Mario Lee was sentenced in federal court for distributing heroin in the Bangor area.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Somerset County Jail inmate who overdosed saved by opioid antidote Narcan
The medical emergency happened Tuesday at the East Madison facility, where heroin possibly laced with fentanyl was smuggled in.
Maine police arrest Massachusetts man after multiple car chases
Tyler Keating avoided police for more than a week, they say, fleeing from traffic stops on the highway and in Portland.
Portland taxi driver recounts knife attack by passenger
‘He just reached around and said, I’m gonna cut you,’ says Joe Kamysz, 60, of Gorham of the attack early Friday outside a strip club.
Maine woman accused of killing her dog will appear in court this month
Marinna Rollins, formerly of Windham, and her boyfriend are charged with tying the pit bull to a tree in North Carolina and taking turns shooting it.
Buxton teenager charged in crash that injured 3 people
Joseph Cady is arrested and accused of drunken driving and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
Lewiston sweep nets 14 on drug, various other charges
The operation results in two arrests on felony drug counts, along with a dozen arrests for charges including outstanding warrants.
Westbrook brothers plead not guilty to welfare fraud
They are accused of using a Portland grocery store owned by the older brother to defraud the government in a cash-back scheme involving welfare benefits.
Acton woman charged in ex-husband’s stabbing death pleads not guilty
Kandee Weyland is accused of fatally stabbing Scott Weyland in front of their children after learning that her ex-husband was given custody of the children.
Maine man accused of having sex with dog and then killing it
Thomas Wentworth says he’s innocent and his girlfriend made up the story.