Following months-long delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, a Kennebec County grand jury indicted several people last week.
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Brunswick man indicted on charges from January standoff
Nick Christensen has been indicted in connection with the eight-hour armed standoff.
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Norridgewock man indicted on manslaughter charges in 2019 crash
Police: David “Mike” Obert, 51, was driving on Ward Hill Road in Madison on the morning of July 4, 2019, when his dump truck collided with a Pontiac Torrent driven by Joyce Gipson, 85, killing her and her husband, Keith Blackwell, 80.
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Police in Wilton search for Massachusetts man wanted for murder
Police ask people to lock their doors, take keys out of vehicles and bring in their dogs.
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Portland police charge woman with aggravated assault after stabbing
Samantha Velez is accused of stabbing another homeless woman in the hand during an altercation in Deering Oaks Saturday.
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Grand juries return to courthouses across Maine
The coronavirus put on hiatus the confidential arm of the judicial system that hands up indictments, stalling hundreds of cases across the state.
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Woman collapses during confrontation at Richmond go-karting track
Altercation between adults was related to a children’s race, according to police and other emergency workers.
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Rockport woman arrested, accused of stabbing man in Hope
Jessica Lermond, 33, was charged with domestic violence elevated aggravated assault and other offenses.
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Four arrested on drug charges after Augusta search
One Augusta resident and three New York City residents charged with trafficking in cocaine.
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Somerset County grand jury indicts Palmyra couple on arson charges
The Somerset County Grand Jury handed up indictments on Thursday, charging 29 people with charges that include theft, drug offenses and domestic violence.