A Kennebec County grand jury handed up indictments July 22 and 23.
Maine Crime
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Lewiston man gets 7 1/2 years for illegal pot growing operation
Timmy Bellmore was ordered to pay the IRS more than $200,000 in taxes on his ill-gotten gains.
Escape charge dismissed for Maine man who served murder sentence
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court agreed with his argument that there should have been a single indictment, since his escape and subsequent threats against his brother and father constituted a single criminal episode.
Oxford County arrest log: July 26, 2021
Arrests Ebin H. Davis, 39, of 50 Spec Pond Road, Porter, on charges of fugitive from justice and failure to appear after bailed, 4:37 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, in Porter, by Maine State Police. Rickie A. Kayser, 43, of 459 Park St., Paris, on charges of violation of condition of release and refusing to submit […]
Paris playground hit by vandals for second weekend in a row
Closed following last weekend’s vandalism, when bolts and screws were removed from children playground equipment, the latest incident included breaking the gate and lock, breaking another piece of equipment and an attempt to cut the chain on the gate.
Reward of $10,000 offered for help catching armed bank robber in Maine
The man, who was dubbed the ‘thirsty bandit’ by police, robbed a credit union in Corinth in June.
Franklin County arrest log: July 22, 2021
Arrests booked from July 20 through July 21.
Portland man who belonged to neo-Nazi group pleads guilty to child porn charge
Andrew Hazelton was charged with possessing child pornography shortly after his employer notified police about troubling behavior.
Maine justices uphold 40-year sentence for man who murdered his roommate
An autopsy revealed that 65-year-old William Popplewell of Old Orchard Beach suffered multiple broken bones and had been stabbed as many as 30 times.
Bail set at $10,000 for Farmington man charged in standoff
Matthew Allen, accused of threatening to shoot police, held on $10,000 cash.