Van Stevens is held on a charge of gross sexual assault.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
NY man charged with distributing heroin in Augusta
Sharoz Haywood, 21, was indicted on the federal charge last week.
NY man charged with selling drugs in Waterville youth center parking lot
Jermaine Blunt, 33, was ordered held Monday in lieu of $75,000 bail after the alleged drug deals last week outside the Alfond Youth Center.
Defense argues Fairfield man tried to kill self, not girlfriend, as trial opens
Jeremy Clement has pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempted murder after he allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend in Oakland last April.
One Maine school evacuated, another locked down
A threatening message found in a Baxter Academy bathroom, and a conversation overheard near Lewiston High School, trigger police responses.
Orrington boy, 10, steals car, hits cruiser, police say
Neither the Holden officer nor the Orrington boy is injured.
Kennebec County courts May 10-16
A roundup of cases closed May 10-16, 2018, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Police arrest Skowhegan man after finding explosives ingredients in home
Officials found chemicals, gasoline, kerosene, tannerite and gunpowder early Sunday morning in a Summer Street residence.
Central Maine May 19 police log
Augusta and Waterville area police reports for May 19, 2018.
Limerick man arrested on 21-year-old warrant
Deputies responded to a possible domestic assault after being alerted by Colorado authorities, the York County sheriff says.