Aric Houghton (Penobscot County Jail).
Maine police have arrested a man for assaulting his girlfriend after he cut his own face with a razor blade — allegedly in an attempt to blame her.
Aric Houghton, 30, was first arrested on Jan. 7 after being accused of domestic violence by his girlfriend, who was not identified. According to records obtained by WMTW, a local ABC affiliate, he was charged with domestic violence aggravated assault and obstructing the report of a crime and criminal mischief. Houghton was released. On Jan. 8, police were called again, this time by Houghton, who claimed that his girlfriend assaulted him.
But when police questioned his girlfriend, she claimed he was lying — and that he cut his face himself.
According to a release from the Bangor Police Department that was obtained by WCSH, a local NBC affiliate, Houghton had a key to the woman’s apartment and returned there after being released from jail. During that visit, police said, Houghton claimed that “the victim from the day before had attacked him with a razor blade.” Police arrived to find Houghton with several bleeding cuts on his face, and he was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The woman told police that Houghton had not only allegedly assaulted her again, but that he cut his own face with a razor blade and stated that “he was going to get her arrested for assaulting him.” She also told police that she was afraid Houghton came back to kill her.
The woman was brought to the hospital to be treated for injuries she allegedly sustained at the hands of Houghton during the Jan. 8 attack.
Houghton was arrested for the second time in two days by police on Jan. 8 and slapped with another charge of domestic violence aggravated assault, as well as violation of conditions of release. He remains in custody at the Penobscot County Jail. A bond amount did not appear in jail records.
