``hamlet'' King's College Administration Building Auditorium, 133 N. River 
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Accused Cop Has History Of Trouble 
Officer Named In Lawsuit Alleging 
Sexual Assault Has Been Accused In 
Court Three Other Times In Last Two Years

Saturday, February 08, 1997 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 12A 





CARBONDALE -- Joseph Caviston pulled over because he thought the man along
the side of U.S. Route 6 needed help. Hours later, Caviston was in need of
help along a highway -- 500 miles away in Augusta, Maine. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "The man got in the car, stuck a gun in his face and said `take me to
Maine,' " Carbondale Police Chief Dominick Andidora said Friday night. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A drive from Carbondale to Augusta takes about nine hours. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Caviston was headed back from Maine on Friday night, Andidora said. Family
members went to Maine to bring him home. The Thursday morning incident is
being treated as a carjacking and kidnapping, Andidora said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The police didn't know Caviston was missing until Maine State Police called
at 2:30 a.m. Friday to say that the 34-year-old Carbondale man had been found
wandering Interstate 95, Andidora said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Initial reports are that Caviston pulled his 1987 BMW sedan over near
Burger King on Route 6 after being flagged down by a pedestrian between 11
a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Andidora said. The carjacker apparently "roughed
him up" and threw him out of the car in Augusta, Andidora said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Caviston was treated and released for minor head injuries, Andidora said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Neither the carjacker nor the car has been found, he said. The suspect is
described as a white male in his 30s with dark hair and a long, scraggly
beard. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Caviston is to be interviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
Carbondale detectives today, Andidora said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call police at
282-6211. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Carjacker Takes Man's Car After Forced Trip To Maine