A newly released police affidavit suggests a moment of happenstance during which Cpl. Eugene Cole was conducting a routine check on Williams, who had duffel bags and a bullet-proof vest at 1 a.m.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Man arrested on I-95 awaits extradition on sex trafficking charge
Police say the charges against Jason Mcleod, 35, stem from a homicide in Massachusetts
Morning Sentinel April 29 police log
Waterville area police reports to April 29, 2018
Kennebec Journal April 29 police log
Augusta area police reports for April 29, 2018
How more than 200 officers from federal, state and local departments worked to find John Williams
Search for suspect in fatal cop shooting lasted 4 days over difficult, marshy terrain near Norridgewock-Fairfield border.
Kennebec County courts April 12-25
A roundup of cases closed April 12-25, 2018, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Standish man charged with OUI after seriously injuring 12-year-old bicyclist in crash
Blaine M. Gaudet was out on bail for a previous OUI charge.
Freeport man charged in fatal Connecticut crash
Jesse Zorski, 30, of Freeport was driving a car that rear-ended another vehicle in April 2017, injuring a 9-year-old boy who later died, according to police.
Cumberland County deputy captures armed fugitive
Randall Lee Marsh, 33, had eluded authorities for five days prior to his arrest Saturday night.