Most bizarre story of the week prize goes to ….
Charles Manning, 77, formerly of Augusta and now of Waterville, was charged by Augusta police in June 2017 with assault and obstructing government administration after he allegedly slammed a cupful of the hard-to-get-rid-of bloodsuckers onto a counter at the General Assistance office.
A man accused of dumping a cupful of live bedbugs onto a counter at Augusta City Center in 2017 has been assigned a new lawyer, his fifth in three years.
Charles Manning, 77, formerly of Augusta and now of Waterville, was charged by Augusta police in June 2017 with assault and obstructing government administration. He allegedly slammed a cup containing about 100 living bedbugs onto a counter at Augusta City Center, releasing the bugs into the General Assistance office.
In an interview after he was charged, Manning said he dumped the bedbugs because he felt city officials were not addressing his complaints that his apartment was infested with the hard-to-get-rid-of bloodsuckers.
