FARMINGTON — Police said a New Sharon man is accused of threatening to shoot family members with a handgun and physically assaulting them Sunday night.

Joey P. Savage, 52, is charged with two felony counts of domestic violence threatening with a dangerous weapon and two misdemeanor counts of domestic violence assault.

Maine State Police Trooper Andrew Hardy said Tuesday that he responded to a report of a domestic dispute at 2 Weeks Mills Road where people were being held at gunpoint. Police heard the man was intoxicated and armed with a handgun, he said.

Savage’s son told Franklin County Deputy Andrew Morgan that he, his wife, his father and a family friend were going to a family member’s residence in Farmington when the son got upset that Savage was in the back seat drinking beer, according to Trooper Reid Bond’s affidavit.

The son told police his father smashed the beer on the dashboard and started hitting him and his wife. The couple and friend got out of the vehicle and called a friend to drive them back to their home, according to the affidavit.

Once they arrived, the father, who also lived there, started yelling at him, punched him several times, pulled out a handgun and pointed it at his face and at his wife. Savage also threatened to kill both of them, the son told police. The family members and friend attempted to hide in a side room but the father punched through the door and hit the friend twice. The three were able to get out of the house and go to police, according to the affidavit.

The State Police Tactical Team surrounded the home and got Savage out of the residence early Monday, Hardy said.

Savage remained at the Franklin County Detention Center on Tuesday afternoon on $1,000 cash bail and a supervised release agreement.

A conviction on each felony charge carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. A conviction on each misdemeanor charge carries a maximum penalty of 364 days in prison and a $2,000 fine.

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Joey Savage (Franklin County Detention Center)

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