Jason A. Tuttle, 39, alleged to have punched his dog in the head and knocked down a 3-year-old in August, is one of several indicted in Somerset County last week.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Two plead guilty in connection to 2015 Franklin County sexual molestation case
Anna LaRochelle, 26, of Anson, and Jamie Ouellette, 38, of Wilton, pleaded guilty last week to felony sex crimes stemming from allegations that they, along with Ouellette’s wife, molested a child under the age of 14 and forced the child to watch them have sex.
Fairfield man arrested for alleged possession of child porn
Robert W. Card, 32, was arrested on a warrant from Maine State Police over the weekend and has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
Litchfield man hits pole, knocks out power in suspected drunken driving case
Aaron D. Cowan, 30, was issued a summons on a charge of operating under the influence after the Saturday crash on Huntington Hill Road, police said.
Synthetic ‘zombie’ drug spice poses enforcement problem in Portland
The Bayside neighborhood is seeing a resurgence of the cheap, dangerous and technically legal substance.
Kennebec County courts Sept. 1-7, 2016
Here is a list of cases closed Sept. 1-7, 2016, in courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Kennebec Journal Sept. 11 police log
Augusta area police reports for Sept. 11, 2016.
Morning Sentinel Sept. 11 police log
Waterville area police reports for Sept. 11, 2016.
State supreme court to hear Sidney man’s appeal in child sex assault case
Eric Bard is appealing three rulings by a judge in the case on Bard’s competence to stand trial, admittance of evidence found on a cellphone memory card, and the length of Bard’s sentence.
Stabbing report from Chelsea leads to six arrests, confiscation of illegal drugs
Four Maine residents — including the stabbing victim — and two New Yorkers were charged with a variety of offenses, and state police confiscated heroin, marijuana, money and drug paraphernalia.