FARMINGTON – A Wilton man pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court on Monday to stabbing two men on April 28 in Farmington. Ryan A. Brann, 39, entered the pleas to Class A charge and Class B charge of aggravated assault. He also pleaded no contest to a Class B count of aggravated assault against […]
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West Paris man charged with assault, obstructing report of crime
Robert Henderson PARIS — Bail was set Wednesday at $3,500 cash for a West Paris man charged with assaulting a woman and attempting to prevent her from calling the police. Robert Henderson, 49, was arrested Oct. 3 and charged with aggravated assault and domestic violence assault, both felony crimes. He was also charged with a […]
Ex-Cumberland corrections officer indicted in shooting at academy
AUGUSTA (AP) — A former Maine corrections officer who prosecutors say shot and wounded another corrections officer in June has been formally charged. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2y6zMFJ ) a jury on Friday indicted 24-year-old Matthew Benger, of Brunswick, on charges of aggravated assault and reckless conduct with a firearm. Benger had previously appeared in […]
Norway man arrested for aggravated assault for second time in four months
NORWAY — Bail was set at $1,000 cash, or personal recognizance with a Maine pretrial contract, Monday afternoon at 11th District Court for a Norway man charged with aggravated assault for the second time in four months. Matthew J. Wightman, 31, was charged with Class B aggravated assault, punishable by up to 10 years in […]
Wilton man indicted in sexual assault
FARMINGTON – A Wilton man accused in February of sexually assaulting and choking a woman was indicted Thursday on related charges. Joel R. Thompson, 42, was indicted on a Class A charge of gross sexual assault and a Class B aggravated assault that involved strangulation. He was also indicted on misdemeanor charges of domestic violence […]
Norway man charged with hitting man in head with shovel
NORWAY — Bail was set at $500 cash Monday for a Norway man charged with hitting a man over the head with a shovel and threatening to slit his girlfriend’s throat, officials said. Matthew Wightman, 31, was arrested Friday, May 5, on charges of felony aggravated assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, and […]
Lewiston man pleads guilty to robbery, assaulting clerk with wine bottles
Arthur Bush, center, looks away as prosecutor Andrew Matulis, left, details the evidence he would have presented had the case against Bush gone to trial. At far right is Bush’s lawyer, Adam Sherman. Bush pleaded guilty; he is to be sentenced in 60 days. AUBURN — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Tuesday morning at Androscoggin […]
Lewiston man pleads not guilty to assaulting girlfriend
AUBURN — A Lewiston man pleaded not guilty Friday morning in Lewiston District Court to strangling his girlfriend, punching her in the head and fracturing her jaw. Zachariah Hardwick, 26, of 200 Rosedale St. was arrested Dec. 7 on charges of Class B aggravated assault and Class D charges of domestic violence assault and domestic […]
Andover man charged with attacking woman with pieces of glass
PARIS — An Andover man has been charged with attacking a woman with broken glass and hitting her repeatedly after she told him she was pregnant, according to police. Bail was set at $5,000 cash for Joseph Marston, 34, at his arraignment Monday in 11th District Court. He is was charged with Class B aggravated assault, […]
Hebron woman charged with assaulting man with two-by-four
HEBRON — Bail was set at $1,500 or $40,000 worth of real estate Monday for a local woman charged with attacking an adult male with a two-by-four and threatening people at her house with a knife. Police said , 47, was arrested Friday night on felony charges of aggravated assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous […]