A Whitefield man who was arrested earlier this year for allegedly assaulting a member of his family has been rearrested and charged with violating the conditions of his release.

Bryan Tillson, 32, of Whitefield was arrested June 22 and charged with Class E violating the conditions of his bail, to which he pleaded not guilty. On Monday, July 13, Tillson changed his plea to guilty and was sentenced to five days at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset.

Tillson was originally arrested in April and charged with domestic violence assault and criminal mischief.

One of the terms of his release was to have no contact with the family member he allegedly struck in an April incident in Whitefield.

According to a report from Lincoln County Sheriff’s Detective Jared Mitkus, Tillson spoke with a sheriff’s deputy about unauthorized people living in the house with his family member. Tillson was court-ordered not to have any contact with that family member, whose name and relationship are being withheld.

Mitkus spoke with Tillson and the victim of the April crime, and determined that Tillson was using a “middle man” to relay messages and gather information about who was staying at his house. An arrest warrant was issued June 18.

According to Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Caleb Poirier's arrest report, he responded with Sgt. Brendan Kane to Tillson's residence, where it appeared that no one was home on June 19. Kane reportedly said he heard something in the woods. Kane and Poirier spoke with a relative who lived next door who said Tillson was home. While Kane and Poirier were waiting for a K-9 unit to arrive, Poirier wrote that Tillson was spotted inside the house.

Tillson was placed under arrest and sent to Two Bridges Regional Jail. While there, Tillson was asked to submit to an Intoxilyzer test, to which Tillson reportedly said he had been taking medication for a cold. Poirier wrote that Tillson allegedly failed to blow into the Intoxilyzer properly, and that when asked to retake the test, Tillson reportedly declined, allegedly saying he wouldn't take the test without his counsel.

Tillson was issued a pair of summons for violating the conditions of his release, one of which was dropped.

Class E crimes are misdemeanors and are punishable by a maximum sentence of six months in jail and up to a $1,000 fine.