Detective Don Avery has pleaded not guilty to domestic violence assault on his former wife on Father’s Day 2017, and the judge has ruled that previous uncharged allegations are not admissible at trial in May.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Hartland man arrested after warning shots fired
Spent shells found on Commercial Street corroborate witness statements alleging that Corey Eugene Swain fired a handgun in a fracas that began with occupants of an SUV confronting a pedestrian.
Portland police seek public’s help finding restaurant robber
The man approached the owner of Mi Sen Noodle Bar with a knife and ran off with the cash register drawer.
Domestic violence case against former Somerset County jail guard continued Monday
Jeremy Carr, of Skowhegan, maintains his innocence in an alleged assault against his former girlfriend after she reportedly caught another woman in his bed in October.
Portland restaurant owner describes knifepoint robbery
Darit Chandpen, 31, who has run Mi Sen Noodle Bar on Congress Street for nearly 6 years, says he pretended not to know how to open the cash register.
Augusta man sentenced to seven years for robberies of Subway, Circle K
Christopher E. Williams pleaded guilty and said the robberies, as well as a burglary and prior convictions, were all related to his drug addiction.
Sunday sees streak of car burglaries in Skowhegan
In a two-hour span, three unlocked cars were burglarized in the greater downtown area of Skowhegan.
Morning Sentinel Feb. 4 police log
Waterville area police reports for Feb. 4, 2019.
Maine man accused of killing fellow prison inmate pleads not guilty
Zachary Titus, 34, is charged with murder in the death of Dana Bartlett, 28, last year at the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren.
Old Orchard Beach man accused of bigamy
A grand jury in New Hampshire indicts the 44-year-old, alleging he was married to at least one other woman when he tied the knot with a woman in Dover six years ago.