MEXICO — A Dixfield man remained in protective custody Thursday evening after assaulting a person and damaging property on Holman Avenue, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. Hodsdon described the incident as “pure mayhem.” Vance Billings, 38, is charged with one count of disorderly conduct, three counts of criminal mischief, one count of assault and one […]
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Farmington woman accused of assaulting child
FARMINGTON — A local woman is accused of assaulting a 5-year-old boy while she was babysitting him, Farmington police secretary Rachel Heseltine said, according to officer Ryan Wagner’s report. Wagner and Sgt. Edward Hastings IV conducted an investigation after police received a referral from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Wagner arrested Megan […]
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Stratton woman accused of burning her 4-year-old daughter
EUSTIS — A Stratton woman is accused of burning her 4-year-old daughter on the legs with an electric wood burning engraver tool because she was “being bad,” Franklin County Sheriff’s Scott Nichols Sr. said Wednesday in a news release. Detective Ken Charles received a referral from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services on […]
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Kingfield man faces charges in assault case
KINGFIELD — A local man is accused of forcing his way into an apartment on Main Street early Friday morning and physically assaulting a person in the apartment, Franklin County Lt. David St. Laurent said. The Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call at approximately 1:30 a.m. reporting a burglary, criminal mischief and assault, he said. […]
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Man facing drug charges accused of assaulting witness
PARIS — Police said a man accused of manufacturing and selling methamphetamine was arrested Tuesday on a charge of attacking a witness who gave evidence against him. Rodney Levesque, 35, of Hunts Corner Road in Albany Township, was arrested in Bethel on Aug. 12 by an Oxford County Sheriff’s deputy on charges of tampering with a […]
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High court denies Lewiston man’s appeal for new trial
The state’s highest court has denied a new trial to a Lewiston man convicted of stabbing his former girlfriend nearly two dozen times. In May, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments in Portland in the case of Cleveland Cruthirds, 27, who was found guilty last year of elevated aggravated assault, burglary and violation […]
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Poland man says stabbing was self-defense
LEWISTON — A Poland man accused of stabbing his uncle remained in jail Monday in lieu of $40,000 after appearing in court and claiming he acted in self-defense. Phillip Audet, 29, was in 8th District Court Monday afternoon. He was arrested Sunday evening and charged with elevated aggravated assault and violating condition of release. He […]
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Gardiner ear biter cleared of assault charges
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine man who bit off a portion of another man’s ear during a fight has been acquitted of assault charges. A Kennebec County Superior Court jury on Wednesday cleared Dylan Nathaniel Hendsbee of charges connected to the fight in April 2013 in which a third man suffered a fractured jaw. The […]
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Rumford police say kidnapping suspect at large, ‘armed and dangerous’
RUMFORD — River Valley police are seeking help in finding a Rumford man suspected of slashing a kidnapped victim’s face with a knife during a robbery Monday night, Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter said Tuesday. Carter urged people to contact police at 364-4551 if they spot Randall Chapman, 37, who was identified as the assailant. […]
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Mexico man arrested on several charges following officer’s call for help
MEXICO — A Mexico man was arrested Saturday after dispatchers in Paris received a call for help from a female officer and sent several officers to her assistance. Rodney Daoust, 56, was still being booked into Oxford County Jail in Paris on Saturday evening on charges of disorderly conduct, refusing to submit to arrest or […]