Investigators said Wednesday that Buster Hernandez, 26, threatened teens in several 10 states, including Maine in 2015, and is charged with threatening and sexual exploitation.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Portland man pleads guilty to Augusta heroin offense
An anonymous tip led police to stop Preston Cooper’s car on Winter Street June 1.
Waterville man convicted of firearms charges
The federal charges say he illegally exported firearms to people in Romania.
Parents were house-sitting for relatives when girl, 5, was shot and killed in Scarborough
State police are not yet revealing the circumstances surrounding the 5-year-old’s death at the home of her grandparents, who were away.
Bucksport man arrested in Kansas slaying
The man, who was injured while trying to escape from an Amtrak train, is arrested in California.
U.S. Border Patrol in Maine warns legalization won’t halt marijuana seizures
Officers will continue to enforce federal law and confiscate pot, so be careful along the border, says chief agent Daniel Hiebert.
Two charged with OUIs after weekend crashes in Farmington
Two men were arrested and one woman was sent to the hospital after separate crashes Sunday night.
Gorham man charged after brief police standoff
Drew Thomas Shane, 20, is charged with domestic violence criminal threatening with a firearm.
West Gardiner man enters not guilty plea to murder and manslaughter charges
Derrick Dupont, 26, was arraigned on the indictment that alleges he shot and killed a man outside Dupont’s home in the early morning hours of June 17.
Police investigate shooting death of woman in Westbrook
The incident occurred inside a home on Falmouth Street, Maine State Police say.