Former Houlton Town Manager Cameron Clark will appear at a plea hearing in April.
Clark was indicted in December on two felony counts and one misdemeanor related to an alleged domestic violence assault of a dating partner.
He was arrested and jailed on Sept. 25, 2025, for Class B tampering with a victim and Class D domestic violence assault. The Aroostook County grand jury indicted him on those counts, plus a third charge, Class C obstructing criminal prosecution.
Court records obtained by the Bangor Daily News reveal that Clark waived his Feb. 3 arraignment in Houlton Criminal Court, filing a written plea of “not guilty” to all three charges.
If convicted, Clark could serve up to 16 years in Maine State Prison and pay $27,000 in fines.
There were no details in Clark’s court records regarding the 8:30 a.m. April 21 plea hearing in Houlton.
Ten days after the Houlton Town Council voted to terminate Clark’s contract, the grand jury handed down the three-count indictment that included the additional Class C charge of obstructing a criminal prosecution.
Clark used force, violence or intimidation, or promised, offered or gave financial compensation to a dating partner to keep her from continuing with a criminal prosecution, according to the indictment.
A 24-page police affidavit obtained by the BDN in September alleges that on Sept. 12 Clark repeatedly shoved a woman he had invited to his home with both hands backward off his porch and into the bushes.
Clark was appointed town manager in 2025 after Jeremy Smith unexpectedly resigned from the role. He was initially appointed interim town manager and promoted in April 2025.
In the aftermath of Clark’s arrest, the Town Council initially decided to stand by him, keeping him on the job. But the resultant community unrest reached a boiling point amid calls by the community and the president of the Maine Town, City & County Management Association to place him on administrative leave.
He was placed on administrative leave on Oct. 10 and his contract was terminated on Dec. 8, 2025.
He remains out on bail. According to the conditions of his release, he is under daily Department of Corrections supervision.
