Lisa-Marie T. Watson’s father-in-law was sentenced previously for the same conspiracy.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Wells pastor charged with trying to take over elderly woman’s finances
An indictment accuses Peter W. Leon of endangering the welfare of a dependent person.
Police: Couple drove in Waterville while on drugs with baby in car
Zachary L. Elwell, 22, and Crystal Pooler, 28, were arrested after a family member called the police out of concern that an 11-month-old baby was in the car.
Mother accused of taking twins from Massachusetts to Maine charged
Police charged Chereese Ford and her boyfriend, Craig Beaudoin, as fugitives from justice after Ford’s 9-year-old twin girls were taken from Plymouth, Massachusetts to Lewiston.
Twin girls, 9, turn up safe in Lewiston after being reported missing in Massachusetts
The fourth-graders’ mother and her boyfriend are arrested at the woman’s home in Lewiston.
Bail set at $2,500 for hunter in death of Hebron woman
Robert Trundy’s attorney says his client plans to plead not guilty to a manslaughter charge in the death of Karen Wrentzel, 34, on the first day of hunting season.
Attorneys say Sanborn deal a good solution to complicated case
The deal reached Wednesday leaves Anthony Sanborn’s conviction in place but allows him to leave prison after having served 27 years.
Farmingdale bust results in trafficking charges against four people
Police said neighbors reported suspected illegal activity after seeing ‘heavy short-term traffic.’
Man found guilty of killing former Farmington resident at Texas campground
Carl Johnson, a former Farmington resident who retired to Texas with his wife, was murdered along with 5 members of his family in 2015.
Lincoln County deputy’s trial on 22 sex abuse charges set to start Monday
Kenneth L. Hatch III, deputy of the year in 2015, is accused of abusing girls during ride-alongs in his cruiser.