KITTERY, Maine — A Kittery Point man who led police on a high-speed chase after allegedly threatening his ex-wife with a shotgun has been indicted by a York County grand jury.

KITTERY, Maine — A Kittery Point man who led police on a high-speed chase after allegedly threatening his ex-wife with a shotgun has been indicted by a York County grand jury.



Clayton W. McKinney Jr., 44, of 15 Pocahontas Road, was indicted earlier this month on charges of eluding police, reckless conduct with a weapon, domestic violence terrorizing using a weapon, domestic violence assault and operating under the influence of alcohol.



On May 26, McKinney's ex-wife called police from a neighbor's home, where she had sought refuge, and reported that she been assaulted and threatened by McKinney, according to police. Officers surrounded the house, but McKinney had fled the scene.



A chase ensued through York, Kittery, back into York, back into Kittery and finally ending in Eliot. Maine State Police disabled McKinney's car on Aqua Avenue.



Also indicted by the grand jury this month was Mark St. Pierre, 37, of 35 York St., York. He was charged with criminal trespass of a dwelling and criminal mischief in connection with a May 11 incident in Eliot.



According to police, St. Pierre and a minor child were illegally in a house at 95 Hocoka Path in Eliot, located on York Pond. The owner of the property arrived and found the pair leaving the house. St. Pierre and the child then fled in a canoe to the York side of the pond and he was arrested nine days later following an investigation.



Also indicted was Andrew Hale, 33, of 19 George St., Kittery, on charges of aggravated forgery and attempted violation of a protection from abuse order. According to the police, on April 30, Hale attempted to buy a gun at a local store and store personnel alerted police. The only store in Kittery that sells guns is the Kittery Trading Post.



As a result of an investigation, police discovered Hale was prohibited from purchasing a firearm as a result of a protective order issued in Long Island, New York.