FARMINGTON — A local man was sentenced Tuesday to serve nine months of a three-year sentence for punching an ex-girlfriend in the nose and hitting her with a frying pan in September. Ryan Cunningham, 28, of Farmington pleaded guilty to a felony charge of domestic violence assault at Franklin County Superior Court. Cunningham and the […]
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Farmington, Jay men charged with domestic violence
FARMINGTON — Two Franklin County men were arrested this week in separate domestic assault cases, one of them involving a woman hit with a frying pan. Ryan Cunningham, 28, of Farmington was charged with felony domestic violence assault with a dangerous weapon, according to police. Farmington police officer Darin Gilbert said in an affidavit that […]
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Farmington man found guilty in domestic violence case, sentenced
FARMINGTON — A local man scheduled for a new trial Friday on a charge of beating his then-girlfriend in 2016 pleaded no contest Wednesday and was freed from jail for time served. Wesley Villacci, 23, of Farmington pleaded no contest to felony domestic violence assault in exchange for a charge of violating conditions of release […]
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Dallas Plantation man faces assault, sexual contact charges
FARMINGTON — A Dallas Plantation man remained in jail Tuesday evening on domestic violence and unlawful sexual contact charges, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Bradley A. Kennett, 63, was arrested Monday at the Dallas Plantation Town Office on charges of domestic violence assault, unlawful sexual contact and criminal restraint, Detective Kenneth Charles said […]
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Hearing set on new trial for Farmington man
FARMINGTON — A local man whose conviction for domestic violence assault was overturned in June will appear in a Farmington court Sept. 5 to prepare for a new trial, attorneys for both sides said Wednesday. Wesley M. Villacci, 23, was found guilty in September 2017 of felony domestic violence assault and violating conditions of release. […]
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Paris man charged with threatening girlfriend, destroying property
PARIS — A local man accused of taking his girlfriend’s vehicle without permission and attempting to destroy it remained at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset on Tuesday, authorities said. Daniel Marshall, 33, 18 Tyler St., is being held on $5,000 cash bail. He is charged with domestic violence criminal threatening, operating after license suspension, unauthorized […]
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Bail set in Farmington man's 2017 domestic violence case
FARMINGTON — A local man’s bail was set at $50,000 cash Wednesday pending a new trial on a domestic violence assault charge from 2017. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court last month overturned the felony domestic violence assault conviction of Wesley M. Villacci, 23, of Farmington, after finding a Franklin County court erred when giving instructions to […]
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Farmington man’s guilty verdict overturned
Wesley M. Villacci (2018 submitted photo) FARMINGTON — Maine’s highest court has overturned the domestic violence assault conviction of a 23-year-old Farmington man after finding a Franklin County court erred when giving instructions to the jury. Wesley M. Villacci, 23, was convicted in a 2017 trial of felony domestic violence assault and violating conditions of […]
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Porter man, 42, sentenced on domestic violence, drug possession charges
PORTER — A Porter man was sentenced Wednesday morning to a year in jail with all but 30 days suspended on charges of domestic violence assault and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. Peter S. Macquarrie, 42, was arrested in December and charged with domestic violence assault and threatening to light his victim’s house on fire. […]
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Porter man charged with arson, domestic violence assault
PARIS — Bail was set at $1,000 cash, $5,000 surety or $250 cash with supervised release Friday for a Porter man accused of domestic violence assault and threatening to light the victim’s house on fire. Peter MacQuarrie, 42, was charged with felony arson, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and $50,000 […]