FARMINGTON — An Augusta-area man accused of burglarizing a Chesterville home will serve nine months at the Department of Corrections, according to a plea agreement reached Friday in Franklin County Superior Court. James Dingus, 32, pleaded guilty to burglary and was sentenced to three years, with all but nine months suspended, and two years probation. […]
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Man sentenced to 4½ years in prison for Chesterville home invasion
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a Hallowell man Friday to serve 4½ years in prison for a home invasion last year in Chesterville while a teenage girl was home alone. Stephen Dingus, 32, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of burglary in Franklin County Superior Court. In a plea agreement, state prosecutors dismissed […]
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Augusta area men indicted in Chesterville home-invasion
FARMINGTON — Two men, an uncle and nephew, accused of burglarizing a home in Chesterville while a teenage girl hid in her bedroom were indicted Monday by a Franklin County grand jury. James Dingus, 32, of Gardner and his nephew, Stephen Dingus, 32, of Hallowell were taken into custody in Augusta in November. Both face […]
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Man’s bail set at $20,000 cash in Chesterville home invasion
FARMINGTON — A judge Friday set bail at $20,000 cash for an Augusta man charged in a Nov. 11 home invasion in Chesterville. Stephen Dingus, 31, was arrested Nov. 14 in Augusta on a warrant after a search by several police departments, including the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. He is charged with one count of […]
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Augusta men charged in Chesterville home-invasion
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said an uncle and his nephew were charged Thursday with burglarizing a home in Chesterville on Monday while a teenage girl hid in her bedroom. James Dingus and his nephew, Stephen Dingus, both 31 and of 37 Gage St. in Augusta, were taken into custody in Augusta […]
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Augusta area man sought in home invasion
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department has issued a warrant for an Augusta area man accused of breaking into a Chesterville residence on Monday while a teenager was home. Deputies are looking for Stephen Dingus, 31, Detective Ken Charles said Wednesday. The warrant charges burglary, criminal mischief and possession of burglar tools. Kennebec and […]