A defense attorney for Dylan Ketcham said he had been threatened and feared for his life.
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Lewiston police continue search for suspect in Oxford Street shooting
Gerald Brandon Burnsworth, 30, of Lewiston is wanted in connection with Thursday’s shooting at an apartment complex at 64 Oxford St. that left a 27-year-old man with a wound to the pelvis.
Oxford County arrest log: Sept. 19, 2022
• John Bastian, 64, of 48 Friend St., Lynn, Massachusetts, on a charge of fugitive from justice, 11:15 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, in Norway, by U.S. Marshals Service. • Joshua J. Brown, 35, of 26 Brook St., Sabattus, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 1:04 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at 47 Birch Ave., Oxford, […]
Investigation into Old Port shooting that left 2 people wounded continues
Portland police have provided few details about the Monday morning shooting that left 2 people with serious injuries.
Rumford police charge Mexico teen with gun, drug violations
Police encountered the 16-year-old on Lincoln Avenue and said he was “acting suspiciously.”
Former Lewiston man is sentenced in 2018 melee death
The hearing ended a four-year legal “ordeal” stemming from a clash of white men and largely Somali youths near Kennedy Park.
Police arrest 6 people after apparent home invasion in China
An Oakland man and five others from New York were involved in the incident Wednesday on Alder Park Road, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office said.
Phone scammers bilk Bath senior out of $9,500, claiming her grandson is in trouble
Each year, scam artists cheat American seniors out of an estimated $3 billion, according to justice.gov.
As need for autopsies increases, plans approved for bigger medical examiner’s office in Augusta
The $18.8 million facility would help the state perform more autopsies and meet the needs of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner for the next 30 years, officials say.
Lewiston police investigate shooting; man treated for gunshot injuries
Police said the victim was taken to Central Maine Medical Center for what were described serious injuries.