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Dusty O’Brien

State police are searching for a 41-year-old man they say attempted to strangle his pregnant partner.

Dusty O’Brien is wanted for domestic violence aggravated assault, reckless conduct and violating conditions of release, state police said Wednesday. He is out on bail for a separate domestic violence arrest, according to police.

Police say O’Brien choked his pregnant partner on Tuesday and fled his residence before police arrived.

He is known to frequent the Porter area and other parts of Oxford County.

Stephen Singer writes about energy and utilities for the Press Herald. He began covering the arcane beat in 1999-2000 as a statehouse reporter for The Associated Press in Charleston, W.Va., as the Legislature...