The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said it seized more than 200 grams of fentanyl and crack cocaine, along with other items.
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Norridgewock man charged in the murder of girlfriend’s son pleads not guilty
Daniel V. Markey, accused in the March killing of Christopher Nickerson in Norridgewock, entered the plea during a brief arraignment Wednesday.
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Augusta man sentenced for ‘brutal’ attack on woman
Travon I. Vargas, 23, beat and strangled his girlfriend leaving her so badly bruised that her injuries looked like those seen in homicide cases, the prosecutor said.
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Pittston man found guilty of stalking Kennebec County sheriff
In a case that raised First Amendment issues, a judge found that threatening messages Nicholas Worthing sent to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page were sufficient evidence of stalking.
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Madison man to serve 9½ years for 2023 death of Anson man
Roland Flood, 63, was sentenced as part of a plea deal for the 2023 killing of Mark Trabue, with whom he had lived.
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Saturday morning 6-hour standoff in Waterville ends in arrest
Police received a call Saturday morning from two Chaplin Street residents that an armed roommate had threatened and assaulted them, leading to a six-hour standoff.
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Waterville police arrest 6 suspects on drug trafficking charges
Police executed five search warrants over two days last week, finding hundreds of grams of cocaine and cocaine base.
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Augusta sex offender sentenced on child sexual abuse material charges
Dexter G. Newbury, 63, previously convicted of sexual abuse of a minor, pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials and was sentenced Monday.
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Fairfield woman accused of stealing more than $10,000 from truck stop
Izabella Hartsfield, 22, was indicted on a charge of theft after police said she took the money while employed at the Irving and Circle K truck stop in Fairfield.
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US Border Patrol arrests 39 people over 10-day operation in Maine
The agency says most were undocumented immigrants from Central America.