Michael C. Ringer, 49, of Carthage is accused of terrorizing people with a handgun Friday afternoon in Wilton, police said.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Man wanted for fleeing Maine State Police dies in shootout with New Hampshire officers
Douglas Heath, 38, who was wanted on several outstanding warrants, crashed a car in Rochester and exchanged gunfire with officers before being fatally shot, the N.H. Attorney General’s Office says.
N.H. man accused of dumping large load of trash in Fryeburg
He was issued a summons by Maine forest rangers and is due to appear in Bridgton District Court in October.
Police find vehicle suspected of being involved in Westbrook hit-and-run
It is still being processed for evidence, and no charges have been filed, police say.
Connecticut man on trial for murder in Maine
Antoinne ‘Prince’ Bethea’s lawyer says the defendant acted in self-defense.
Report: Wilton woman tells state investigator she started fire at Farmington house
Angie Clark was arrested Friday on felony charges of arson and aggravated criminal mischief for Aug. 6 blaze.
Former co-owner of Zapoteca pleads guilty, pays restitution for bad checks
Thomas Bard pays more than $10,500 in restitution as well as a $1,000 fine, and serves 48 hours in jail, for the misdemeanor conviction.
State police say death of man found in Presque Isle is suspicious
An autopsy is planned on the man found in a home.
Brain cancer likely contributed to police chase of Camden man, 71, family says
James Thomas, of Camden, led officers on a chase that ended in Blue Hill, but not before he nearly hit one of the officers with his car.
Fairfield man charged in Lewiston gas station robbery
Isaac Howard Sterling, 18, of Fairfield, was arrested Saturday morning and charged with robbing a gas station and mini-mart in Lewiston.