Jon L. Westerlund, 35, was one of several area residents indicted last week by a Kennebec County grand jury.
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Pandemic, shortage of judges, and social distancing slow wheels of justice
Augusta’s Capital Judicial Center the site of the state’s first trial since the coronavirus pandemic halted trials in March.
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State police, sheriff’s office investigate Anson man’s death
Dwain Libby, 52, of West Mills Road was found apparently ill and incoherent at his home Monday and died later that night at a Portland hospital.
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Augusta, New York men charged with drug trafficking
Augusta police searched a Stone Street apartment where they said they found cocaine and a mix of fentanyl and heroin.
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Maine man sentenced for operating a methamphetamine lab
Douglas Theriault, 39, of Biddeford was sentenced to serve 9 months and one day of a five-year sentence.
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Plea made, then withdrawn, by suspect in Waterville drive-by shooting of young girl
Video conferencing between the Kennebec County jail and Capital Judicial Center, due to COVID-19 prevention efforts, has had glitches that impact defendants’ communications.
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Two arrested after shots fired in Waterville neighborhood
Police responded to the report of a drive-by shooting Friday night on Oak Street.
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Three charged with drug possession in Dallas Plantation
Franklin County deputies stopped a vehicle for a broken taillight.
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Sidney man who had conviction in child rape overturned seeks to suppress evidence in new trial
Eric Bard had a conviction of multiple sex offenses on a young child overturned on appeal after the district attorney met with the judge without the defense present.
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Sheriff says Chelsea man shot himself
Dean G. Ouellette, 59, reported Monday morning someone had shot him. Deputies from the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office said their investigation found Ouellette’s gunshot wound was self-inflicted.