James Nields rented a room from the victim, and the attack apparently stemmed from a disagreement over a dog in the house.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Man from China jailed following police stand-off, assault report
Kevin Poulin faces an aggravated assault charge as well as numerous domestic violence charges after he allegedly beat a woman over the head with a laptop, threatened to shoot her and attempted to strangle her.
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Nevada man sentenced for interstate stalking of his wife in Maine
Donald Cain receives the maximum of five years in prison from U.S. District Court Judge John A. Woodcock Jr., who says he says he had ‘never before seen a stalking crime of such length, intensity, vulgarity, scope, sophistication and impact.’
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New York man found guilty of murder in Christmas slaying of two Augusta residents
David W. Marble Jr., 32, also known as ‘D-Money,’ was found guilty by a jury Thursday morning of murdering the couple as retribution for a drug-related burglary.
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Hartland man, Canaan woman arrested on drug trafficking charges
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man and woman connected with fentanyl trafficking who both had loaded guns.
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Somerset County courts for April 23-May 4, 2018
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
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Kennebec Journal July 12 police log
Augusta area police reports for July 12, 2018.
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Vermont man pleads guilty to charge from 1984 in Augusta
Francis Stevens accepted a plea deal from the state in connection with driving offenses.
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Complaint filed against Skowhegan officer for not recognizing man’s epilepsy
Noah Goodridge reportedly was experiencing an epileptic seizure when he was approached by a police officer, who arrested him and charged him with assault.
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Morning Sentinel July 3 police log
Waterville area police reports for July 3, 2018.