The disgraced former Maine gubernatorial candidate and convicted sex offender has now been accused of violating the conditions of his release 3 times within the space of several months.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Fairfield man arrested after Waterville standoff
Police closed a portion of Main Street early Monday after a man refused to leave a Main Street home.
Man shot, killed by police in Skowhegan
Officer shot a New York man who allegedly fired a gun, pointed it toward police.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
Maine police shooting panel recommends more court-ordered mental health treatment
The 11-member panel said in its new annual report that the 2024 police killing of a Westbrook man highlighted significant gaps in the current system.
State police ID victim shot Monday in Augusta homicide
The victim of the Monday night shooting on Flagg Street was identified as Billyjack Curtis, 51, of Augusta.
Woman killed in Skowhegan remembered by family as loving mother, nurse from Ohio
Family members say they had long been concerned about Nichole Jackson’s boyfriend, Dane Burke, who is charged in connection with her death.
Why was a Massachusetts man’s 18-year Waterville attempted murder sentence reinstated?
Maine’s highest court, on Irineu B. Goncalves’ appeal, ruled the judge erred in considering the alleged assault of a hotel clerk who intervened in his attack.
Murder conviction vacated in Pleasant Point stabbing death
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court handed the case back to lower courts after deciding sock-clad footprint evidence was faulty.
Police: Tomhegan man who threatened ‘shootout’ arrested peacefully after standoff
The Maine State Police tactical team was called to assist the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office due to threats the man was reportedly making.