Oscar Geovanny Melgar-Flores was arrested Tuesday in Newport News, Virginia, and is awaiting extradition on charges that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
South Carolina man admits to federal charge in stalking case, OKs 10-year sentence
Prosecutors said Dustin Beach repeatedly threatened a woman he drove from South Carolina to Maine in 2019.
Stockton Springs woman charged with murder in death of her 3-year-old son
Jessica Williams was arrested in connection with the death of Maddox Williams, who died Sunday after his mother and grandmother brought him to Waldo General Hospital in Belfast.
Bronx man gets more than 3 years on domestic violence charges involving stolen gun
A jury convicted Clifton Thomas on multiple felonies and misdemeanors stemming from two incidents involving the same Lewiston woman.
Judge sets high bail for Auburn man charged with attempted murder of girlfriend
Police said Germaine Page shot at his girlfriend last week during an argument; he claimed the gun discharged accidentally.
Auburn woman gets time-served for false statement during gun purchase
Andrea Duteau expressed remorse for her crime, which she said Monday in federal court showed ‘poor judgement’ on her part.
Oxford County arrest log: June 21, 2021
• Roosevelt Brown, 37, of 665 Fenson Road, Levant, on three charges of failure to appear after bailed, 5:29 p.m. Sunday, June 20, in Oxford by Oxford Police Department. • Jesse R. Coffin, 32, of 15 Holman Ave., Mexico, on three charges of failure to appear after bailed, 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 18, in Rumford […]
Augusta man flees Wiscasset arrest, crashes in Richmond
Police say Vlad Palli, 23, fled from a traffic stop in Wiscasset on Sunday, triggering a brief high-speed chase in Dresden before his car ended up in a ditch on Front Street in Richmond.
Portland police investigate Saturday armed robbery
A 23-year-old man was treated at a hospital after being assaulted by 3 men on Gilman Street.
Auburn man shot in the leg early Saturday morning
An Auburn man remained in stable condition Saturday after he was shot by an unidentified person at 2 a.m., according to police.