John Jolly, 50, is charged with two felony counts in Skowhegan’s third sexual abuse arrest in as many weeks.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Waterville woman arrested twice within hours after allegedly assaulting boyfriend
Christine Lynch, 42, allegedly slapped her boyfriend and, after making bail, harassed him with phone calls.
Jefferson shooting that ended in death echoes other domestic violence cases in Maine
Shane Prior, 34, shot the woman in the arm after ‘lying in wait there on the property,’ a state police spokesman said.
Augusta man pleads guilty to burglary, theft of firearms
Jake Lee Foster, 21, who sold the stolen guns for cash and drugs, was sentenced to serve an initial nine months and one day behind bars; and the remainder of the four-year term was suspended.
Farmington heroin trafficking investigation nets third arrest
Chris Crockett, 56, of Farmington, is charged with aggravated drug trafficking and possession of firearms by a prohibited person, making him the third Farmington man arrested in the probe.
Franklin County court for July 5-15, 2016
Closed cases from Franklin County Superior Court and Farmington District Court.
Clinton man charged with stealing drugs, assaulting, terrorizing girlfriend
Andrew L. Fertig was arrested on three class C felony charges related to accusations he took his girlfriend’s oxycodone.
Skowhegan teen pleads guilty to burglary and theft day after arrest
William McCarty Jr., 19, was sentenced Monday to 10 days in jail after he was arrested for burglarizing parked cars and stealing money Sunday.
Robert Burton murder trial postponed while he seeks new lawyer
Burton, of Abbot, charged with killing Stephanie Ginn Gebo in June 2015 in Parkman, was scheduled for trial next week, but that has been delayed for as much as a year.
Augusta man jailed for year in West Gardiner burglary, theft
The June 2015 break-in by Paul Harrington and a co-defendant was captured on a camera and occurred at the garage of who man had died recently.