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Montana candidate charged with assaulting reporter on eve of election

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — The Republican candidate in the nationally-watched election Thursday for Montana’s sole congressional seat has been charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly grabbing a reporter by the neck and throwing him to the ground. Voters decide in the special election whether Republican Greg Gianforte or Democrat Rob Quist will fill the U.S. […]

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Mason Township man sentenced for assault

PARIS — An Oxford County man who had his felony convictions for unlawful sexual touching vacated in December pleaded no-contest to assault Wednesday, rather than face the prospect of another trial. Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford sentenced David Hanscom, 65, of Mason Township to 364 days in jail — all suspended — and one year of […]

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Jay man refuses to leave Livermore Falls store, flees police

LIVERMORE FALLS — Police said a Jay man faces charges because he refused to leave the Cumberland Farms store on Main Street early Tuesday morning and fled from police four times before being caught. Guner Vicelich, 28, was charged with assault, refusing to submit to detention or arrest, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass, Police Chief Ernest […]

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Rumford man charged in assaults in Wilton

A NorthStar EMS ambulance crew member, left, cleans up Matthew Harrup, 24, of Rumford, who is accused of assaulting female caseworkers in the parking lot of the Wilton CareerCenter on Routes 2 and 4 in Wilton. Harrup was treated for minor facial injuries in the ambulance. WILTON — A Rumford man and a local police officer were injured […]

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Jury awards damages to ex-wife of Sabattus police chief

AUBURN — The police chief of Sabattus on Wednesday lost a civil suit brought by his ex-wife who accused him of abusing her throughout their 24-year marriage. A jury of six men and three women deliberated for less than 90 minutes before awarding Lori Cougle $5,000 on a count of assault and battery and $5,000 […]

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Hollis man sentenced to two years for assaulting police officers

PARIS — A Hollis man was sentenced Thursday at Oxford County Superior Court to two years in prison for assaulting two police officers and stealing the shirt off a Circle K clerk in Mexico in 2015. Robert Keoskie, 43, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assaulting an officer, and misdemeanor counts of assault and […]