AUGUSTA — The ex-girlfriend of an Augusta man told police that he had long abused and threatened her before stabbing her male friend in the neck while he sat in a car on Saturday night.

Jason S. Boucher, 34, is charged with attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault for allegedly stabbing Jonathan Beaulieu, 42, of Sidney, a friend of a woman who told police she had recently broken up with Boucher.

Boucher made an initial appearance in Waterville District Court on Tuesday, where Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney said his bail was set at $250,000. He was arrested after an hourlong standoff Monday outside his Cedar Street apartment.

The 33-year-old Gardiner woman told police that since she broke up with Boucher about six weeks ago, he has threatened to kill her and her family, according to an affidavit filed by Augusta police Detective Brian Wastella.

pulled over in Manchester and Augusta police said they were called as the woman drove Beaulieu to MaineGeneral Medical Center, where staff found him with wounds to his jugular vein, chest and left arm that required emergency surgery. By Tuesday, he was in stable condition, Wastella wrote.

The woman told police that she has called 911 on Boucher many times for domestic violence. She was the victim in a 2011 case in which he was convicted of domestic violence assault, Maloney said.

Boucher’s criminal record also includes convictions for operating under the influence and criminal mischief, according to Kennebec Journal archives.

Michael Shepherd can be contacted at 370-7652, or at:

mshepherd@centralmaine.com

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