On June 3, Steven Downs left Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn and headed to the Strafford County Jail in Dover, New Hampshire. From there, federal marshals eventually brought him to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he now remains.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Medical examiner to be deposed on autopsy change in Windham murder case
Dr. Mark Flomenbaum prompted a mistrial in a murder case earlier this year when he changed his description of the angle at which Alicia Gaston of Windham was shot in 2016.
Alleged Palmyra child sex offender who fled state indicted by grand jury
David T. Freeman, 59, of Palmyra, is charged with three counts of gross sexual assault and three counts of unlawful sexual contact involving a minor under the age of 12.
Saco man who sold bomb to federal agent gets 2 years in prison
Michael Rickett, 23, sold a military-grade improvised explosive device to an undercover agent for $350.
Woman arrested in Waterville drug sweep pleads guilty
Devon Ayotte was one of six people arrested in March in two drugs busts in which significant amounts of fentanyl, crack and powdered cocaine were seized.
State closed Kendall Chick’s case 10 months before her death
Newly released information about the 4-year-old’s death in December 2017 shows that the state failed to adhere to policies that might have kept her safe.
Shawna Gatto is sentenced to 50 years for murder of 4-year-old Kendall Chick
Gatto was convicted in April of subjecting the girl in her care to what a judge called ‘outrageous, revolting, shocking and brutal’ abuse.
Norway man gets two months for Mechanic Falls crash
The driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a utility pole in Mechanic Falls is sentenced for leaving the scene of the wreck.
Two Lewiston men connected to deadly melee near Kennedy Park arrested
Pierre Musafiri, 23, David Tuyishime, 18, charged with disorderly conduct after reports of a fight Sunday night.
Man shot in leg in Lewiston
The man was treated at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.