Jason Brown, 42, was arrested at a Portland homeless shelter March 8.
Maine Crime
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Roxbury man charged with assaulting, threatening to kill pregnant woman
Jesse Arsenault, 33, was arrested Sunday and released on bail.
Camden man arrested after Hanover standoff
Paul Legasse charged with beating woman, threatening with a knife.
Maine State Police investigate fatal shooting in Blue Hill
A man was shot and killed in a home on Ellsworth Road in the Hancock County town, a state police spokesman says.
Androscoggin County arrests are down, jail less crowded
Law enforcement in cities and towns asked to issue summonses if possible.
Police still investigating Auburn Plaza shooting
A 19-year-old man remains hospitalized after suspected robbery attempt.
Farmington pub burglary investigated
Entry was made with the use of force early Thursday at The Roost Pub and Wingery.
Second suspect arrested in Waterville child shooting case
Jeremiah Gamblin was arrested Friday on a warrant, but charged Monday with elevated aggravated assault in connection with a drive-by shooting Feb. 28 that injured Emahleeah Frost, 7, of Waterville.
Judge tosses cellphone evidence in Auburn manslaughter case
AUBURN — In a split decision, a judge threw out evidence from the seized cellphone of a New Gloucester man charged with manslaughter in 2017 after his car crashed with a motorcycle. Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy also tossed information detailed in Steven Primavera’s medications. But Kennedy wrote in a 24-page order filed last week […]
Advocates call for releasing some Maine inmates as jails, courts try to limit infections
The American Civil Liberties Union has urged governors in all 50 states to release inmates with less than a year left on their sentences.