees and customers.
Officers located Sawyer at Bass Park, where he was uncooperative and combative, according to the Bangor Police Department’s official August blotter.
Police arrested him for disorderly conduct, indecent conduct, criminal threatening, and refusal to submit to arrest.
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office jail record also lists trespassing and bail-violation charges dated October 1, although it does not describe that incident.
The Return Visit Was Particularly Brief
An even more extraordinary encounter was documented in February 2014.
The Bangor Daily News reported that Ryan Sawyer, then 25, of Glenburn, was arrested twice at Diamond’s Gentleman’s Club on the same afternoon.
Sawyer had already been banned from the club for one year after an incident in 2013.
Shortly after noon on February 1, police received a call reporting that he was inside the establishment despite the trespass notice.
Officers verified the prohibition, arrested Sawyer, and transported him to the Penobscot County Jail.
He posted bail and was released.
By 2:30 p.m., police were receiving another call from the same gentlemen’s club.
Sawyer had returned.
Officers Doug Smith and Tim Wheelden found him sitting inside the establishment. According to Bangor police Sgt. Cathy Rumsey, he refused repeated instructions to get out of his chair and leave.
Police physically escorted him outside and arrested him again.
The new charges included criminal trespass, refusing to submit to arrest, and violating conditions of release.
One condition imposed after his first arrest specifically prohibited Sawyer from returning to Diamond’s.
The entire sequence, including the first police response, arrest, transportation to jail, posting bail, release, return to the club, and second police response, unfolded between shortly after noon and approximately 2:30 p.m.
The newspaper did not establish exactly how many minutes Sawyer spent in custody. Nevertheless, he completed the booking and bail process and returned to the very place he had been ordered to avoid before the afternoon ended.
His Earlier Visit Wasn’t Any Calmer
The same newspaper reported another encounter involving Ryan Sawyer, then 24, of Glenburn, at a convenience store in January 2013.
Employees at Seamus’, near Finson Road, called police after he allegedly behaved aggressively toward workers and attempted to steal merchandise.
According to the January 11 report, Officer Paul Colley confronted Sawyer in the parking lot.
Sawyer allegedly shouted profanities and resisted being detained. Colley secured one handcuff before a struggle developed.
Officers eventually subdued Sawyer and arrested him for disorderly conduct and refusing to submit to arrest.
The ages, name, and Glenburn residence in the historical newspaper reports match those of the man arrested in October 2026. The reports lack an additional identifying detail that conclusively establishes they concern the same individual.
The Charges Accumulate
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office lists Ryan D. Sawyer’s latest booking at 3:48 a.m. on October 8, with Bangor police identified as the arresting agency.
His jail record contains charges from August and October, including four additional bail-violation entries dated October 9. Those entries do not necessarily represent four new incidents or arrests.
The repeated encounters have prompted hundreds of comments on The Maine Wire’s Facebook post, with readers questioning why Sawyer was released between arrests and whether he needed mental-health treatment.
Available police accounts do not establish whether he underwent a psychiatric evaluation or has a diagnosed condition. His release circumstances also remain incompletely documented.
What is established is an unusual succession of complaints, warnings, arrests, and returns to places where police had already intervened, sometimes within hours.
All parties are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.