Jonathan Twomey also was convicted of assault on an officer at the Kennebec County jail.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Windham man pleads not guilty to mailing fatal dose of cyanide
Sidney Kilmartin is accused of mailing the poison to an Englishman who used it to kill himself.
Two N.Y. men indicted on murder charges in Bangor shooting
The two are accused of killing one man and wounding another on Nov. 27.
Maine high court rejects appeal of New York man convicted of Portland murder
Anthony Pratt Jr. had argued that jurors should not have heard his police interview recorded after the 2012 shooting death of Margarita Fisenko Scott.
Trial of Biddeford landlord charged with killing 2 teenagers set for Feb. 22
James Pak, 77, will stand trial more than three years after police say he fired the fatal shots over a dispute with his tenants.
Trial of man accused of shooting wife in staged Saco break-in delayed until February
The New Hampshire man, a former Army marksman, invaded a Saco home, wounded two people and left a trail of evidence before his arrest, authorities say.
Police say 3 people arrested in Deer Isle were in crack cocaine trafficking ring
Agents seize 150 grams of crack and say the group has brought significant amounts of the drug into parts of Hancock County.
Waterboro man subdued with Taser following short chase
Christopher Lajoie, 23, remains in jail on charges that include operating under the influence and driving without a license.
Two men charged in back-to-back Christmas robberies in Maine
Tyler Barnard of Auburn and Stanley Laurinaitis of Minot are accused of robbing convenience stores in Greene and Lewiston.
Maine drug agency’s heroin investigations up more than 50 percent in 2015
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Director Roy McKinney says the 2015 numbers through Nov. 30 show 369 investigations, compared with 243 in all of 2014.