FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge sentenced a Phillips man Tuesday to serve one year of a five-year sentence for hitting his domestic partner’s head against a wall and choking her Feb. 4 in Wilton. Joel Thompson, 43, will be on probation for four years following his release. Thompson pleaded guilty to a Class B […]
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Jay man to serve 30 days for possessing firearm
FARMINGTON — A Jay man was sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating a 1990 court order prohibiting him from possessing a firearm. Justice Robert Mullen sentenced William Bowie, 57, to 24 months in jail with all but 30 days suspended, followed by two years probation. He cannot live on any property that has […]
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Rhode Island man denies charges after fleeing police
LEWISTON — A local man pleaded not guilty Monday to two misdemeanors in connection to a police hunt Friday after neighbors reported shots fired. Justin Botelho, 24, formerly of Rhode Island but living at 80 Shawmut St., was in 8th District Court, handcuffed and shackled. A judge set his bail at $500 cash. Assistant District […]
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Reward offered after ice shack damaged in Wilton
WILTON — Marc Willett of Chesterville is offering a $200 reward to anyone with information leading to the prosecution of the driver who heavily damaged his ice shack on Wilson Pond last week. It appears the shack was hit by an SUV or a truck, Game Warden Kyle Hladik said. Apparently at least one of […]
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Police: Donald Trump Jr.’s wife exposed to white powder
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr.’s wife was taken to a New York City hospital as a precaution Monday after she opened an envelope addressed to her husband that contained an unidentified white powder, police said. A preliminary test indicated the substance wasn’t dangerous, police said. Vanessa Trump, 40, opened the letter addressed to […]
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Ryan Jones sentenced to 18 months for embezzling from BIW union
PORTLAND (AP) — A former Machinists Union official who acknowledged embezzling to help support his partner’s opiate addiction has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Thirty-five-year-old Ryan Jones of Biddeford also was ordered Monday to repay $280,865 that he took from Local S6 at Maine’s Bath Iron Works. The Bangor Daily News reports that Jones […]
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Lower bail rejected for South Paris man charged in Lewiston barbershop attempted murder
LEWISTON — A judge on Friday rejected an effort to reduce the bail of a South Paris man charged with attempted murder in a Lewiston barbershop where he stabbed his girlfriend’s estranged husband. Michael Barrucci, 24, is being held at Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn in lieu of $200,000 cash or $400,000 in real estate. […]
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Brother and sister sentenced in Poland robbery
AUBURN — A brother and sister involved in a Poland robbery in October were sentenced Friday to time served after pleading guilty to related crimes. Michaela Wagg, 20, of Richmond and Caleb Wagg, 19, of Bowdoin worked out agreements with prosecutors to serve only the 85 days they had already spent at the Androscoggin County […]
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Lewiston police arrest suspect after report of threat
LEWISTON — Police arrested a Rhode Island man Friday, after reports of a threat made during a family dispute on Ash Street. Police arrested 24-year-old Justin Botelho after a short foot chase near Veterans Memorial Park. He was charged with criminal mischief and refusing to submit to arrest. Early reports were that someone was threatening […]
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State police charge Mexico man with threatening sheriff
PARIS — A Mexico man who threatened to “put a bullet” in the Oxford County sheriff’s head was being held on $1,000 cash bail Friday at the county jail. Maine State Police charged Joseph Salatka, 56, on Thursday with terrorizing. Trooper Adam Fillebrown arrested Salatka walking along Roxbury Road in Rumford, near his home. According […]