Dylan Ketcham, 21, of Gardiner, charged with elevated aggravated assault for allegedly attacking Caleb Trudeau, 21, with a knife.
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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Augusta woman sentenced for swinging hatchet at man
Annmarie A. Meserve, who previously spent five years in prison for stabbing a man in the back, to serve three years on a criminal threatening charge.
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Albion man, charged with assaulting pregnant woman, pleads guilty to lesser charge
The victim, who has since given birth, said the initial account of crime was inaccurate and asked that Joseph Reynolds be allowed to see their child.
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Augusta man to serve 4 months in prison for brutally assaulting woman renting space in his home
Jarody, 35, pleaded guilty in court Thursday to a felony charge of aggravated assault.
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Clinton man pleads guilty to sexual crimes against children
Robert A. Perkins, whose wife ran a daycare out of their home, was sentenced Thursday to serve 9 years in prison for sexual contact with children.
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Maryland man gets 14 days for high-speed chase, drug possession
Lenwood Williams, 29, was reportedly experiencing a mental health breakdown during the incident that lead to his arrest June 29, 2018.
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Woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder in Augusta
Quashay Phillips, 24, allegedly slashed a woman’s throat in February 2019 during an argument over going to Walmart.
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Officials keep close watch on Augusta ice jam on Kennebec River
An ice jam impeding the flow of the Kennebec River in Augusta caused the water level to rise Sunday to just shy of flood stage.
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Convicted killer seeks release from state custody
Mark Ian Gessner served 22 years for a 1994 Bath murder but remains in state custody at Riverview Psychiatric Center because he was found not criminally responsible on other charges.
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Augusta church redevelopment proposal prompts Lithgow Library parking concerns
City councilors are considering a zoning change to help the new owner of the former St. Mark’s Church preserve and repurpose the Gothic revival building.