Ashton Heald and the victim were students at the University of Maine at Farmington last year when the incident occurred.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Jay woman pleads guilty to drug charge in Strong overdose death
Brittany R. Boivin must serve two months of a three-year sentence.
Berwick man charged in woman’s death in New Hampshire
Robert Pavao, 20, is charged in connection with the suspicious death of a woman in Stratham, New Hampshire.
Attempted-murder suspect wanted in Maine arrested in Pennsylvania
Caribou police had been searching for Adrian Covington since Jan. 11, when he allegedly shot and wounded a man on River Road.
Augusta man charged with murder in connection with Richmond killing
Tyon Shuron, 42, was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with the murder of Andrew Sherman at Sherman’s home in Richmond.
Sharon Carrillo’s sentencing in daughter’s killing postponed
Maine courts, like all state offices, were closed on Friday because of the storm.
Saco man charged with robbing Old Orchard Beach store
Police had been looking for a masked man who robbed the Family Dollar store while wielding a hammer.
Wiscasset man charged with breaking into home, barricading ex-girlfriend, children
The woman’s teenage son tried to defend his mother with stun gun, police say.
Waterville man sentenced for possessing child pornography
William Stewart, 64, possessed thousands of images and hundreds of videos of child pornography, many depicting children under 12 years old, between May and June of 2018, according to court records.
Cat requires more surgery after taking bullet in Lewiston
LEWISTON – A cat that was shot in the face and chest earlier this week will require further surgery to repair the damage, according to the animal’s owners. The 4-year-old cat named Griffon needs a leg amputated after it took a round from what police say was a small caliber firearm in an area of […]