PARIS — A Hartford man pleaded guilty Wednesday morning at Oxford County Superior Court to choking a woman when she asked him to replace the toilet paper. Gary Gross, 68, was arrested Feb. 28, 2015, on charges of aggravated assault, domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening and violating conditions of release. Judge Nancy Carlson […]
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Bail set at $5,000 cash for Waterford man charged with aggravated assault
PARIS — Bail was set at $5,000 cash, or $500 with a Maine pretrial contract, for a Waterford man charged with head-butting and choking a woman and denying the assault took place. Justin Perry Stanton, 33, was arrested Sunday morning and charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence assault and obstructing the report of a crime […]
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Bail set at $10K for Paris man charged with aggravated assault
PARIS — Bail was set at $10,000 in 11th District Court for a local man charged with aggravated assault and domestic violence assault. Police said that Kyle Edwards, 27, of 59 Prospect Ave. was arrested early Saturday morning on two counts of Class B aggravated assault, Class D domestic violence terrorizing, Class D domestic violence […]
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Mexico man charged with striking, choking girlfriend
MEXICO — Bail was set at $1,000 Monday for a Mexico man who police said hit his girlfriend in the back of the head with a can of beer when she tried to take his plate after serving him dinner. Rumford District Court Clerk Darlene Richards said , 43, made his initial appearance in Rumford […]
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Lewiston woman charged in hammer attack
AUBURN — A Lewiston woman was indicted on a charge stemming from what police said was a hammer attack on her boyfriend. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up an indictment Tuesday against Crystal Foss, 33, of 242 Park St. on a charge of aggravated assault, a Class B crime, punishable by up to 10 […]
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Phillips man charged in assault of woman
STRONG — A Phillips man is accused of choking a woman until she nearly passed out early Saturday at a residence on South Strong Road, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Deputy Andrew Morgan responded to a report of a disturbance at the residence at 1:38 a.m. An unnamed person stopped the assault by pushing John Pillsbury […]
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Wilton man accused in aggravated assault case
WILTON — A local man was arrested Saturday and accused of attempting to strangle his wife last year, Wilton police Chief Heidi Wilcox said Monday. Timothy D. Witham Sr., 29, of Wilton was arrested on a felony charge of aggravated assault, she said. A conviction is punishable by a maximum of 10 years in prison […]
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Jay man charged in domestic violence assault
JAY — Police said a local man is accused of hitting his ex-girlfriend and choking her Saturday after a verbal dispute in Jay. Kyle Medcoff, 25, was arrested Sunday on a felony charge of domestic violence aggravated assault, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Wednesday. A conviction carries a penalty of up to 10 years […]
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Carthage man indicted on attempted murder charge
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury Thursday indicted a Carthage man accused of attempting to murder his 44-year-old girlfriend Nov. 1, 2015, in Carthage. Bennie T. Bowie II, 47, is accused of cutting his girlfriend’s throat with a knife, punching her in the face and repeatedly slamming her head on the dashboard of his […]
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Judge lowers bail for Carthage man accused of attempted murder
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge lowered bail on Wednesday for a Carthage man accused of attempted murder from $250,000 cash to $25,000 cash or $100,000 in real estate. Bowie’s attorney, Thomas Carey, reserved the right Wednesday to revisit bail if necessary in the future. Bennie Bowie Jr., 47, is accused of cutting his 44-year-old […]