Deon Sands was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Police seek suspect in aggravated assault in Naples
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says it is looking for Thomas Staley in connection with the attack.
Black defendant in Washington County killing argues masks at trial could sway jury
Carine Reeves of New York is charged with murder in the 2017 killing of Sally Shaw, who was shot in the head on the side of a road in Cherryfield.
Plea made, then withdrawn, by suspect in Waterville drive-by shooting of young girl
Video conferencing between the Kennebec County jail and Capital Judicial Center, due to COVID-19 prevention efforts, has had glitches that impact defendants’ communications.
Auburn woman facing charges after crashing on I-295 in Yarmouth
Jessica May was driving the car that flipped on the Cousins River bridge near the Yarmouth-Freeport town line.
Police say protester in Portland threatened man with gun
A man who was protesting police brutality Monday showed a handgun in a threatening manner to a motorcyclist stopped at an intersection, police say, and was charged with criminal threatening.
Two arrested after shots fired in Waterville neighborhood
Police responded to the report of a drive-by shooting Friday night on Oak Street.
Farmington, Kingfield men charged after climbing public safety communications tower
The two were halfway up the 190-foot tower when a Farmington police officer arrived.
Monmouth man pleads guilty to robbery of Bowdoin store
Dakota Madore, 23, will serve three years in prison as part of a plea agreement for robbing the Bowdoin Country Store in 2019.
Three charged with drug possession in Dallas Plantation
Franklin County deputies stopped a vehicle for a broken taillight.