Stephen Mardigan, 62, delivers a tearful statement during his sentencing hearing and describes his addiction to gambling in a letter to the judge.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Second man charged in Maine woman’s overdose death
Police say the men provided fentanyl to the 34-year-old woman, who died in August.
Former Monmouth man sentenced for having sexually explicit material of child
Arthur D. Howe, 49, was sentenced to six months imprisonment, two years probation and will have to register as a sex offender for 10 years.
Whitefield woman who beat father with fire poker, firewood in Randolph pleads guilty to assault
Briana L. Rideout, 21, was sentenced to 150 days in prison for attack.
Kennebec Journal Jan. 8 police log
Augusta area police reports for Jan. 8, 2019.
Morning Sentinel Jan. 8 police log
Waterville area police reports for Jan. 8, 2019.
Maine man accused of stealing enough items to fill 2 U-Hauls
Antiques, chain saws and toys are among the items police accuse the Thomaston man of stealing in dozens of burglaries.
Meth was mailed to suspect in South Portland standoff, authorities say
A criminal complaint filed by a U.S. postal inspector includes two felony counts against Patrick Clark, 52, of South Portland.
Trial for former Jay man accused of killing girlfriend starts
Trial opened Monday with the prosecutor focusing on Sweeney’s obsessive jealousy and the defense pointing to mental illness and deafness.
Waterboro man to serve 54 months of 13-year sentence for stabbing
Vincent Cole, 27, pleaded guilty to seven charges stemming from four different incidents that included the July 2017 stabbing.