Gage Dalphonse, 21, is charged with murder in the death of Jean Fournier, 41, of Turner.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine’s highest court considers whether boy’s detention at Long Creek violated his rights
The 14-year-old boy, found mentally incompetent to stand trial, was held at the state’s juvenile detention center off and on for 3 years.
Caught on camera: Augusta man sentenced to 3 years for thefts
Joseph Carter, 52, of Augusta, was allegedly caught on camera stealing items, including a baby stroller.
Kennebec Journal police log for Oct. 7
Augusta area police reports for Oct. 7, 2019.
Kennebec County courts Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2019
A roundup of cases closed Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Police work on video: Portland patrol officers now wearing body cameras
The city tested the cameras in a pilot program last year and recently purchased equipment to outfit its roughly 120 patrol officers.
State dismisses threatening charge against Wilton man
Farmington court dismissed case because of a lack of evidence.
Portland man faces domestic violence and witness tampering charges
Joseph Sullivan was arrested Thursday after allegedly threatening the victim in a domestic violence case.
Hearing weighs competency of accused child rapist
Testimony, including in-depth discussion about how difficult it is to play the card game pinochle, wraps up in a new competency hearing for Eric Bard, a Sidney man convicted of raping a 4-year-old girl.
Vandals take damaging drive over York playing fields
Police are searching for suspects and say that repairing the grass Bog Road fields will cost about $4,000.