Dwayne Weese, 52, was charged by state fire marshals after authorities tracked a trail of footprints in the snow from where a house fire started Athens.
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Strong man charged with arson after kitchen catches fire
STRONG — A local man was arrested on suspicion of arson early Friday after reporting a house fire on Lambert Hill Road. At about 1:30 a.m., Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Elmes went to the home after a resident reported a fire in his kitchen. The flames were extinguished by the fire department, and the […]
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Milo man charged with setting his wife’s belongings on fire
Police say the fire on the front lawn destroyed the woman’s clothing and other personal items and caused minor damage to the couple’s home.
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State fire marshal investigating Saturday fire in Starks
Somerset County sheriff’s deputies secured the scene on Mayhew Road in Starks for investigators.
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Former Paris man sentenced to five years in prison on arson charge
PARIS — A Paris man arrested in 2017 after setting fire to a building owned by the Dead River Co. was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to five years in prison and three years of supervised release. Daniel Thompson, 21, also known as Daniel Walker, was charged with arson and damaging property used in […]
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Wilton woman indicted in connection to Farmington fire
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury indicted a Wilton woman Wednesday, accused of setting a fire that destroyed her boyfriend’s home Aug. 6 in Farmington. Angie E. Clark, 38, was charged with arson and aggravated criminal mischief. Clark told a state fire investigator Aug. 7 that she ignited trash in her boyfriend Robert Nadeau’s house at […]
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Suspect in historic home arson denies setting fire at school in 2017
LEWISTON — An Auburn man charged in Sunday’s fire that destroyed a historic Auburn home denied Wednesday setting a fire near Edward Little High School a year ago. Justin Knight, 33, of 138 Spring St. appeared in 8th District Court on two unrelated arson cases. An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Knight earlier this week […]
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Police: Man charged with arson in 'random' historic Auburn home fire
AUBURN — An Auburn man has been charged with arson and attempted arson after a blaze destroyed a historic three-story home at 63 Academy St. early Sunday morning. Justin Knight, 33, of 138 Spring St. was arrested at the Androscoggin County Jail and charged with two counts of arson and two counts of attempted arson. According […]
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Wilton woman told state investigator she started fire at Farmington house
FARMINGTON — A Wilton woman told a state fire investigator that she set trash on fire on a bed at her boyfriend’s house at 732 Industry Road on Aug. 6, according to an affidavit filed with a court. Angie E. Clark, 38, and her boyfriend, Robert Nadeau, 47, of Farmington had an argument before he left […]
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Wilton woman arrested in Farmington fire
FARMINGTON — A Wilton woman was arrested Friday for allegedly setting fire to an Industry Road home earlier this month after a fight with her boyfriend, according to the state Fire Marshal’s Office. Angie Clark, 38, was arrested on charges of arson and aggravated criminal mischief, according to Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of […]