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FARMINGTON — A former Jay resident was indicted Thursday on charges of threatening his mother with an ax, a knife and a bat, and terrorizing his sister in August in Jay.

Robert W. Tibbetts Franklin County Detention Center photo

Robert W. Tibbetts, 58, now believed to be living in Farmington, was indicted Thursday on charges of domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, domestic violence terrorizing, domestic violence stalking and terrorizing.

Besides threatening his mother with a knife, a bat and an ax, he is also accused of following her and stalking her in a vehicle, Jay police Chief Richard Caton IV said.

“Mr. Tibbetts made comments about threatening to cut their throats,” Caton said.

Convictions for domestic violence criminal threatening and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon are each punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. Convictions on the other charges are each punishable by up to 364 days in jail and a fine of up to $2,000.

Donna M. Perry is a general assignment reporter who has lived in Livermore Falls for 30 years and has worked for the Sun Journal for 20 years. Before that she was a correspondent for the Livermore Falls...