Xavier J. Pelkey was indicted this week in Somerset County on a count of aggravated assault and authorities say he used a chair to injure another inmate at the county jail, where he was being held prior to pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy charge.
Maine Crime
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Oxford County arrest log: Aug. 25, 2023
• Nicole L. Allen, 35, of 559 Depot St., Wilton, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, on Main Street in Mexico, by Mexico Police Department. • Austin S. Black, 26, of 108 Main St., Oxford, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 2:01 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, […]
South Portland officer shoots and kills man in armed confrontation at apartment complex
Officer Anthony Verville fatally shot Christapher Dodge, 47, after responding to a domestic violence shooting at the Summit Terrace apartments early Friday.
Lewiston woman charged in federal gunrunning case in California
Federal agents say Elise Bergeron made false statements about her connection to an alleged scheme to buy guns in Maine and take them in California.
Maine woman charged with murder gets access to cellphone data she says will prove her alibi
Kailie Brackett, 39, was charged with murder in April 2022 in the death of Kimberly Neptune, who was found stabbed more than 480 times at her apartment in Pleasant Point.
Judge vacates manslaughter conviction of Portland man who killed sister’s boyfriend
Mark Cardilli Jr., who confessed to shooting 22-year-old Isahak Muse in 2019, will get a new trial after a judge ruled Tuesday that Cardilli’s attorneys failed to properly make a self-defense argument.
Hebron felon on trial for gun possession
Investigators say they found 16 guns where Dario Giambro lived.
Oxford County arrest log: Aug. 21, 2022
• Evan B. Allen, 34, of 33 Middle Ave., Mexico, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 5:07 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, in Mexico, by Mexico Police Department. • Chance M. Bellanceau, 30, of 18 Henley Lane, Greenwood, on a probation revocation, 12:58 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, in Auburn, by Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office. • […]
Shooting near Dufresne Plaza injures 2 people, Lewiston police say
According to police, two people walked Saturday night into the emergency department at St. Mary’s with gunshot wounds, saying they had been shot.
Lewiston to host 2 community safety forums next week at Connors Elementary School
Community safety forums Aug. 22 and Aug. 24 at Connors Elementary School cafeteria.