WATERFORD — A Berwick man convicted of terrorizing appeared in 11th District Court on Monday afternoon on another such charge involving a woman at her home at Hilltop Drive. Brian Lamper, 41, was arrested Friday on charges of domestic violence terrorizing, domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening and aggravated assault. He was taken to Two […]
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Rumford man sentenced in cane attack on Jay woman
FARMINGTON — A Rumford man was found guilty Tuesday of hitting a Jay woman with a metal cane, causing a wound that required 14 stitches to close. The incident happened on Dec. 31, 2017. Justice Robert Mullen sentenced Ronald E. Tarckini, 66, to four years in prison with all but 264 days suspended and four […]
West Paris man accused of attacking mother, grandfather with hatchet
PARIS — A West Paris man was arrested Saturday on charges he attacked his mother and grandfather with a hatchet. Kelsey Paul, 24, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison. According to an arrest affidavit written by Oxford County Deputy Joseph Correia, he received a […]
Police charge man in Blake Street beating
LEWISTON — Police charged a Lewiston man Tuesday with striking a man on the head with a pipe Monday night on Blake Street. Omar Omar, 22, was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault, according to Lt. David St. Pierre The victim, 39, who was also punched and kicked, was taken to Central Maine Medical […]
Norway man charged again with assaulting teen
NORWAY — A local man was in a Wiscasset jail Friday night, four days after being charged with assaulting and restraining his teenage girlfriend at his house, and preventing her from calling for help, according to law enforcement officials. It’s the second time in two months that Damian Dunn, 22, of 14 Beal St. has […]
Temple man sentenced for assaulting father
FARMINGTON — A Temple man was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for assaulting his father at his home on Cummings Hill Road in Temple. Brian R. Mackin, 27, pleaded guilty to a felony count of aggravated assault Monday in Franklin County Superior Court. Charges of aggravated criminal trespass, terrorizing and violating condition of release […]
N.H. man charged with assaulting woman at Paris motel
PARIS — A New Hampshire man remained behind bars Monday night on charges he tried to strangle a woman at a South Paris motel last week. Eric Knight, 42, of North Conway appeared in 11th District Court on Friday on charges of felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor domestic violence assault, violating a protection from abuse […]
Bail set at $5,000 cash for Norway man charged with assaulting teenager
NORWAY — Bail was set Wednesday at $5,000 cash or property worth $20,000 for a Norway man charged with assaulting a 15-year-old boy and obstructing the report of a crime. Damian Dunn, 22, has been charged in South Paris District Court with felony aggravated assault, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. He also […]
Wilton man accused of sexual assault
WILTON — A local man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman and choking her until she lost consciousness, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said Tuesday. Steven Eddy Pare, 50, of Wilton was charged with two counts of gross sexual assault, one count of elevated aggravated assault and violating a condition of release. Wilton […]
Phillips man to serve 1 year for assault on domestic partner
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge sentenced a Phillips man Tuesday to serve one year of a five-year sentence for hitting his domestic partner’s head against a wall and choking her Feb. 4 in Wilton. Joel Thompson, 43, will be on probation for four years following his release. Thompson pleaded guilty to a Class B […]