Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Police: Man in custody after chase, armed standoff in central Maine
Police identify suspect as Joshua Elliott, 40.
Farmington man accused of stabbing man outside motel
Mark McCrillis is charged with knifing a 40-year-old East Dixfield resident.
DNA analyst testifies in Auburn man’s murder case at Alaska court hearing
Steven Downs is charged in the murder of a native Alaskan woman named Sophie Sergie in 1993.
Man charged with firing several gunshots at home in Topsham
Christopher Williams, 41, of Harpswell facing several charges including reckless conduct and discharging a firearm within 300 feet of a residence.
State: Livermore Falls hostage-taker died of self-inflicted gunshot
AG’s office says a shot fired by a state trooper did not kill Donald White.
State’s top court considers COVID-19 restrictions as part of murder case appeal
Noah Gaston is serving time for the murder of his wife, Alicia, in Windham in 2016, and has appealed his conviction and sentence.
Oakland man indicted on charge of sexually assaulting child
A Kennebec County grand jury indicted dozens last week on numerous charges, including Jeramy D. Hinton on allegations of sexually assaulting a child younger than 12 years old.
Augusta man, shot in head by victim with a pellet gun, sentenced in assaults
Jacob J. Gordon, who was found bloodied and with pellet gun wounds to his head, will serve 9 months for assaults, including on a neighbor who police say defended himself with a pellet gun.
Somerset County courts for May 1-31, 2020
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.