Court records show three of those arrested Monday have prior convictions for similar drug offenses.
Betty Adams
Betty Adams is a general assignment reporter who’s lived in Augusta for the past 35 years and been working for the Kennebec Journal for more than two decades. She covers the courts plus the towns of Belgrade, Fayette and Readfield.
As adjunct instructor Elizabeth Adams, she teaches writing courses, including journalism, at the University of Maine at Augusta.
In her spare time, when she’s not playing with the grandchildren, bicycling on the rail trail, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing, she likes to travel both in the United States and abroad via cruise ship and occasionally on the back of a motorcycle.
She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and earned a master’s of journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
Judge rejects murderer’s proposal for supervised activities outside Riverview
Mark Gessner was convicted of the 1994 killing of a Bath florist and later found not criminally responsible for offenses in prison, and a judge found him unready for re-entry into the community.
Augusta man pleads guilty to burglary, theft of firearms
Jake Lee Foster, 21, who sold the stolen guns for cash and drugs, was sentenced to serve an initial nine months and one day behind bars; and the remainder of the four-year term was suspended.
Augusta man jailed for year in West Gardiner burglary, theft
The June 2015 break-in by Paul Harrington and a co-defendant was captured on a camera and occurred at the garage of who man had died recently.
Judge sets higher bail for defendants in Augusta drug-trafficking case
Bail was set at $75,000 cash for Reuben W. Givens, 43, of Bronx, New York, and $10,000 for Amy Perkins, 41, of Augusta, during a hearing Monday at the Capital Judicial Center.
Litchfield man indicted on child pornography charges
Ethan Francine pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on two counts of possession of sexually explicit materials of minors under age 12.
Judge rejects new trial request in veteran’s claim of excessive force against Augusta police
Michael Albert Sr. had said newly discovered evidence from a witness warranted a new trial, but a judge has ruled any new testimony wouldn’t change the verdict.
Augusta man loses bid to get drug convictions overturned
Franklin Arbour Jr., 40, is serving an initial 18 years of a 25-year sentence.
New 21-bed rehab facility proposed for site next to Riverview in Augusta
The state Department of Health and Human Services says the separate building might help the state satisfy federal regulations and regain federal funds.
Former Hall-Dale custodian says he served 10-day sentence three times
Sedgewick Armstrong, 64, of Augusta is suing the former Kennebec County sheriff and jail officers in a case now in federal court.