BRUNSWICK

A 28- year- old man who allegedly pulled a folding knife from his waistband and refused to drop it was Tasered by Brunswick police Friday afternoon in the Hannaford supermarket parking lot.

Officers held Nicholas Hersom, 28, of 11 Elwell Lane, Brunswick, at gunpoint and repeatedly shouted at him to drop the knife, but he allegedly declined to comply, according to Deputy Chief Marc Hagan of the Brunswick Police Department.

Just before 3:30 p.m. Friday, police responded to the Bakery Department at Hannaford supermarket for a report that a former employee was causing a disturbance.

Hersom was involved in a confrontation with his ex-girlfriend, Hagan said, “and told people in the store that he had a knife.”

Employees pointed Hersom out as he exited the store.

When officers approached him outside near the entrance, Hagan said, “He reached into his waistband area and pulled a knife out. He was holding it down to his side. He repeatedly refused officers’ orders to drop the knife. At that point, Officer (Jonathan) O’Connor deployed the Taser.”

Hersom was not cooperative when police placed him in handcuffs, Hagan said, and declined to give them his name, although store employees identified him.

He was taken to Mid Coast Hospital for removal of the Taser probes and for “medical and mental evaluation,” Hagan said.

Hersom is scheduled to appear in West Bath District Court on April 3 to face charges of terrorizing and refusing to submit to arrest or detention.

bbrogan@timesrecord.com