FARMINGTON — A Rumford man pleaded not guilty Monday to assault and to keeping police at bay during a 10-hour standoff in Chesterville on Dec. 2, according to court documents. The complaint lodged against Vance Billings, 41, formerly of Carthage, shows that two felony charges were lowered by the state to misdemeanors. He had initially […]
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Dixfield man pleads guilty to assaulting police in Wilton
FARMINGTON — A Dixfield man pleaded guilty Tuesday to assaulting two police officers as they struggled to arrest him in April 2016 in Wilton. Kirk Hamel, 45, entered guilty pleas to two felony charges of assault on an officer and misdemeanor charges of criminal mischief and driving to endanger in Franklin County Superior Court. He […]
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Phillips man pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting children
FARMINGTON — A Phillips man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to sexually assaulting two children under the age of 15. Michael Harriman, 27, of Phillips entered the pleas to two Class A counts of gross sexual assault. He was indicted on the charges Nov. 1. A conviction on a Class A crime is punishable by a […]
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Jay woman pleads not guilty to assaulting police officer
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman pleaded not guilty Monday to kicking a police officer and refusing to submit to arrest on Oct. 6 in Jay. Carol Welch, 48, faces a felony charge of assault for kicking an officer, as well as misdemeanor charges of domestic violence assault, criminal mischief and refusing to submit to arrest. […]
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Oxford woman pleads guilty to OUI, hitting bicyclist with car
PARIS — An Oxford woman pleaded guilty Wednesday in Oxford County Superior Court to operating under the influence and assault for hitting a bicyclist in July. Kerstin Thorne, 38, was fined $500 for OUI and $300 for assault. Her license was suspended for 150 days as part of the plea agreement. According to an affidavit […]
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Farmington man faces domestic violence charges
FARMINGTON — A Farmington man was charged with domestic violence and endangering the welfare of a child, after police responded to a 911 hangup call late Saturday on Dutch Drive, according to police reports. There was a child in the residence, police secretary Bonnie Pomeroy said Monday reading from officers’ reports. When police arrived they […]
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Jay residents accused of endangering child, harassing neighbor
JAY — Two residents are accused of endangering the welfare of their young child after police responded to a report of a dispute between neighbors Tuesday night on Otis Street. A young child was used as a shield for protection by one of the residents, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Wednesday. A caller reported […]
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Cornish man assaults family members, arrested trying to fight police
CORNISH (AP) — Police in Maine have arrested a man who they say tried to fight police after causing a neighborhood disturbance. York County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a man who was outside screaming in a Cornish neighborhood Tuesday morning. When police arrived on the scene, the yelling man refused to submit and […]
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Connecticut man faces charges in Farmington burglary, assault
FARMINGTON — A Connecticut man faces charges after police say he entered a locked apartment without permission early Monday and got into a physical confrontation with one of the occupants. Colin V. Phillips, 40, of Roxbury, Connecticut, was arrested on felony charges of burglary and assault with a dangerous weapon, Farmington Sgt. Edward Hastings IV […]
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Chesterville man accused of sexually assaulting woman
CHESTERVILLE — A local man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman following an investigation, Franklin County Lt. David St. Laurent said in a release. Roy Simoneau, 32, was arrested Friday on a felony charge of gross sexual assault, according to the release. A conviction on the charge is punishable by up to 10 years […]