A Bangor man allegedly assaulted a woman in a wheelchair and then stole her hat.
Christopher Genge, 45, has been charged with assault, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, disorderly conduct and violating conditions of release, according to Katy England, a spokesperson for the Bangor Police Department.
Genge allegedly knocked the woman out of her wheelchair alongside Main Street in front of the Bangor Fire Department and took her hat before leaving, England said Friday morning.
Police then found Genge not far away wearing the hat, but when officers tried to talk with him, he attempted to walk away.
He allegedly became uncooperative and resisted arrest.
Genge was taken to the Penobscot County Jail, where he remained Friday morning, according to the jail’s website.
