MEXICO — A Mexico man was arrested Tuesday evening on charges of aggravated assault and terrorizing, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Wednesday afternoon. Hodsdon said that officer Josh Aylward arrested Mark John Sinclair, 20, of Mexico at 8:47 p.m. Tuesday on Osgood Avenue on charges of aggravated assault, terrorizing, stalking and two counts of violation […]
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Mom: Twin infants in Sanford assault case are recovering
SANFORD (AP) — The mother of twin infants in Sanford says the babies are getting better in the wake of their father’s arrest on charges he assaulted them. WCSH-TV (http://on.wcsh6.com/1sCeAuX ) has reported that the twins’ mother says one baby was taken to an optometrist who determined the child is not blind. The station reported […]
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Auburn man denies attempted murder, mental evaluation ordered
AUBURN — A judge on Friday ordered a mental examination for a city man charged with attempted murder of his girlfriend. Mack Williams Jr., 30, pleaded not guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court to that charge and two counts of aggravated assault and one count of assault and terrorizing. Justice Joyce Wheeler ordered the exam […]
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Bates student charged with assault
LEWISTON — A Bates College student was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly bursting into the wrong home, knocking over and injuring an elderly man as he did so. Mac Jackson, a biology major and football captain, was arrested at about 10:30 p.m. He remained at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn on Wednesday, charged with […]
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Sabattus man gets 15 years in prison for assaults on preteen
AUBURN — A Sabattus man who pleaded guilty to nearly a dozen counts of gross sexual assault over several years against a preteen girl was sentenced Wednesday to serve 15 years in prison. A reproving Androscoggin County Superior Court judge sentenced Michael Gagnier, 34, of 20 High St. to 25 years in prison, with 10 […]
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Livermore Falls teenager faces assault charge
LIVERMORE FALLS — A 17-year-old girl is accused of going into Pike’s Corner Oasis on Park Street/Route 133 and hitting an employee six times before leaving the store, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Monday. The Livermore Falls girl, who knew the 19-year-old clerk, went behind the counter and grabbed the woman by the throat […]
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Injured Augusta baby out of hospital; father charged
AUGUSTA (AP) — A 6-month-old girl authorities say was left permanently blinded and brain damaged after allegedly being shaken by her father has been released after spending a month in the hospital. The Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1n0VyK8 ) reported that Aleah Peaslee was released from a Portland hospital earlier this week. The girl’s father, 21-year-old Kevin […]
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Sex assault, illegal tattooing of teens lands former Carmel man back in prison
SCARBOROUGH — A 36-year-old man is going back to prison for three years after being convicted Friday of a variety of offenses related to a pair of young girls who came to his hotel room to get a tattoo. Joshua Grant pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact, two counts of placing a tattoo on people […]
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Man accused of assaulting Rangeley police officer
RANGELEY — A local man accused of assaulting a police officer is due to be arraigned at a Farmington court on Jan. 15, police Chief Dennis Leahy said. Jesse Guyette, 29, of Rangeley was arrested on a charge of assault on an officer on Dec. 28 after police and NorthStar EMS ambulance personnel were called […]
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Scarborough man gets 8 years for street beat down
PORTLAND (AP) — A Scarborough man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a violent street attack in Portland in 2012 that left a woman with permanent injuries. Eric Gwaro, a former volunteer firefighter, was also sentenced Monday to four years of probation and ordered to pay more than $5,600 in restitution. Prosecutors […]