FARMINGTON — A local man pleaded guilty Monday to allowing minors to possess or consume liquor at a birthday party at the Farmington Community Center. The state dismissed a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief against Yussuf Adow, 23, at Franklin County Superior Court. Adow entered an agreement that delays sentencing for a year and outlines […]
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Livermore man charged with manslaughter in 2018 Turner fatal crash
AUBURN — A Livermore man was charged Tuesday with manslaughter and aggravated criminal drunken driving stemming from a May 24 crash in Turner that killed a 54-year-old Jay man. An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Christian J. Parlin, 24, on the two felonies. The manslaughter charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, […]
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Maine sees many welfare fraud claims but few prosecutions
AUGUSTA (AP) — A tiny fraction of the hundreds of welfare fraud allegations made last year ended up being prosecuted by the attorney general’s office, according to state documents. Out of 1,160 allegations of potential welfare fraud last year, only 25 cases were referred to the attorney general by the Fraud Investigations and Recovery Unit […]
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Lisbon man argues for new trial
PORTLAND — A Lisbon man convicted of attempted murder of Auburn police argued through his lawyer Monday before the state’s highest court that he should be granted a new trial because his trial attorney had blocked him from testifying in his defense. Bartolo Ford, 57, was convicted by a jury in 2010 of aggravated attempted […]
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Man pleads not guilty to killing inmate from Lewiston
Zachary Titus is accused of murdering Dana Bartlett at the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren.
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Lewiston man gets 3 years for beating woman
Kendrick Leonard sits in Androscoggin County Superior Court on Wednesday awaiting sentencing on an assault charge. AUBURN — A Lewiston man was sentenced to serve three years of a six-year prison sentence for beating a woman with stick, breaking her arm and giving here a severe concussion. Kendrick Leonard, 31, of 113 Bartlett St. pleaded […]
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Jay woman pleads guilty to selling cocaine, heroin
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman pleaded guilty Thursday to selling cocaine and heroin from her apartment at 446 Main St. in Jay on July 30, 2018. Angie Braley, 38, also entered a guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of violation condition of release in Franklin County Superior Court. She had been indicted in October 2018 on […]
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New Sharon man charged in domestic violence case
NEW SHARON — A convicted felon remained in jail Wednesday evening on charges of terrorizing a woman at a home on Main Street and possessing a firearm. Philip Howe, 44, was arrested Tuesday on felony charges of domestic violence terrorizing and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. […]
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New York man charged with attempted strangulation, robbery at Lewiston motel
LEWISTON — A Rochester, New York, man accused of trying to strangle a woman and robbing her at a local motel last week had bail set at $50,000 cash in 8th District Court on Monday. Howard Decarlis, 37, is being held at an Auburn jail on one count of aggravated assault and one count of […]
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Former Freeport couple sentenced for MaineCare fraud
Robert and Kristen Zuschlag also must repay more than $300,000 in restitution to the state’s Medicaid program.