Miranda Schmidt admitted to Fairfield police that she had concealed the drug worth $12,000 in her bra.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Former Palmyra man sentenced for failing to register as sex offender
Bradley Flowers pleaded guilty to the charge of failing to register as a sex offender after he left the state in 2014.
Rockland student charged after threats against middle school
The student allegedly told another student that he would go to school Wednesday and “shoot it up,” but later told deputies he was trash-talking.
Winthrop man had more than 9 grams of heroin, prosecutor says
Benjamin York was initially held on $150,000 bail on a drug trafficking charge; the amount was reduced to $5,000 on Monday.
Two arrested in Madison, Skowhegan on drug, evading arrest charges after chase
A search of one of the men stopped yielded fentanyl, heroin, pills, Suboxone and drug paraphernalia, police said.
Male dance instructor from North Monmouth charged with sexual abuse of teenage student
Police say that Ryan Morrill, 31, taught the girl in Newcastle but also has worked in studios across central Maine.
Augusta man indicted in attack on fellow inmate at Kennebec County jail
Elijah Ashley’s aggravated assault charge carries a maximum of 30 years’ imprisonment.
Madison farmer closes snowmobile trail after ‘shocking’ shooting of pregnant cow
A snowmobile club plans to hold a fundraiser for Clayton Tibbetts, who said the killer shot the cow between the eyes and that she suffered.
Augusta convenience store robber imprisoned for four years
Anthony Manganella, of Windsor, pleaded guilty to the Thanksgiving Day 2017 holdup at Augusta Kwik Mart, saying he wasn’t in his ‘right mind.’
Temple man arrested on warrant at Franklin Memorial Hospital
Police were called to the hospital to provide assistance and found an uncooperative William L. Griffin.