Ashton H. Heald and the victim were students at the University of Maine at Farmington last year when the incident occurred.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
Attempted-murder suspect wanted in Maine arrested in Pennsylvania
Caribou police had been searching for Adrian Covington since Jan. 11, when he allegedly shot and wounded a man on River Road.
Saco man charged with robbing Old Orchard Beach store
Police had been looking for a masked man who robbed the Family Dollar store while wielding a hammer.
Auburn tow truck driver back in jail after violating bail from Lewiston crash
Dalton Farrington was driving a wrecker that struck a car on Lisbon Street in August.
Wiscasset man charged with breaking into home, barricading ex-girlfriend, children
The woman’s teenage son tried to defend his mother with stun gun, police say.
Cat requires more surgery after taking bullet in Lewiston
LEWISTON – A cat that was shot in the face and chest earlier this week will require further surgery to repair the damage, according to the animal’s owners. The 4-year-old cat named Griffon needs a leg amputated after it took a round from what police say was a small caliber firearm in an area of […]
Two men charged with attempt to rob Buddy T’s in Lewiston
AUBURN — Two Twin Cities men who police said were masked, armed with knives and planning to hold up a Lewiston restaurant were charged this week with attempted robbery. Noah Breau, 21, of 64 Oxford St., Lewiston and Christian Copeland, 19, of 60 Washington St. in Auburn were indicted by an Androscoggin County grand jury […]
Lewiston couple indicted on drug trafficking charges
Christopher Martel and Brittany Gurney charged with dealing meth from their home.
Police seize 2 pounds of fentanyl from Portland man’s apartment
Hunter S. York was charged with aggravated drug trafficking and was being held on $100,000 bail at the Cumberland County Jail.
Man charged with 3 counts of murder Down East is held without bail
A 4th person was critically wounded in the shootings at multiple locations.