Although Logan Taylor, 22, was facing up to 30 years for gross sexual assault, a felony, he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, and was sentenced to five days in jail.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Father and son surrender after 5-hour standoff at Bridgton motel
Police surround the First and Last Motel on Route 302 and cut off the electricity before John Connolly and his son John Siciliani come out peacefully.
Police looking for suspect in 3 assaults on women
Each of the women was grabbed from behind near or on Congress Street over a period of several weeks, and each victim has given a similar description of the suspect.
Three York County police departments join drug treatment initiative
Public safety agencies in Kittery, York and Eliot join a growing list of departments that are choosing to treat drug addiction like a disease rather than a crime.
Portland murder trial postponed after seating of jury falls short
Not enough jurors are identified from a pool of about 125 candidates in a case with factors that led to many disqualifications.
Rockland tenant who shot intruder appeals dismissal of gun rights lawsuit
The disabled retired lobsterman, who was threatened with eviction if he didn’t give up his weapon, asks the state’s top court to revive his case against the landlord.
Both men were armed in West End confrontation that ended with shooting
The wounded man is identified as Samuel Iserbyt, 48, by his mother, Charlotte Iserbyt of Dresden, who says he was lucky the shooting took place so close to Maine Medical Center.
Man shot, seriously injured in Portland’s West End
The shooting took place near Maine Medical Center, and another man who was taken into custody was later released.
Maine man gets 2-week sentence for 2013 road rage incident
Adam Getchell was convicted in March of driving to endanger.
Maine police investigate thefts, find teens handcuffed together
The handcuffs were among the items stolen in dozens of car break-ins in Lisbon Falls one night this month.