A roundup of cases closed at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine school counselor charged with sexually assaulting student
The counselor is charged with 2 counts of gross sexual assault and 1 count of unlawful sexual contact in the Calais district.
U.S. marshals arrest fugitive in Kittery
Michael Rickett, who had eluded authorities since October, had violated terms of his supervised release after being convicted of trying to sell an explosive device to an undercover agent in 2017, the Marshal’s Service said.
Auburn man’s roommate says Downs had gun at time of 1993 murder
College roommate of Steven H. Downs testifies Downs owned two guns at school in Fairbanks, Alaska, when a woman was murdered on campus.
Court documents show a special team of state troopers uses methods vulnerable to racial bias
The Maine State Police’s Proactive Criminal Enforcement Team faces new scrutiny after a trooper was hit with allegations of racial profiling.
Alaska investigators said they struggled to find witnesses in 1993 campus slaying
Friday marked the fifth day of the trial of Steven H. Downs, 47, of Auburn.
Lawyers for Waterville man accused of murder seek to suppress evidence from apartment where police saw blood
Nicholas P. Lovejoy is charged with murder in the 2019 shooting death of Melissa Sousa at their Waterville apartment.
Driver in fatal Acadia crash will plead guilty to federal charges
Praneeth Manubolu was the driver and sole survivor of a crash that killed three people in Acadia National Park in August 2019.
Crime lab worker describes photos from scene of slain Alaskan woman
Steven H. Downs of Auburn is on trial for murder and sexual assault in 28-year-old case.
Palmyra man intentionally sets two houses on fire, police say
Aaron Chadbourn, 54, charged with arson after police said he started fires Sunday at residences on Main Street.