FARMINGTON — A Carthage man accused of cutting his girlfriend’s throat with a knife on Nov. 1, 2015, pleaded not guilty Friday to related charges in Franklin County Superior Court. Bennie T. Bowie II, 47, pleaded not guilty to felony charges of attempted murder, elevated aggravated assault and aggravated assault with a weapon. He also […]
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Bail set at $250,000 cash for Carthage man accused of attempted murder
FARMINGTON – A Franklin County judge set bail at $250,000 cash Wednesday for a Carthage man accused of cutting his 44-year-old girlfriend’s throat with a knife and repeatedly telling her to die, according to a police affidavit. Bennie T. Bowie Jr., 47, is also accused of punching the woman and repeatedly slamming her head on […]
Wanted Carthage man picked up in Wells
FARMINGTON — A Carthage man accused of assaulting a woman early Sunday was taken into custody Tuesday in Wells, according to a post on the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page. Bennie Bowie II, 47, was picked up by the Wells Police Department on a Franklin County warrant charging domestic violence aggravated assault. Bowie is […]
Franklin County deputies seek Carthage man in domestic violence case
CARTHAGE — Franklin County deputies are looking for a Carthage man accused of grabbing a woman by the hair and slamming her head through the passenger-side window of his truck, according to police. Deputy Andrew Morgan responded to a 911 call at 12:47 a.m. Sunday from a woman in Carthage who told dispatchers the girlfriend […]
Carthage father, son arrested on domestic violence charges
CARTHAGE — State police arrested a father and son Wednesday after the two got into a verbal dispute that turned into a physical altercation, Maine State Police Trooper Keith Barton said Thursday. Barton and Trooper David Powser responded to 27 Francis Place for a report of a domestic assault. Following an investigation, both Bennie Bowie, […]