Waterville man charged with burglary and theft in Norridgewock

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NORRIDGEWOCK – A Waterville man is facing charges in connection with thefts reported in Norridgewock earlier this month, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.

Mathew Woodard, 43, was being held in the Somerset County Jail in Madison as of Tuesday on one Class B and one Class E count of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, one Class D count of burglary of a motor vehicle and one Class E-declaration of theft. In violation of condition of release, Deputy Chief Mike Mitchell said in a statement released Tuesday.

According to Mitchell, Woodard was arrested on November 12.

Two days earlier, the Sheriff’s Office had received a complaint about a stolen firearm, Apple AirPods and a “small amount of cash” in Norridgewock, Mitchell said.

After an investigation, Deputy Ashley Smith recovered the firearm and AirPods from a nearby residence, the Sheriff’s Office said.

On November 12, a warrant was issued for Woodard’s arrest in connection with the alleged thefts. Shortly afterward, Waterville police arrested Woodard on an unrelated warrant, as well as the Somerset County warrant, Mitchell said.

Major Jason Longley of the Waterville Police Department said Woodard was arrested on an outstanding failure to appear warrant. In the same incident, Longley said, he was also charged with criminal mischief for allegedly smashing someone’s window with a liquor bottle and violating conditions of release as he was out on bail with conditions not to commit another criminal act.

Bail for Woodard has been set at $2,500, and he is due back in court in Skowhegan on February 10, according to Mitchell.