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Bonny Eagle High School student charged with threatening student, school resource officer

by Dennis Hoey March 4, 2019March 5, 2019

The threat on Snapchat, where the student allegedly appeared with a firearm, follows a similar incident in SAD 6 that saw two middle school students charged last week.

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New Sharon woman wanted for failing to serve jail sentence in animal cruelty case

by Donna M. Perry March 4, 2019March 5, 2019

Carol Ann Murphy, 74, was also convicted of using a stun gun on a Maine State Police trooper who tried to arrest her.

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Waterville police seize drugs, make arrests in two separate busts over weekend

by Amy Calder March 4, 2019March 4, 2019

Police arrested four people at a local hotel Friday and Saturday, seizing fentanyl and crack and handing two 17-year-old girls from out-of-state over to DHHS to be sent home to their parents.

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Paquin’s sentencing postponed for mental evaluation

by Megan Gray March 4, 2019March 4, 2019

The latest delay outrages Keith Townsend, who has identified himself as the victim of the former Catholic priest.

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Kennebec County courts Feb. 21-27, 2019

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019

A roundup of cases closed Feb. 21-27, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.

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Whitefield man accused of murder in 2017 West Gardiner shooting death pleads guilty to manslaughter

by Keith Edwards March 1, 2019March 1, 2019

Derrick Dupont, accused of murdering James Haskell on June 17, 2017, will be sentenced on a manslaughter charge in May, after state prosecutors agreed to dismiss the murder charge.

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Madison man who cut deal with prosecutors in fatal 2015 crash arrested again

by Doug Harlow March 1, 2019March 1, 2019

Jonathan Cayford, 26, allegedly violated probation this week with a harassment charge and could be sent back to jail

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Former UMaine athlete due back in New York court Friday

by Eric Russell March 1, 2019March 2, 2019

Trevor Bates, who now plays football professionally, faces charges related to a Jan. 26 incident during which he allegedly assaulted a police officer.