Sharon Carrillo is charged with her husband, Joseph Carrillo, in the beating death 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy in February.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Jail inmate injures 4 corrections officers in separate incidents
Seth Matthews is transferred to a mental health unit at the Maine State Prison, and an Androscoggin County Jail official says the facility is not equipped to deal with inmates who have mental health issues or violent tendencies.
Bus driver accused of raping special-needs woman
Van Stevens allegedly assaulted the woman after he dropped off his other passengers.
Warren woman sentenced to jail for cheating welfare programs
Robin Snell bilked the state of more than $200,000 over more than 10 years by obtaining public assistance she did not qualify for.
Police looking for suspects in stabbing on Standish ATV trail
A man found lying in a road with stab wounds says two men riding all-terrain vehicles attacked him on a nearby trail.
Police: Windsor woman drove 32 mph over speed limit while intoxicated
The woman, 23-year-old Harley Rae Graziano, was also charged with resisting arrest after her boyfriend reported her erratic driving Tuesday night.
Maine’s elver season shut down 2 weeks early as off-book sales disrupt quota
Marine resources officials impose an emergency rule after investigators discover some fishermen have sold baby eels for cash, skirting an electronic swipe-card system implemented to avoid overfishing.
Judge: Aubrey Armstrong complicit in drug-related murder and robbery of Augusta man
A judge on Wednesday reached a split verdict, clearing Armstrong of a murder charge but convicting him of a separate count of felony murder and robbery.
Driver who crashed into 6 parked cars in Gorham charged with OUI
The 20-year-old Windham man is also charged with driving without a license.
Jury finds Jeremy Clement guilty of four charges, including attempted murder
A count of possession of a firearm was added to the verdict as Clement was not supposed to have a gun because of his prior crimes, and he is being held without bail until sentencing.