Tuesday’s appeals court ruling upholds a judge’s decision to require the jail to provide treatment to a Madawaska woman while she serves her 40-day sentence.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Otisfield man charged with child sex crimes
A 36-year-old man was indicted on three counts of gross sexual assault and three counts of unlawful sexual contact.
Missing Presque Isle boys found in North Carolina
Police say their father, Joel Strother, has been arrested.
Woman convicted of murder in abuse case that spurred state to reform its child protection system
A Superior Court judge finds Shawna Gatto guilty in the ‘shocking and brutal’ death of 4-year-old Kendall Chick. Gatto faces 25 years to life in prison.
Waterville man charged with assault, terrorizing, endangering welfare of a child
Shain Allen Sargent, 47, allegedly attacked a couple in Madison, then scuffled with medical staff and county deputies.
Ex-priest convicted of abusing altar boy in Maine faces May sentencing
Ronald Paquin will be sentenced on May 24 after he was found guilty of multiple charges of gross sexual misconduct.
As bigamist pleads guilty, one of his wives tells court of ‘6 years of pain and misery’
Michael Middleton, 43, who was married to at least 3 women in New Hampshire, Georgia and Alabama, received a 12-month sentence that was suspended for 5 years.
Kennebec County courts April 18-24, 2019
A roundup of cases closed April 18-24, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Central Maine April 27 police log
Augusta and Waterville area police reports for April 27, 2019.
South Thomaston man arrested in theft of pickup
The district attorney’s office is investigating whether the suspect drove the stolen vehicle to court.