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.
Maine Crime
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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.
Phillips man charged with sexually assaulting woman
Duane Pinkham, 59, was arrested at his home after a report of an assault last week in Phillips, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department.
Report of disorderly conduct leads to drug charges, arrests at Augusta apartment
Augusta police charged five people with drug offenses and arrested another on a warrant Monday afternoon at a Washington Street apartment, where they reportedly seized packaged cocaine.
Maine sheriff’s deputy accused of sexual abuse placed on leave without pay
The action by the Lincoln County sheriff follows last week’s indictment of Deputy Kenneth L. Hatch III.
Judge sets higher bail for defendants in Augusta drug-trafficking case
Bail was set at $75,000 cash for Reuben W. Givens, 43, of Bronx, New York, and $10,000 for Amy Perkins, 41, of Augusta, during a hearing Monday at the Capital Judicial Center.