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Kennebec Man Faces Assault Charges

KENNEBEC - A Kennebec man faces a number of charges after he is alleged to have swerved his vehicle toward a highway patrol trooper, who was checking out a vehicle parked along I-90 last weekend. The trooper was doing an inventory on a vehicle whose driver had been arrested for DUI on the I-90 Business Loop in Oacoma, when the incident occurred early Saturday morning. 27-year-old Laddy Christensen faces charges of Felony Aggravated Assault, DUI, Reckless Driving, Expired License Plates, No Insurance and No Seatbelt. The pickup he was driving westbound on the Interstate was going at a high rate of speed, when it swerved toward the trooper. The patrolman ran between his patrol car and the vehicle that was being searched and was narrowly missed by the passing vehicle. Troopers pursued Christensen for a short time. Once the vehicle was stopped, it rolled back into one of the patrol cars, which left about seven hundred dollars damage. A preliminary hearing for Christensen will be August 8 at 9:30 a.m. He was released from jail after posting bond.