Trooper Mickael Nunez has since returned to full duty with Maine State Police following the incident involving Robert Belmain, who will spend 15 years in prison.
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Five people hospitalized after man pulls knife during late-night Waterville gathering, police say
An altercation at a home on County Road left several people hurt when a man stabbed a woman during an argument and then stabbed others as they came to defend her, according to police.
Smithfield man arrested after making threat, brandishing firearm at Skowhegan store, police say
A Smithfield man faces multiple charges after brandishing a firearm at a Skowhegan store early Sunday and then fleeing in a vehicle, before being arrested.
No easy answers in a police officer’s 2007 fatal shooting of a Waldoboro 18-year-old
Natalie Jackson’s 18-year-old son, Gregori, was shot to death in 2007. The attorney general is close to releasing a report on his reexamination of the case.
Skowhegan man charged with eluding an officer, other charges after foot chase
Derek Knowles, 41, of Skowhegan, refused to stop for an officer and eventually left the vehicle he was driving and took off on foot, jumping over a fence and running until he was caught, according to police.
Two arrested on drug charges following police search in Pittsfield
Jefferey Aubin, 32, and Barbara Norrie, 31, were taken into custody after investigators on Wednesday found an array of illicit drugs, over $3,000 in cash and firearms, authorities said.
Skowhegan couple charged after fentanyl, cocaine found in SUV, police say
The estimated street value of the drugs was about $60,000, according to police.
Two women indicted on drug trafficking charges following Benton traffic stop
Carol Lee Andrews, 49, and Taylor Bishop, 25, both of Patten in northern Penobscot County, indicted last month on charges they possessed more than 100 grams of fentanyl when stopped in August by a state trooper on Interstate 95.
Identified by tipster and ex-boyfriend, woman charged in October robbery of Big Apple in Augusta
Kiara E. Lewis, 29, arrested Monday by Gardiner police on an Augusta police warrant. She allegedly threatened a convenience store clerk, then fleeing with $200 and a pack of cigarettes.
Waterville man, 22, arrested after eluding officer, police say
Malachai Baskins is facing seven charges stemming from a police chase Thursday afternoon that ended in a crash at a car dealership and him fleeing into the woods on foot, authorities said.