AUGUSTA, Maine — A man’s arrest two weeks ago after being pulled from an outhouse toilet in New Hampshire has landed him in hot water in Maine. Gary Moody, 45, appeared Thursday in court on a charge of violating his probation by leaving the state and allegedly committing new crimes.

Moody, a convenience store owner, denied the allegations and remained free after posting bail.

Moody has been free on $250 bail from Carroll County, N.H., where he faces two counts of disorderly conduct and one count of criminal trespass after being found June 26 in the waste tank of a pit toilet on U.S. Forest Service property in Albany, N.H.

Authorities arrived at the scene after a 14-year-old girl heard a noise in the toilet and saw a face looking up at her. Moody was removed by police and was hosed down by firefighters before being arrested. Assistant District Attorney Brad Grant noted that Moody was on probation for a sixth OUI and that probationers in Maine must have written permission from a probation officer before leaving the state.

“He left the state of Maine without permission, and the crimes he is alleged to have committed in New Hampshire are extremely disturbing,” the prosecutor said.

Moody’s attorney, Walter McKee, argued his client has strong community ties and would abide by conditions of probation.