BRUNSWICK
Brunswick police say two men suspected of robbing the man they’d been drinking with Monday night were arrested Wednesday.
The robbery was reported Monday at 11:49 p.m. by 62-year-old Russell Williams of Cushing Street.
Williams was robbed by two men he’d been consuming alcohol with at his home. He identified the robbers as Wendall Casler II, 39, of Topsham and Derik Dall, 30, of Brunswick.
The two allegedly took an undisclosed amount of cash from Williams using physical force. Police would only say it was less than $1,000.
Williams was not injured and no weapons were involved.
According to a statement issued by Brunswick Police Cmdr. Mark Waltz, both men were arrested Wednesday. Dall turned himself in to patrolman Cory Iles and Detective William Moir at 1 p.m. and was charged with robbery, a Class B crime punishable by up to 10 years incarceration and a $20,000 fine.
Casler was located on Pleasant Street in Brunswick at 2:19 p.m. by Brunswick patrolman Matthew Nicholson, Detective Jerod Verrill and also Detective Chad Carleton with the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office.
Casler was arrested on a probation hold.
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