Jerry Aberle, 68, is charged with criminal threatening with a firearm, and is being held at York County Jail.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Waterboro couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide, police say
Detectives say Christopher Denis, 45, shot his wife, Christal, also 45, and then turned the gun on himself.
Suspects sought in Farmingdale armed robbery
Police say the occupants of a Northern Avenue home were beaten Wednesday morning and threatened with a knife and a gun.
Teen charged with manslaughter in Lewiston melee death seeks suppression
Emmanuel Nkurunziza, 18, filed a motion earlier this week to suppress his answers to questions posed by local and state police detectives after the June 2018 death of Donald Giusti.
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Shaw’s by family of woman murdered at Saco store
A federal judge rules that the supermarket could not have foreseen the random attack at the Shaw’s store in Saco in August 2015.
Police arrest 7 suspects and seize drugs in Lewiston
The effort involved Lewiston, Auburn and Maine State Police along with drug agents and officers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Police: Man shot in chest with pellet gun at Waterville park
Frank Pelletier has been charged with reckless conduct after allegedly shooting Michael McFarland while McFarland rode his bike along the Riverwalk at Head of Falls, police said.
Man with felony convictions charged with drug trafficking after Gardiner search
Another occupant of the apartment told police Kevin Soto was selling cocaine and heroin.
Kennebec County courts July 11-17, 2019
A roundup of cases closed July 11-17, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
D.C.-based policy group hired to help reform Maine’s juvenile justice system
The Maine Juvenile Justice Advisory Group has hired the Center for Children’s Law and Policy to evaluate Maine’s system and recommend changes.