Kawon Smith Walker, 22, of Auburn died in his cell Thursday night
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
Federal judge denies Lewiston man bail on gun charge
Sabree Lamar Branch is a convicted felon who pleaded guilty to having a gun.
Man charged in Massachusetts murder, armed robbery captured in Carthage
Derell D. Guy, 34, of Lynn was last seen fleeing into woods in Wilton on Monday morning.
Norridgewock man indicted on manslaughter charges in 2019 crash
Police: David “Mike” Obert, 51, was driving on Ward Hill Road in Madison on the morning of July 4, 2019, when his dump truck collided with a Pontiac Torrent driven by Joyce Gipson, 85, killing her and her husband, Keith Blackwell, 80.
Police in Wilton search for Massachusetts man wanted for murder
Police ask people to lock their doors, take keys out of vehicles and bring in their dogs.
Portland police charge woman with aggravated assault after stabbing
Samantha Velez is accused of stabbing another homeless woman in the hand during an altercation in Deering Oaks Saturday.
Grand juries return to courthouses across Maine
The coronavirus put on hiatus the confidential arm of the judicial system that hands up indictments, stalling hundreds of cases across the state.
Ex-deputies linked to pot business that was target of federal drug raid
One former Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy is treasurer and another a board member of a wholesale medical marijuana company hit in the sweeping raid last week in Farmington.
Woman collapses during confrontation at Richmond go-karting track
Altercation between adults was related to a children’s race, according to police and other emergency workers.
Police log
Androscoggin County • Tyler Goyette, 25, of Lisbon, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 10:20 p.m. Friday at 17 Whispering Pines Drive in Lisbon. • Michael Iannotti, 42, of Leeds, on a probation hold, 3:54 p.m. Saturday at 304 Lake Shore Drive in Leeds. Lewiston • Wylie Harris, 62, of Lewiston, on a charge […]