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FOR AN INTERVIEW TODAY. FOR MAINE’S TOTAL COVERAGE, I’M TERRY STACKHOUSE. THE MAN FACING MORE THAN A HALF- DOZEN CHARGES — AFTER POLICE IN PARIS SAY HE SHOT AT LAW ENFORCEMENT, STEALING TWO POLICE VEHICLES MONDAY — WAS SUPPOSED TO FACE A JUDGE TODAY… THAT INCIDENT EARLIER THIS WEEK – CLOSED PART OF ROUTE 117 IN PARIS… AND TODAY — THINGS AT THE OXFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE – DID NOT GO AS PLANNED… CONNOR CLEMENT WAS THERE – AS SUSPECT GARY PORTER APPEARED OVER ZOOM BEFORE A JUDGE. CONNOR ON CAM GARY PORTER SHOWED UP TODAY FOR HIS INITIAL COURT APPEARANCE VIA ZOOM HERE AT THE OXFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE. AND JUST A FEW MINUTES INTO THE HEARING, THE JUDGE ASKED TO CONTINUE THE HEARING ON ANOTHER DAY BECAUSE PORTER SEEMINGLY COULDN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON. (VO) WHEN THE JUDGE ENTERED THE COURTROOM IT TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS FROM GUARDS AT OXFORD COUNTY JAIL TO WAKE PORTER UP.. WHEN HE FINALLY WOKE UP, PORTER’S LAWYER TOLD THE JUDGE HIS CLIENT EXPRESSED TO HIM THAT HE UNDERSTOOD WHY HE WAS APPEARING IN COURT.. BUT MOMENTS LATER THE JUDGE QUESTIONED THAT NOTION.. PORTER WAS SWAYING BACK AND FORTH IN AND OUT OF THE CAMERA’S FRAME BEFORE THE JUDGE DECIDED HE HAD SEEN ENOUGH.. (SOT) 13;20;28-13;20;40 MR. PORTER NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH THE COURT, AND THE COURT SHOULD HAVE SOME LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES THAT WE’RE ADDRESSING. CONNOR ON CAM PORTER IS SCHEDULED TO BE BACK HERE IN COURT THIS FRIDAY AT 1 P.M. TO MAKE HIS SECOND INITIAL APPEARANCE. IN THE MEANTIME, THE JUDGE ORDERED THAT PORTER CONTINUE TO BE HELD WITHOU