Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said a sheriff’s detective suffered minor injuries Thursday when Cody Mosher, 28, fled in his car as authorities attempted to take him into custody in Skowhegan.
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Former Waterville couple arrested on sexual assault charges involving children
Davina Petchonka and Charles H. Frost, believed to now be residents of Pittsfield, were arrested Dec. 1 and continue to be incarcerated at the Somerset County Jail in East Madison.
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Court vacates Peru man’s two life sentences in Paris murders
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court confirms Mark D. Penley’s two murder convictions, but overturns his sentences on appeal.
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Two men arrested following high-speed pursuit that ended in Sidney
An Augusta man and a Fairfield man were taken into custody over the weekend following a chase that began in Augusta, continued into Oakland and then concluded in Sidney, Maine State Police said Thursday.
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Former Rockport man denies defrauding woman out of $3 million
Mark X. Haley II’s former romantic partner, Rachel Klotz, has filed a lawsuit accusing him of inducing her to transfer large amounts of money to him on the belief that he could get better returns on her investments.
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Greenwood man accused of assaulting officers held on cash bail
Chance M. Bellanceau is seeking to transfer to a mental health hospital pending trial.
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Murder trial begins, again, for Gardiner man accused of shooting former friend, nearly cutting off the hands of another
The murder trial of Dylan Ketcham, 23, began, for the second time, on Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. His first trial was declared a mistrial in September.
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Industry man taken into custody after standoff
A man inside a house on Taylor Road is accused of assaulting a woman and shooting a gun, but not at the woman.
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Greenwood man accused of assaulting officers appears in court
A judge postponed the initial court appearance of Chance M. Bellanceau after concerns were raised about his mental health.
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Big Apple on Stone Street robbed early Saturday
Augusta police say they are searching for the unidentified man dressed in dark clothes who showed a gun and demanded cash and merchandise before fleeing early Saturday.