The alleged victim said Dustin Beach drove her from South Carolina to Maine against her will and repeatedly physically and sexually assaulted her during the journey.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Railway investigation into Oakland man struck by train does not yield answers
Drew Roy, 37, of Oakland is in “good condition” after being critically injured Aug. 10., according to a nurse at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
Fayette man accused of leaving head-on collision scene drove off without a wheel
A pickup truck involved in a head-on collision drove off without one wheel, police said.
Casco man sentenced for strangling partner
Scott Dingwell Jr. will serve 4 years in prison and participate in counseling as part of his suspended sentence.
New York man returns to home state to face robbery, assault charges
Jamil Dabson was arrested during a traffic stop in Lewiston, but the drug charge and others were dropped after prosecutors said a local officer appeared to have pocketed the evidence.
Teen indicted on murder, conspiracy charges in Litchfield death
William Smith, 16, to be tried as adult.
Woman indicted on attempted murder charge for allegedly slicing woman’s throat in Augusta
Quashay Phillips, 24, allegedly slashed woman’s throat following argument over going to Walmart.
Jay man charged in scheme to steal $100,000 from Wilton Mobil station
Kevin Farrington, 19, worked at Gould’s Service Station from August 2018 through September 2018.
Wiscasset woman, picking up son after he was charged with drunken driving in Gardiner, is charged too
Marci Reed, 50, of Wiscasset, was charged with operating under the influence while picking up her son Zachary, 19, after he was arrested on the same charge.
Man charged with stealing more than $1,000 from firewood stands
Cash has been taken from multiple stands selling campfire wood in Casco, Standish and Naples this summer, police say.