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Somerset County court for Oct. 9-13, 2017

December 22, 2017December 22, 2017

Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.

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Retired trooper arrested on drug charges suspected he was under investigation, documents show

by Edward D. Murphy December 22, 2017December 22, 2017

Authorities say Jeffrey Linscott changed the location of an arranged drug sale Wednesday and checked to see if his purported buyer was recording him.

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Massachusetts man working at Kittery shipyard sentenced for Social Security fraud

by MWC Bot December 21, 2017December 21, 2017

Authorities became aware of the scheme when Apolonio Montes Garcia of Haverhill used another person’s Social Security card to gain entrance to the Portland Naval Shipyard.

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Franklin County court for July 24-Aug. 4, 2017

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017

Closed cases from Franklin County Superior Court and Farmington District Court.

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Waterville man, 28, jailed for unlawful sexual contact

by Betty Adams December 21, 2017December 21, 2017

Kevin Easler was sentenced recently at the Capital Judicial Center to serve nine months and a day behind bars for sexually assaulting two girls.

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Couple shot in Millinocket home invasion still hospitalized

by Eric Russell December 21, 2017December 22, 2017

Diem Lapierre is recovering but her husband, Wayne Lapierre, remains in serious condition, police say.

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Retired Maine state trooper charged with trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine

by Edward D. Murphy December 21, 2017December 22, 2017

Jeffrey Linscott, 51, of Buxton, who was with the state police for 22 years, was caught delivering the powerful – and deadly – opioid in Gorham, drug agents say.

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Attorney alleges racial profiling by state police in Portland traffic stop

by Randy Billings December 21, 2017December 21, 2017

In federal court, the lawyer for a Honduran man seeks a dismissal, but a state trooper defends his actions in stopping a van with a cracked windshield on I-295.