The former Maine gubernatorial candidate was sentenced to serve 9 months for possessing child pornography starting June 1. Jail officials say he was released early for good behavior.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Update: Waterville police continue to investigate report of armed robbery Wednesday night
Waterville Police say they are “actively following up on all leads” into an armed robbery at the Big Apple store on Elm Street Wednesday night and that more info is expected to be released Friday.
Illinois man indicted in two criminal cases stemming from alleged assault on his wife in Farmington
Cesar Vergara, 28, was indicted Thursday on several charges including domestic violence aggravated assault and eluding police during an Oct. 23 incident.
Sheriff: Three arrested, hundreds of plants seized in latest marijuana growing bust at a central Maine residence
Officials said they arrested Huansheng Mai, 75; Yuling Mei, 63; and Yiming Hu, 68. Each was charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana and unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs with more than 500 plants.
Federal appeals court reconsiders mothers’ wrongful death suit against Biddeford police
Susan Johnson and Jocelyn Welch have spent years arguing that an officer contributed to the deaths of their children when their landlord shot them in 2012.
Three Franklin County men indicted on sexual assault charges in Farmington
The three men also face other charges.
Construction of $20.5 million Augusta police station nears completion
The building on Willow Street is projected to open in April and includes numerous upgrades from the city’s current, run-down station on Union Street.
Police: Pounds of drugs found in Jeep after Farmingdale traffic stops leads to arrests of 2 men
David N. Maldonado and Gene L. Northup were arrested Friday night after a traffic stop by a Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Maine Avenue.
Police reports detail hunt for Naples Fourth of July shooter
Dozens of pages of court records recount the search for Alexzander Goodwin, 19, who is accused of shooting a Westbrook teenager on the Naples Causeway last summer.
Former director of 2 Skowhegan nonprofit groups sentenced on charges of stealing nearly $200,000 from them
Jason Gayne agreed to a deal that includes prison time, probation and the payment of restitution in connection with charges that he stole money from the Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County while working as their director.