George Gilmore, 33, admits that he attacked Morgan Robinson after an argument over underwear left on the floor of their apartment led to a racial slur.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Pittsfield search leads to seizure of drugs, arrest of Nichols Street man
Todd Anderson Jr. was charged with trafficking in heroin, Fentanyl and cocaine within one thousand feet of designated safe zone.
Man found innocent of manslaughter charge in Sidney ATV trial
Alexander Biddle, 23, was cleared in the death of his passenger, Halee Cummings, 18, after an ATV crash in September 2015.
Second driver charged in alleged drag-racing crash in Buxton
Thomas Dewitt, 56, of Buxton, who was hospitalized after the crash last week, is charged Wednesday with driving to endanger, Buxton police say.
Pittsfield man pleads guilty to buying guns for a person prohibited from buying guns
Steven Springer claimed on a Firearms Transaction Record form that he was buying the guns for himself when the purchases were made for a person prohibited from purchasing firearms.
National police organization raises funds in memory of Cpl. Eugene Cole
Sheryl Cole says the family is determining what use to put the money to in addition to a scholarship to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro.
Cousins chased from Harpswell home at 3 a.m. charged with burglary
Residents of the home were awakened by noises coming from the basement and went to investigate.
Somali man who settled in Maine accused of using another man’s name to apply for papers
Hussien Noor Hussien, who came to Maine in 2004, was arrested last week in Vermont and faces three charges related to falsifying applications.
Bath police arrest 3 men, seize cocaine after 2-month investigation
Roy L. Jackson is charged with trafficking, Derius Wilson-Black is charged with possession and Steve Juenemann is charged with violating conditions of his release.
Augusta residents indicted on drug trafficking charges
A number of other people were indicted on various charges by a grand jury sitting in Kennebec County.