Whether it’s by airplane, car or foot, if Keith Maynard leaves the state he needs to clear it with the bail commissioner first.
That was the message given by a Superior Court judge Thursday, after GPS tracking reports revealed that Maynard — the former city alderman accused of attacking Ida Marie Lucarelli in the Ansonia home they shared last summer — left the state this month without notification.
His attorney, John Kelly, said Maynard had misunderstood the directions, and didn’t realize he would need to get permission to drive to a New York Yankees game.
“It was a misunderstanding, and it’s been cleared up,” Kelly said.
Kelly said Maynard did comply with the notification requirement when he took a plane to Florida before the Yankees game.
Maynard is wearing a GPS tracking device after complaints in August that he violated a protective order for Lucarelli. He has already been warned by the court to follow the terms of his release after similar complaints last year.
And, in March, Maynard was arrested again when he allegedly called the victim. The charges were violation of a protective order, second-degree harassment and second degree making a false statement.
Thursday, Judge Joseph W. Doherty reiterated the terms of Maynard’s release — which also prohibit him from being in locations that Lucarelli frequents, such as her grocery store, fitness center and work.
“It struck me that you don’t seem to be taking these orders very seriously,” Doherty said.
State prosecutor Marjorie Sozanksi said that if there is another violation, the state would request an increased bond for Maynard, who is currently free on a $50,000 bond.
Meanwhile, the prosecutor’s office has offered a deal to Maynard, according to Kelly.
“We rejected it,” Kelly said, without disclosing any of the specifics.
Maynard was scheduled to return to court on Nov. 16 for a judicial pretrial discussion, in which a judge may help the two sides come to terms on an agreement, Kelly said.
