FARMINGTON — The Temple road commissioner pleaded guilty Friday to assaulting a woman Oct. 23, 2016, though he didn’t agree with the state’s evidence. Toby Hellgren, 62, of Temple pleaded guilty to a Class C charge of attempted aggravated assault and a Class D charge of domestic violence assault in Franklin County Superior Court. Hellgren was […]
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Former UMF student pleads guilty in sex case
FARMINGTON — A former University of Maine at Farmington rugby player pleaded guilty Friday to sex crimes against a fellow student. Frank Makuch, 23, of Storrs, Conn., pleaded guilty to a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and no contest to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault in Franklin County Superior Court. The state […]
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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 […]
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Chesterville man accused of assaulting family members
CHESTERVILLE — A local man is accused of physically assaulting three family members on Friday, Franklin County Lt. David St. Laurent said. Deputies Andrew Morgan and Kevin Hartley responded to Stinchfield Hill Road for a report of a domestic argument. Joshua J. Brougham, 28, was arrested on three counts of domestic violence assault, St. Laurent […]
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Farmington man enters agreement, sentenced in Eustis assaults
FARMINGTON — A former Eustis man who pleaded guilty Sept. 10 to spanking a 4-year-old until he bled entered into an agreement Monday that delays sentencing for 24 months. A Franklin County judge also sentenced Paul Earle Pitcher III, 30, of Farmington to 364 days in jail with all but 60 days suspended. Upon his […]
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Carthage man pleads guilty to domestic violence assault
FARMINGTON — A Carthage man pleaded guilty Friday in Franklin County Superior Court to assaulting his wife at their home in April. Robert L. Carver, 73, was accused of strangling and terrorizing his wife April 17, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said previously. Carver pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault. The charge […]
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Sabattus man accused of beating ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A Sabattus man is accused of beating his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend Tuesday night, threatening him with a rifle and assaulting her, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Wednesday. The male victim was taken to a Farmington hospital by ambulance, Steward said. Andrew Breton, 21, was arrested on charges of felony burglary and misdemeanor domestic […]
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Dixfield man faces charges in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — A Dixfield man is accused of assaulting and having unwanted sexual contact with an acquaintance, Franklin County sheriff’s Lt. David St. Laurent said Tuesday. Anson Jackson, 38, was arrested Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault. He also received a summons on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful sexual contact, he said. […]
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Charges * Scott Mills, 50, Rumford, domestic violence assault, 2:48 p.m. March 26. He was released on $800 unsecured bail and will be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. May 5 in 11th District Court. Incidents * Report at 11:20 a.m. March 30 of a burglary at a Waldo Street residence and theft of cash. Cpl. Donald […]
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Livermore Falls man gets 1 1/2 years in jail for threatening woman with knife
AUBURN — A Livermore Falls man was sentenced Friday to spend 18 months behind bars after he admitted to charges of attacking and threatening his neighbor with a knife. Robert Valles, 49, of 118 Main St. pleaded guilty to felony domestic violence criminal threatening plus three misdemeanor charges in an April 23, 2014, attack on […]