FARMINGTON — A part-time corrections officer was subdued with pepper spray Wednesday as Franklin County sheriff’s deputies were attempting to arrest him on a charge of drunken driving. Thomas Plog, 65, of Avon was arrested on misdemeanor charges of operating under the influence and refusing to submit to arrest or detention after crashing his car, […]
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Richard Drouin
AUBURN — J.A. Richard Drouin, 82, of Lewiston, died on Aug. 31 at the Hospice House. Born in Lewiston, he was the son of Armand and Rose Blanche Drouin. He attended Jordan School in Lewiston. He served in the Army from 1955 to 1958. Richard retired as a corrections officer in Troup County, Ga.; prior to […]
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Franklin County promotes two corrections officers, hires cooks
FARMINGTON — Two corrections officers were promoted Tuesday to sergeant during a Franklin County commissioners meeting. Commissioners also hired two cooks and a person to work part time in the Register of Probate Office. Maj. Doug Blauvelt, manager of the jail, praised jail transport officer Jane Proctor and corrections officer Jason Hamlin for their professionalism, […]
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Wilton man accused of head-butting officer at Farmington jail
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man being booked on a drunken-driving charge is accused of head-butting a corrections officer and giving him a black eye, Franklin County Lt. David Rackliffe said Wednesday. Franklin County Jail Sgt. Walter Fails arrested Nicholas Didonna, 31, on Tuesday on a felony charge of assault on an officer, Rackliffe said. Didonna […]
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Franklin County corrections officer fired
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County jail corrections officer has been fired after she admitted to the theft of about $300 worth of merchandise from a Walmart, according to county documents. Following an internal investigation by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Nicole Quick of Avon was fired July 21 after Franklin County commissioners found cause for […]
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Investigator finds no disability discrimination in Franklin County corrections officer’s firing
FARMINGTON — A staff investigator for a state human rights panel found that there was no disability discrimination involved when Franklin County commissioners fired a corrections officer from Jay in 2012. Investigator Angela Tizon’s report signed by Maine Human Rights Commission Executive Director Amy Sneirson recommends the commission issue findings that “there are no reasonable […]