William Sheldon, of Woolwich, was charged with trafficking in more than half a million dollars’ worth of elvers.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Augusta man sentenced for forgery, stealing metal roofing
Christopher E. Williams pleaded guilty to the charges Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center.
Madison Area High School evacuated Monday after fake bomb threat
The word ‘bomb’ was discovered etched on a bathroom dispenser, but no bomb was found during a search of the school.
St. Albans man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting female relative
Jason Tuttle, 40, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a juvenile female family member this past summer in Bald Mountain Township.
Lyman man flees police, rams cruiser
William Pawlak, 52, was charged with drunken driving, refusing to stop for law enforcement and criminal mischief Monday.
UMaine police searching for man in alleged sexual assault
The incident happened Sunday in a campus restroom.
Federal panel denies new trial bid by veteran arrested at Augusta homeless shelter
A jury in May 2016 cleared two city police officers of a claim of excessive use of force.
Accused acts out shooting in Parkman murder trial
Robert Burton, using a replica gun on an improvised bed in court, acted out and narrated what he said was the shooting sequence that wounded him and killed Stephanie Gebo.
Man dies after police standoff in Lebanon
A Maine State Police spokesman says troopers found the resident dead inside his mobile home, and he ‘likely died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.’
Driver, witness accounts in Westbrook hit-and-run disagree on whether light had turned
Natasha Field of Standish has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident in which Sharon Crawford was hit and killed.