Derik Broox Wight allegedly held a knife near the throat of a federal officer before he was shot by another officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta last year.
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South Paris man gets a week behind bars and probation for role in Jan. 6 riot
Todd Tilley is also required to complete 60 hours of community service and pay $500 in restitution.
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Waterville man charged with reckless conduct after gunshots fired at Colby College campus apartments
Andrew Gifford, 24, was charged by police in connection with the early Saturday morning incident at the Alfond Apartments at Colby.
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Federal employee from Waterville pleads guilty to accessing child pornography at work
Terrence Talbot, who was employee with a U.S. Geological Survey office in Augusta, faces up to 20 years in prison.
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Maine’s high court orders new sentencing for man involved in shootout that wounded Waterville officer
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court in a ruling Thursday said the judge who oversaw the trial of Richard Murray-Burns erred in the way he imposed the sentence against Murray-Burns for the 2019 shooting.
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10-year-old arrested for bringing gun to elementary school in Waldo County
Police are investigating the incident at Monroe Elementary School.
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State police detail allegations against Knox County detective
Reginald Walker, 58, of Thomaston, was charged on March 1 after state police say he helped his son, who is facing domestic violence charges, hide from investigators.
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Augusta man arrested by FBI agents in alleged $50,000 murder-for-hire scheme
Hyunkook Korsiak, 41, was arrested in New York this week after planning to kill a man in exchange for $50,000.
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Police: Waterville man arrested in armed robbery at Goodwill store
Kevin Lee Barr, 43, faces charges of Class A robbery and Class C unlawful possession of fentanyl powder, police said.
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Mount Vernon man arrested for allegedly threatening woman with knife during robbery of Augusta Walmart
Preston Garrett Caron, 19, allegedly pulled out and opened a pocket knife at Walmart and was charged by police with robbery, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and theft.