LEWISTON — Police said they have arrested a third person in connection with a shooting on Bartlett Street on Saturday, July 7.

According to a department Facebook post, Peter Pearson, 30, of Poland was found in Fall River, Massachusetts, and arrested on incidents allegedly committed in Massachusetts on Thursday, July 12.

At the time of the arrest, there was an active warrant in Maine charging Pearson with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, according to police.

Maine will seek Pearson’s extradition back to the state.

Two other men, James L. Crump, 41, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Quentaris J. Leonard, 33, of 135.5 Bartlett St., were also charged in the Maine incident.

Crump was charged with attempted elevated aggravated assault, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Leonard was charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, punishable by up to five years in prison.

Neither suspect entered a plea in District Court on Monday because felony charges require the case to be presented to a grand jury.

Police said in an affidavit that Crump, also known as “Jynx,” had fired shots from a .44-caliber handgun at Leonard in the stairwell at 135.5 Bartlett St. at about 6 a.m. Saturday. Police said Crump appeared to have fired shots from the second story in the direction of the third floor and into the apartment on that floor.

Police found bullet holes in the third-floor apartment door where Leonard was living. There were also bullet holes in wallboard and a window sill in that apartment, according to the affidavit.

Shell casings from a smaller-caliber gun were found on the third-floor landing, apparently deposited there as the shooter fired downward to the second floor landing, police wrote in the affidavit.

Tenants on the second floor told police they called 911 after hearing the shots. Bullets fired from outside their apartment appeared to have pierced their walls and lodged in their ceiling. They had two children in their apartment at the time of the shooting.

The Lewiston Police Department’s post Friday noted that Pearson had injuries to his hand consistent with a gunshot wound when he was arrested in Massachusetts.

According to police, they are continuing with the investigation and are urging people to contact detectives with any information they have about the incident.

Peter Pearson (Photo courtesy of the Lewiston Police Department)