In a case that raised First Amendment issues, a judge found that threatening messages Nicholas Worthing sent to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page were sufficient evidence of stalking.
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Madison man to serve 9½ years for 2023 death of Anson man
Roland Flood, 63, was sentenced as part of a plea deal for the 2023 killing of Mark Trabue, with whom he had lived.
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Saturday morning 6-hour standoff in Waterville ends in arrest
Police received a call Saturday morning from two Chaplin Street residents that an armed roommate had threatened and assaulted them, leading to a six-hour standoff.
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Waterville police arrest 6 suspects on drug trafficking charges
Police executed five search warrants over two days last week, finding hundreds of grams of cocaine and cocaine base.
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Augusta sex offender sentenced on child sexual abuse material charges
Dexter G. Newbury, 63, previously convicted of sexual abuse of a minor, pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials and was sentenced Monday.
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Fairfield woman accused of stealing more than $10,000 from truck stop
Izabella Hartsfield, 22, was indicted on a charge of theft after police said she took the money while employed at the Irving and Circle K truck stop in Fairfield.
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US Border Patrol arrests 39 people over 10-day operation in Maine
The agency says most were undocumented immigrants from Central America.
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Norridgewock man indicted on murder charge in death of girlfriend’s son
Daniel V. Markey is accused of killing his girlfriend’s 39-year-old son outside a home in Norridgewock.
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Two arrested, drugs seized in Belgrade following investigation
Matthew Lyons, 27, of Belgrade and Maryellen Remington, 34, also of Belgrade, were arrested at their 151 Knowles Road home on Thursday following an investigation.
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Augusta man pleads guilty to firearm charge after AR-15 found in tent
The man was living in a tent in Augusta’s Mill Park when police found the gun and drugs.