Maine School Board Member Arrested in Infant Overdose Case
The arrest ends a dayslong multi‑agency manhunt, prompting probes into who aided her and possible action by RSU 63 to replace her on the board.
Overview
- Police arrested Brittany Wood, 36, in Brewer on Tuesday after stopping a white pickup truck and taking her into custody without incident.
- Wood faces charges of domestic violence aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child tied to a May 31 incident in Eddington where an infant overdosed and was revived with CPR and naloxone.
- Investigators credited public tips and technical resources — including the Maine State Police Cellular Analysis Team, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Apprehension Team, and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency — for narrowing her location and setting up surveillance.
- Wood remains a member of Regional School Unit 63 and the district is exploring replacement steps after she missed recent board meetings and did not resign.
- Court records say investigators found phone pings placing Wood in Boston and New York earlier in July, her bail was set at $50,000, and authorities continue probing people who may have sheltered or helped her while she avoided arrest.