Keith Edwards – Page 56 – Lewiston Sun Journal

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.

Local & State

Waterville bank robber who dropped cash, gun in front of officer sentenced to five years

by Keith Edwards April 25, 2019April 25, 2019

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

by Keith Edwards April 24, 2019April 24, 2019

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.

Local & State

Cyberattack hits Augusta municipal operations; City Center closed

by Keith Edwards April 18, 2019April 18, 2019

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.

Local & State

Burglary charges dropped for Portland man accused of burglaries at Augusta Elks Club

by Keith Edwards April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

Charles R. York was sentenced to 40 months behind bars, time he already had served, on a single felony charge of violating a condition of release.

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Sexual harassment alleged by employee at Office of State Fire Marshal

by Keith Edwards April 5, 2019April 5, 2019

Lawsuit claims the sergeant involved previously threatened to kill two other co-workers.

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New York man involved in 2016 ‘shoot-out’ outside Augusta Walmart sentenced on federal drug conspiracy charge

by Keith Edwards April 4, 2019April 5, 2019

Frankie Dejesus, 29, who pleaded guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge for distributing drugs in central Maine, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.