Sixteen migrants in Franklin County were detained this week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to booking logs.
Joe Charpentier
Staff Writer
Joe Charpentier came to the Sun Journal in 2022 to cover crime and chaos. His previous experience was in a variety of rural Midcoast beats which included government, education, sports, economics and analysis, crime, and environment. He loves surprising his editors with spontaneous enterprising stories and prides himself on mastering the ability to slip the odd Oxford comma by the copy editors. When not on the beat, Joe enjoys spending time with family, writing fiction and woodworking.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Driver, infant dead after crash on Lewiston’s Grove Street
A Brunswick man and infant are dead after the single-vehicle crash and a passenger remains in critical condition.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Buckfield man appeals 18-year sentence in daughter’s shaking death
Trevor Averill is appealing the sentence handed down Friday for the death of his 2-month-old daughter in 2021.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime
Buckfield man sentenced to 18 years in shaken baby case
Trevor Averill was sentenced Friday in the 2020 death of his 2-month-old daughter, Harper Grace Averill.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime
Edgecomb man who fled to San Diego pleads not guilty to Turner homicide
Police say Luke Krott, 26, killed a Virginia man and stashed his body in a trash barrel.
Posted inMaine Crime, Oxford Hills
Mexico man found guilty of endangering his fiancee
James Peters was found guilty for intentionally or knowingly endangering the welfare of his fiancee, Joyce Brackett, 83, in 2021.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Lewiston police, schools reach out on gun violence
At two meetings last month, officials asked parents for help in addressing gun violence.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Lewiston’s gun violence programs take different approaches
The city has to be efficient in how it uses limited resources, police say.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Lewiston police contend with gun violence, and a frustrated public
As police take steps to address the increase in shootings, residents are anxious for results.
Posted inMaine Crime, River Valley
Mexico man charged with endangering his fiancee said she wanted to die at home
Jurors will begin deliberations Thursday in James Peters’ trial in Paris court.