Carol Sharrow of Sanford, who pleaded not guilty and not criminally responsible in the death of Douglas Parkhurst, may be seeking to change her plea.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Man facing sex crime charges in Texas arrested in Maine
Maine State Police, working in conjunction with the Texas Rangers, arrested James Helms on Sunday at a home in Waldo County.
3 sentenced for dealing drugs in Augusta, Waterville
In separate cases, two New York men and a Hallowell man were deemed guilty of dealing illegal drugs.
Two Mexican nationals arrested in Waterville
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents working in Waterville arrested two men, one who had been removed from the U.S. three times previously and another whose visa had expired, according to officials.
Hermon man, convicted of criminal restraint and domestic violence assault, sentenced to 51 days in jail
Nicholas G. Page wouldn’t let a woman out of his moving car following an argument, then pushed her to the ground after he crashed the car in Albion.
Maine driving school owner charged with sexual assault of a child
Ralph Santillo, 60, who is charged with 2 felony sex crimes in Oxford County, also has worked as a substitute teacher.
Kansas man charged with robbing Saco hotel
Police say 36-year-old Cody Lott was arrested Monday morning in Biddeford.
Wiscasset woman’s trial in child’s death opens with dramatic photos
The prosecutor tells the judge who will decide Shawna Gatto’s fate that ‘little Kendall Chick was not fine’ shortly before her death, contradicting what Gatto told police.
Tenants of former Portland bookie can stay – for now
Stephen Mardigan is serving a sentence of 15 months in federal prison for running what was believed to be Maine’s largest illegal gambling operation.
Saco police searching for man who robbed hotel at gunpoint
A man armed with a semi-automatic handgun made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from the Ramada Hotel, police say.