Darrell Newton, 39, ran up to 15 drug houses in central Maine from June 2015 to March 2017.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
11-year-old girl facing arson charge after two fires at Paris Elementary School
Officials said fires were set in two bathrooms at nearly the same time.
Fryeburg man arrested after shooting inside house
Police say Michael Warren had been drinking before he fired a pistol twice at a 37-year-old man.
Court hearings underway for Sidney man convicted of child rape, but granted new trial
Eric Bard, 29, convicted of gross sexual assault and sentenced to 50 years in prison, won a new trial after the state’s highest court threw out his conviction because a judge discussed the case with the district attorney without the defense present.
New York man imprisoned 2 years for drug trafficking
Sharoz Hayward was sentenced Monday for trafficking heroin and cocaine base.
Alfred man arrested on warrant charging him with violent crime
Maine State Police took 20-year-old Brandon Daigle into custody without incident.
Windsor man arrested on multiple drug charges after traffic stop in Winslow
Anthony J. Englesbobb was taken into custody around 11:37 p.m. Friday on Carter Memorial Drive.
Augusta pedestrian, 58, injured when hit by car
A vehicle being driven by Richard Williford, 60, of Jefferson, hit Laurier Fleury, 58, while he crossed Water Street.
Man convicted of murder in Bangor shooting last year
A jury deliberated about two hours Monday before finding the Boston native guilty of killing 51-year-old Israel Lewis.
Kennebec County courts Sept. 19-25, 2019
A roundup of cases closed Sept. 19-25, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.