Matthew Pinion hid in the woods in an attempt to evade capture by Methuen Police Thursday. (Courtesy photograph)
A man wanted in connection with two domestic violence incidents in Methuen was arrested following a citywide search Thursday that included the State Police Air Wing helicopter and police K-9s, Chief Joseph E. Solomon told WHAV.
Matthew Pinion, 41, was found hiding in a wooded area near his victim’s Washington Street home in an attempt to evade capture.
Pinion was taken to a local hospital under the state’s Section 12 law that allows for the restraint and hospitalization of a person posing a risk of harm due to mental illness, Solomon said. He also received treatment for a self-inflicted cut on his arm.
Scheduled for arraignment Friday at Lawrence District Court, Pinion faces two domestic assault and battery charges and a charge of breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony, police said.