Judges had found the former sheriff guilty of lying under oath and willfully ignoring court injunctions against his department’s habitual racial profiling.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Somerset County court for June 12-16, 2017
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Kennebec Journal Aug. 26 police log
Augusta area police reports for Aug. 26, 2017.
Morning Sentinel Aug. 26 police log
Waterville area police reports for Aug. 26, 2017
Father, son plead guilty to buying goods in Maine with stolen credit card numbers
The Florida men took numbers belonging to Mainers and shopped in Portland and Augusta.
West Gardiner man arrested on murder charge
Derrick Dupont was indicted Thursday in the June 17 shooting death of James Haskell outside Dupont’s home.
Two Connecticut men arrested in Oakland on drug charges
Luis Baez is being held on $50,000 bail and a second defendant was ordered released without bail.
Readfield woman indicted for allegedly shooting her husband in May
A number of other people were indicted Thursday by a Kennebec County grand jury.
Car clocked at 115 mph on I-95 crashes during chase; 2 arrested
The driver is charged with criminal speed, failure to stop for an officer, operating without a license, and operating under the influence.
Jay man indicted on murder charge in death of longtime girlfriend
James Sweeney has been charged with “intentionally or knowingly” causing the July death of Wendy Douglass.