This is a roundup of cases closed June 8-14, 2017, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Kennebec Journal June 17 police log
Augusta area police reports for June 17, 2017.
Morning Sentinel June 17 police log
Waterville area police reports for June 17, 2017.
State police investigating fatal shooting of man, 41, in West Gardiner
After receiving an early morning call from a home off Yeaton Drive, police found that James Haskell, 41, of Chelsea, had been shot to death there.
Winslow man facing aggravated assault charges
The prosecutor said the woman, who was found lying on the ground outside a home, remains hospitalized for treatment of her injuries.
Bail granted for Farmington man accused of murdering infant son 38 years ago
Burton Hagar, 62, is charged in connection with the death of 4-month-old Nathan Hagar in May 1979, a death that was originally attributed to sudden infant death syndrome.
Presque Isle man killed in shootout with police in New Hampshire
Michael Brown was wanted by Maine police in connection with a sexual assault investigation.
Buxton man sentenced to 20 years for drug, firearms crimes
Dale Pinkham, 57, wrote family members from jail, telling them to hide stolen weapons and threaten witnesses, authorities say.
Skowhegan arson suspect to undergo mental health evaluation
A Skowhegan boy, 15, is being held in juvenile detention until an evaluation bed is found.
Maine State Police arrest driver for going 139 mph on I-95
Sang Yook told police he normally doesn’t speed but . . .