WILTON — A local man has been charged in connection with damaging an ice shack on Wilson Pond last week, Maine Warden Kris MacCabe said Thursday. The man was issued a summons on a charge of driving to endanger, MacCabe said, but he declined to identify him because of the continuing investigation. The man is […]
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Former corrections officer backs away from guilty plea in Auburn
AUBURN — A former corrections officer from Auburn, who was prepared to plead guilty to a charge he violated bail by having contact with his victim, changed his mind Tuesday morning and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Bret Butterfield, 23, of 56 East Waterman Road was expected to plead […]
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New Jersey man indicted on manslaughter charges in fatal Bethel accident
PARIS — A grand jury has indicted a New Jersey man on manslaughter charges for his involvement in a crash in Bethel last summer that left a New Hampshire man dead. An Oxford County grand jury indicted 53-year-old Steven Thomas of Ravin Road in Califon, N.J., on charges of manslaughter, aggravated assault and two counts of […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Paris driver charged with endangering bicyclist
PARIS — Police said a local man is charged with reckless conduct after he swerved his vehicle toward a teenage bicyclist on Paris Hill Road on Saturday. Paul Ventrice, 57, of High Street, was read charges of felony reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and driving to endanger, a misdemeanor, in Oxford County court Monday afternoon. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Bail hearing scheduled for Rumford official in child pornography case
PARIS — A Rumford man arrested in March on a child pornography charge is set to appear in court next month. Jeremy Vashaw, 41, of Somerset Street in Rumford, is scheduled to appear in Oxford County Superior Court on July 8 in a hearing to amend bail conditions. Vashaw is charged with one count of dissemination […]
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Man charged in connection with Thursday night stabbing
BANGOR — Police on Friday afternoon arrested a local man in connection with a stabbing Thursday night on Warren Street in Bangor. Anthony Bowie, 24, of Bangor is charged with elevated aggravated assault, according to a news release issued by Bangor Police. The 25-year-old male victim was stabbed at the junction of Warren and Sanford […]
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2 men sue Portland police officer
PORTLAND — Two Maine men have filed a lawsuit against a Portland police officer they allege used excessive force and attacked them while they were handcuffed during an arrest nearly two years ago. Eric Lund of Windham and Jeffrey Staples of Standish allege in the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Portland that Officer […]
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Ex-teacher, coach charged for photos of students
SOUTH BERWICK — Police have brought charges against a former Maine chemistry teacher and girls’ basketball coach who’s accused of taking photos up girls’ skirts and dresses. Police charged 54-year-old Brian Sanborn of Sanford on Tuesday with a count of violation of privacy. But police expect to file more charges against Sanborn. He’s currently free […]
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Phillips man pleads guilty in plea agreement
FARMINGTON — A Phillips man pleaded guilty to a felony charge of gross sexual assault as part of a plea agreement Friday in Franklin County Superior Court. Robert Parker Jr., 44, also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child as part of the agreement which dismissed eight other charges. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Judge denies motions in Lowe manslaughter case; jury trial expected
PARIS — A judge denied several motions to exclude the state’s evidence in the manslaughter trial of a woman charged in a fatal crash in West Paris in 2012, following a hearing in Oxford County Superior Court on Thursday. Kristina Lowe, 20, of West Paris is charged with two counts of manslaughter, two counts of operating […]