NEW SHARON — A local man is accused of threatening his landlords with a knife outside a residence on Bean’s Corner Road after being served with an eviction notice Wednesday, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Darryl Nelson, 42, was arrested on a felony charge of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, according to […]
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Eustis woman accused of threatening dog walker with pellet rifle
EUSTIS — A local woman is accused of pointing a high-powered air rifle at a man walking his dog on Ken’s Way next to her property, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Wednesday. Deputy Brad Scovil responded at 9:12 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a woman threatening the caller with a rifle. The […]
Jay man accused of terrorizing representatives of Maine Revenue Services
JAY — A local man is accused of threatening to harm representatives of Maine Revenue Services and others, Maine Capitol police Chief Russell Gauvin said Tuesday. Jay police arrested Joseph W. Narhuminti, 75, of Jay on Monday on a warrant on a misdemeanor charge of terrorizing, Gauvin said. The threats were made by email and […]
Kingfield man accused of threatening people with gun
FARMINGTON — A Kingfield man is accused of threatening two people, including a Mt. Blue Campus student, by aiming a 12-gauge shotgun at them, Maine State Police Trooper Keith Barton said Wednesday. Barton said he received information Monday from school resource officer Bridgette Gilbert that a student told her he and a friend were threatened […]
Former Lewiston man to serve 30 months in domestic violence case
FARMINGTON – A former Lewiston man who assaulted and threatened his girlfriend in 2013 was sentenced Thursday to serve six years in prison with all but 30 months suspended, his attorney Thomas J. Carey said Friday. Upon his release Brandon Knox, 27, will be on probation for two years. He has been in custody for […]
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 […]
New Vineyard woman accused of threatening to kill child, husband
NEW VINEYARD — A local woman is accused of threatening to kill her 12-year-old child and her husband, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Wednesday. Sherry M. Gray, 34, of New Vineyard was arrested Tuesday on domestic violence charges of aggravated assault, criminal terrorizing with a weapon and criminal threatening, he said. The child […]
Rangeley man accused of threatening to kill landlord, police
RANGELEY — A local man is accused of threatening to kill his landlord and police late Friday night, police Chief Dennis Leahy said Monday. Officer Ron Wood arrested Michael Ford, 43, of Rangeley on a misdemeanor charge of terrorizing, he said Monday. Leahy had been dealing with Ford and a landlord of an apartment building […]
Former Rumford cop pleads guilty to threatening fellow officer
PARIS — Michael Belanger, a former Rumford police officer, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of criminal threatening with a weapon in a case involving a fellow officer. The plea was entered in Oxford County Superior Court. According to a yearlong deferred disposition agreement, he may be able to withdraw his plea and have the case […]