Darrell Newton, 39, of Rochester, New York, pleaded guilty to the charge on Friday.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Plea averts jail time for Dixmont man who was shot in police standoff
The standoff ended when police used a robot to set off an explosive to drive Michael Grendell out of his house.
Police seize more than a pound of cocaine after arresting South Portland man
Maine drug enforcement agents arrested Khang Tran during a traffic stop, and later seize handguns and drugs from his Lincoln Street apartment.
Rockland man who said voices told him to shoot up a school is charged with terrorizing
Brando Luzzi lived across the street from an elementary school when he threatened a school shooting.
Police say man shot his friend with rubber bullets during fight in Windham
Ace D. Haseltine of South Carolina is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Skowhegan police: Lock your doors, windows following recent burglaries
Thirteen homes, businesses and vehicles have been broken into since last Friday, prompting the advisory.
Windshield smashed, fire set in car outside of Litchfield Country Store
Litchfield fire chief said the source of the fire in a woman’s SUV ‘looked like paper.’
Dead inmate at Kennebec County jail identified as Skowhegan man
The sheriff’s office says the cause of death of Moises Pujols, 34, remains under investigation pending autopsy results.
Scott Bubar cleared of aggravated attempted murder of deputy
Judge returns not guilty verdict on both charges from May 2017 shooting that left Roger Bubar, 65, dead.
Man charged with punching Westbrook police officer in the head
The incident occurred Monday night as officers investigated a report of a domestic violence assault, police say.