Jaymi Hutchins set a fire inside a vehicle in the parking lot of a towing and recovery business in Lebanon, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank says.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Connecticut man convicted of manslaughter for shooting in Bangor
Antoinne ‘Prince’ Bethea’s lawyer said his client acted in self-defense when he killed Terrance Durel Sr. of New Orleans last year.
Connecticut man sentenced to over 7 years in prison for trafficking drugs to Maine
Damien Perry, 36, of Waterbury pleaded guilty to trafficking narcotics between Connecticut and eastern Maine.
Police beat suspect before he allegedly confessed to killing Cpl. Eugene Cole, lawyers say
Attorneys for John D. Williams say officers beat and pummeled him to the point of causing him to defecate himself and held ‘his head by the back of his hair like a game trophy.’
Morning Sentinel Aug. 30 police log
Waterville area police reports for Aug. 30, 2018.
Gardiner man sentenced to 20 months in prison for home invasion
Scott York pleaded guilty to burglary and criminal restraint in connection with the Jan. 13 incident in Gardiner.
Wiscasset woman charged with murdering 4-year-old will let a judge decide her fate
Shawna Gatto waives her right to a jury trial, a choice that some defendants make in highly publicized and emotional cases.
911 caller reports attempted kidnapping in Canaan
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report described in an alert on the Norridgewock Neighborhood Watch and Information Facebook page.
Kennebec Journal Aug. 30 police log
Augusta area police reports for Aug. 30, 2018.
Massachusetts man is charged with selling drugs in Biddeford-Saco area
Police say agents bought drugs from Frank Barrett on several occasions before his arrest Wednesday.