Augusta police Officer Laura Drouin, who shot and injured then-Riverview patient Jason Begin in a 2015 confrontation, was cleared Friday in a federal civil lawsuit.
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.
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Livermore Falls man arrested for alleged child sex assault in Mount Vernon
The incident allegedly took place in 2017 or 2018 and involved a girl younger than age of 12.
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Kennebec County DA admonished for meeting with judge
Maeghan Maloney, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, was accused of misconduct for a 2014 meeting with a judge, at his request, which resulted in a conviction being overturned.
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Psychiatric patient who killed father allowed to move into Augusta group home
A judge says he’ll approve a request from a Riverview Psychiatric Center patient found not criminally responsible for the 1995 killing of his father to move to a group home in Augusta.
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Waterville man sentenced to 3 years for trafficking in crack, fentanyl, heroin
Philip Bussiere, 55, admitted to police he drove a New York man around to sell drugs, and people also came to his residence to buy drugs.
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Augusta Chipotle closed Sunday after fire extinguisher system discharge
Haze and burning odor cause worker to pull fire alarm, evacuate Marketplace at Augusta fast-food chain.
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Kennebec County justice system reforming bail, mental health, drug treatment
Three initiatives seek to reduce the amount of time poor or mentally ill people spend in custody before they’re convicted.
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Waterville bank robber who dropped cash, gun in front of officer sentenced to five years
Jason M. Mackenrodt pleaded guilty to robbery and theft charges on Thursday.
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Augusta man pleads guilty to possessing unregistered, homemade silencer
Ryan D. Merrill, according to federal authorities, was firing a rifle he had equipped with a silencer he made out of an oil filter, at a fox and propane tanks in Augusta.
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Cyberattack hits Augusta municipal operations; City Center closed
Officials say a nasty, intentionally deployed virus shut down public safety computers and made the city’s entire network unusable, but the phone system and public safety radio system were not affected.