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Sexual assault suspect found hanging in Franklin County jail cell

FARMINGTON — State police said a man charged with sexual assault was found Monday night hanging from bedsheets in his cell at the Franklin County jail. Stephen Tripp, 35, of Strong died Tuesday morning at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, authorities said.  Tripp was arrested Friday on felony charges of gross sexual assault and possessing […]

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Farmington jail leader pleads for more officers

FARMINGTON — The assistant administrator of the Franklin County Detention Center delivered a five-page letter to county commissioners Tuesday, pleading with them to hire more corrections officers to meet the growing needs of the jail. “If we do not address our staffing issues with significant action, and soon, we can expect the resignation of a […]

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Franklin County jail passes inspection, receives 2-year license

FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Detention Center received a new state occupancy license March 1 that is good for two years. It expires Feb. 28, 2019. A three-member team conducted the on-site inspection at the jail Feb. 23 and 24, Maj. Doug Blauvelt, jail administrator, told Franklin County commissioners Tuesday during his highlights of the […]

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Wilton man pleads not guilty to escape, robbery

FARMINGTON — A Wilton man denied Tuesday that he assaulted a deputy, escaped from a jail van, forced his way into a Wilton home and assaulted a resident before stealing her Jeep on March 1, 2016. Derek Cook, 31, pleaded not guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to 11 charges on which he was indicted […]