Police allege the victim was also threatened and restrained by Patrick L. Sullivan, 24, and escaped from him after grabbing a knife and her child.
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.
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Jefferson motorcyclist killed after striking construction barricade, police say
Michael Bowden, 62, was in the crash Tuesday on State Route 218 in Alna, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
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New York man with past central Maine drug conviction indicted on trafficking charge
A Kennebec County grand jury recently handed up indictments on several drug trafficking cases.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Indictments handed up in Waterville robberies of Big G’s, Circle K employees
A Kennebec County grand jury handed up indictments last week on numerous drug cases, as well as theft and criminal threatening cases.
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Two killed Sunday in motorcycle, SUV collision in Gardiner
It appears that the motorcycle veered into the lane of oncoming traffic, police say.
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Proposal to consolidate polls for November election fails in Augusta
Following extensive debate between residents and the Augusta City Council, a motion to consolidate polls for the November presidential election, due to concerns about COVID-19 and a lack of poll workers, failed for lack of a second.
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Augusta child care program adds full-time school-year care amid pandemic
The program aims to help working parents who need a safe place for their kids to go when they’d normally be in school, as Augusta’s reopening plan splits students into groups attending some days of the week.
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Convicted killer at Riverview Psychiatric Center pleads guilty to escape
Mark Ian Gessner, who was acquitted at trial on charges that he threatened his father while out of Riverview on a two-hour pass in 2018, pleaded guilty to escape in connection to that incident.
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Augusta area sewage testing suggests low prevalence of coronavirus
So far only one sample of wastewater, out of eight, taken weekly from the Greater Augusta Utility District’s treatment plant has tested positive for detectable amounts of coronavirus.
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Augusta to consider consolidating polls for November presidential election
City councilors are expected to vote Thursday on a proposal to hold all voting in November at the Augusta Civic Center, rather than in each of the city’s four wards.