Frederick Allen, 40, is charged with the murder of his wife, Anielka Allen, 37, whose body was found in their home by Newport police in January.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Four arrested at Waterville motel in drug-related case
Learning that a man and woman who were not supposed to have contact with each other were in a motel room on Kennedy Memorial Drive early Tuesday, police knocked on the door and found them, another man and woman who were not to have contact with each other, and drugs.
Three sentenced for Somerset County crimes
Timmy Smith of Madison pleaded guilty to trafficking in fentanyl; Robert Smith of St. Albans was sentenced for unlawful sexual contact with a child under 12; Robert Tucker pleaded guilty to multiple burglaries and thefts.
Man sentenced in federal court for Augusta area drug, gun deals
Rashaad McKinney, 28, was sentenced to 77 months in prison for his role as a “straw-purchaser,” paying drugs or cash for firearms.
Sharon Carrillo to be sentenced Friday in abuse death of daughter
Her original sentencing date earlier this month in the death of Marissa Kennedy was postponed due to bad weather.
Buxton man threatened mother with sword and BB gun, police say
Andrew Forbis, 44, was taken into custody after an eight-hour standoff in Buxton on Monday.
Victim in Scarborough Walmart shooting undergoes surgery
No one has been arrested in connection with the shooting, which critically injured a Saco man, according to Maine State Police.
Maine man arrested after car chase that ends in New Hampshire
Michael Marble of New Sharon faces several charges from a police pursuit that passed through Sanford early Saturday.
Man in critical condition after being shot at Walmart in Scarborough
Police say the shooter and a female who was with him knew the man who was wounded in the store’s the parking lot, which was cordoned off with crime scene tape and scoured by investigators, including state police detectives.
Cameras catch intruder, who then leads police on chase through Skowhegan, officials say
Derek J. Nickerson was caught on security cameras inside his former spouse’s house and was charged with multiple offenses after police chased him down through Skowhegan on Friday.