NORWAY — A local man was arrested late Tuesday night and charged with attacking someone with a machete. According to police, Antonio Marcel Moore, 25, of 73 Beal St. was arrested at 11:30 p.m. on Hayden Avenue. Oxford County Assistant District Attorney Richard R. Beauchesne said the DA’s office charged Moore with two counts of […]
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Assault charges against Oxford man dismissed
OXFORD — Charges have been dismissed against an Oxford man accused of assaulting a woman near Allen Hill Road in June. In an order filed Oct. 17 in Oxford County Superior Court, Assistant District Attorney Joseph O’Connor dismissed the case against James Grovo, citing insufficient evidence because the victim recanted her statement. Grovo was […]
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Chesterville man has bail set
FARMINGTON — A man accused of punching a Strong man and threatening another last month had his bail set at $5,000 cash Friday. Caleb Hupper, 24, of Chesterville is charged with felony assault and terrorizing, and a misdemeanor violation of condition of release. The assault and terrorizing charges were elevated to felonies because of robbery […]
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Bethel man pleads not guilty to July assault
PARIS — A Bethel man accused of assaulting and terrorizing a woman in July pleaded not guilty to four charges at his arraignment in Oxford County Superior Court on Tuesday. Last month, an Oxford County Grand Jury indicted Brian Cronkite, 28, for aggravated assault, domestic violence terrorizing, domestic violence assault and criminal restraint. The charges stem […]
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UMF student arrested during Halloween Dance
FARMINGTON — A local man was arrested Friday night during a Halloween dance at the University at Maine at Farmington, UMF interim police Chief Brock Caton said Monday. Jordan Graffam, 22, a student at UMF, was arrested on charges of assault, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass, he said. Graffam was released on $250 cash bail […]
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Franklin deputies seek suspect in Strong assault
STRONG — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department has issued an arrest warrant for a Chesterville man accused of assaulting a resident of Strong. Police are looking for Caleb Hupper, 23, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Cpl. Christopher Chase and Deputy Colt Sleaster investigated an assault that occurred at 4 a.m. Sunday on River Street […]
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Englishman pleads guilty to photographing sexual assault on Maine girl
BANGOR — The Englishman charged photographing his sexual assault on a 13-year-old Levant girl met online in a Harry Potter chat room waived indictment and pleaded guilty Friday to one count of production of pornography. Nicholas Cheese, 26, of Oxford, England, faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum of 30 […]
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NYPD undercover officer accused of punching SUV window in biker melee
NEW YORK (AP) — An undercover police detective accused of punching out an SUV window during a motorcycle rally that descended into violence was unmasked Wednesday in a courtroom where he was confronted with serious assault charges. But Detective Wojciech Braszczok’s lawyer insisted he would be exonerated by the very video prosecutors say incriminates him […]
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Fryeburg man accused of assault with tea kettle
FRYEBURG — A Fryeburg man was arrested early Monday morning after reportedly assaulting another man with a tea kettle. Chad A. Stevens, 38, of Smith Street, appeared in 11th District Court on Monday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge. He was released on personal recognizance bail. Fryeburg police Chief Phil Weymouth said […]
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State dismisses assault charges in Farmington ax case
FARMINGTON — The state has dismissed two charges of misdemeanor assault against a Rumford man as a result of a negotiated settlement, Assistant District Attorney Joshua Robbins said Monday. A Franklin County jury acquitted Brian Sweeney, 32, of felony aggravated assault in March related to an April 2012 incident involving an ax and meat cleaver […]