For the next two days authorities scoured the woods and hundreds of acres of Card’s family-owned property, and sent dive teams with sonar to the bottom of the Androscoggin River. Police were quickly sent to both locations but Card was able to escape. On Wednesday, Card attacked the bowling alley first, then went to the bar. State police took Card to the Keller Army Community Hospital at West Point for evaluation, according to the official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the information and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. official said Card was training with the Army Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment in West Point, New York, when commanders became concerned about him. A bulletin sent to police across the country shortly after the attack said Card had been committed to a mental health facility for two weeks after “hearing voices and threats to shoot up” a military base.Ī U.S. Last summer, Card underwent a mental health evaluation after he began acting erratically during training, a U.S. Madden said he didn’t remember when Card was employed or whether he was fired or quit. for decades, told the AP that Card worked there for a couple of years and nothing about him stood out.
Leo Madden, who said he ran Maine Recycling Corp.