Sarah Branch says her mentally ill client’s ordeal of having to spend nearly a month in jail before receiving court-ordered treatment is an example of a larger problem.
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Hartford man charged with killing his girlfriend held without bail
PARIS — A Hartford man charged with murder in the death of his longtime girlfriend was ordered held without bail following his initial appearance at Oxford County Superior Court on Friday morning. Rondon Athayde, 46, is charged with killing Ana Cordeiro, 41. The couple have two children, ages 3 and 4. A follow-up hearing, at […]
Randolph man, woman arrested on heroin, cocaine, fentanyl charges
Eric Colbert, 33, and Teresa Merrill, 50, were arrested after a bust Thursday at a Kinderhook Street residence.
Boston man denies drug charges in Lewiston-Auburn pot raid
PORTLAND — A Boston man denied a federal charge Thursday in connection with what investigators who rounded up more than a dozen suspects called a major drug operation in the Twin Cities that sold surplus medical marijuana out of state and to non-patients. Yehudi Pardo, 33, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court to a […]
Boyfriend charged with murder in Hartford woman’s death
HARTFORD — Maine State Police charged a local man Thursday with murder in the death of his longtime girlfriend. Rondon Athayde, 41, was charged with killing Ana Cordeiro, also 41. The couple have two children, ages 3 and 4. The death was reported just after midnight Thursday inside a house on Bear Mountain Road, according […]
New Sharon man faces assault charge after victim hit repeatedly with a shot glass
NEW SHARON — A local man has been accused of striking another man multiple times with a shot glass Wednesday night at a York Hill Road residence. Deputies Brian McCormick and Keith Madore of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a disturbance at 8:16 p.m. As a result of the deputies’ […]
Strong man accused of assaulting Farmington police officer
FARMINGTON — Police responding to a possible overdose in a vehicle Wednesday night ended up with an officer being kicked, a passenger given Narcan, and the driver being arrested. The incident happened at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and High Street, near Ron’s Market, Sgt. Edward Hastings IV said. The possible overdose was reported at […]
Caribou man gets 5 years for New Hampshire credit union robbery
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Maine man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for robbing a credit union in New Hampshire. Court documents say 31-year-old Marc Beaulieu, of Caribou, Maine, entered the Service Credit Union in Somersworth in November 2016 and gave the teller a note demanding money. The teller gave him […]
Former Bath bus driver indicted on 2 counts of taking explicit photos of students
WEST BATH — A former Bath Bus Services driver who Bath police say posted inappropriate photos of students online was indicted Tuesday by a Sagadahoc County grand jury on two counts. 51-year-old Timothy McGowan was charged in May with violation of privacy, a Class D crime, for allegedly taking “upskirt” photos of Regional School Unit 1 and […]
Livermore Falls man charged in family dog fight
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man is accused of threatening to shoot a relative and a dog that came onto his property, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Wednesday. Jacob Hiscock, 33, of Haines Corner Road was charged with misdemeanor assault and criminal threatening, and is scheduled to appear in Lewiston District Court on Feb. 13, […]