Colby Lemelin-Smith, 22, allegedly brandished a firearm during an incident in which two vehicles collided, the Maine State Police said.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Two shootings reported Friday night in Lewiston; police question 3 juveniles
The first report came in just before 7 p.m., police said, when rounds were reported fired behind a mosque on Bartlett Street. At the time, a community event with hundreds of people was taking place at Mike McGraw Park in the same area.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Former Waterville man serving sentence for 1996 murder dies at Maine State Prison
Stephen Lee, who was serving a 40-year sentence for murder as well as robbery and burglary, was an inmate with an earliest possible release date in 2032.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Kittery man pleads not guilty to charges related to Jan. 6 attack
Lincoln Deming is accused of helping rioters overtake the West Plaza and entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to stealing guns from Waterville store
Ryan Ansart, 22, and a coconspirator stole 15 firearms from J.R.’s Trading and Pawn Shop in 2022.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville homicide victim described as ‘loyal friend’ who struggled with substance use
Charles Bellows, 43, was killed by sharp force injuries earlier this week at 119 Cool St. where he was staying with Thomas Lowrie, 41, who is charged with Bellows’ murder.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine man pleads not guilty to killing his prison cellmate in 2022
Carl Williams appeared in Cumberland County Superior Court Thursday and was found competent to stand trial on a murder charge in the death of Renaldo Jones.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Politics
‘No easy fix’ to Maine’s indigent defense crisis, director tells lawmakers
The executive director of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services tells the Government Oversight Committee that defendants in over 860 criminal cases need an attorney.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
State police arrest Hiram man after vehicle pursuit, Augusta standoff
Zebbie Thomas, 32, was arrested after a short standoff on Sadies Way in Augusta and transported to the Kennebec County jail.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Police identify 43-year-old man as victim in Waterville killing
Maine State Police identified Charles Bellows as the person killed in what authorities have ruled a homicide on Cool Street in Waterville.