Michael Callahan attends a hearing in Androscoggin County Superior Court in Auburn in December 2017. Imprisoned for burning down his house and trying to burn down his estranged wife’s house nearly five years ago, he dropped his bid this week for a new trial or sentence. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — A former Minot man imprisoned […]
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Carthage man charged with witness tampering
FARMINGTON — A Carthage man, who was charged in December with setting his father’s truck on fire, is accused of tampering with a witness in the case, according to a state fire investigator’s statement. Spencer Knox, 23, was arrested Thursday night on a warrant charging witness tampering and violating bail conditions. He was taken to […]
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Porter man, 42, sentenced on domestic violence, drug possession charges
PORTER — A Porter man was sentenced Wednesday morning to a year in jail with all but 30 days suspended on charges of domestic violence assault and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. Peter S. Macquarrie, 42, was arrested in December and charged with domestic violence assault and threatening to light his victim’s house on fire. […]
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Buckfield man charged with attempting to burn car
Cody Kreworuka (Oxford County Jail) PARIS — A Buckfield man who allegedly attempted to set fire to a car at Tilton’s Market on Saturday night was arraigned Wednesday on a charge of arson. Cody Kreworuka, 31, appeared in 11th District Court and had bail set at $200 cash, or personal recognizance with a pre-trial supervisory […]
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Livermore Falls man charged in arson case
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man accused of setting fire to his father’s garage last month turned himself in to authorities Thursday, after being released from a hospital, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said in a news release. Colton Webster, 26, was booked at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn, where he […]
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Carthage man indicted on arson charges after father's pickup torched
FARMINGTON — A Carthage man has been indicted on charges that he set fire to his father’s pickup truck Dec. 15 in Carthage. A Franklin County grand jury indicted Spencer C. Knox, 23, on Jan. 18 on two counts of Class A arson, a Class C charge of aggravated criminal mischief and a Class E […]
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State dismisses arson charges against Rumford man
FARMINGTON — A state prosecutor has dismissed two arson charges against a Rumford man for insufficient evidence, according to a Franklin County court document. James Bigos, 55, was accused of setting a fire that destroyed a large workshop/shed on Route 43 in Temple next to a residence where his ex-wife was living on Dec. 20, […]
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Carthage man accused of burning father's truck
FARMINGTON — A Carthage man is accused of setting a fire to burn his father’s 2008 Ford F-150 pickup on Dec. 15. Spencer C. Knox, 23, was arrested Thursday night on a charge of arson at his residence where he lives with his parents at 1511 West Side Road in Carthage. State fire investigators, Jeremy […]
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Porter man charged with arson, domestic violence assault
PARIS — Bail was set at $1,000 cash, $5,000 surety or $250 cash with supervised release Friday for a Porter man accused of domestic violence assault and threatening to light the victim’s house on fire. Peter MacQuarrie, 42, was charged with felony arson, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and $50,000 […]
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Farmington man sentenced for burning truck
FARMINGTON — A local man was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison, all suspended, and three years of probation for burning a truck on Keep Road in Jay in February 2016 that belonged to his former girlfriend’s new boyfriend. Michael Davis, 22, of Farmington pleaded guilty to arson in Franklin County Superior Court. The […]