Sagadahoc sheriff candidates dont want Lewiston mass shooting to define them [Video]

Aaron Skolfield decided about a year ago it was finally time to run for sheriff.

The 25-year veteran of the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office had been toying with the idea for a while. He felt it was time for new energy at the top and that he had the necessary experience and the temperament.

Sheriff Joel Merry wasn’t so sure about running for a fifth term. He still had dreams for the department, saw more work to be done. But in 15 years, he’d had a lot of late nights. Not the type to coast into retirement, Merry knew that as long as he was the boss, he would struggle to tear himself away to make it home in time for dinner.

Then came Lewiston.

Of all the agencies that have faced scrutiny since Robert Card killed 18 people there on Oct. 25, none has been as heavily criticizedas his local sheriff’s department, which had been warned twice …