FARMINGTON — A local man pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court this week to endangering the welfare of two children and will serve two years of probation. Michael Mikula, 31, of Farmington was sentenced Monday by Justice Roland Cote to 180 days in jail, all suspended, and one year probation for each charge. The probation […]
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Teenage boy charged with murder in death of Bowdoinham woman
BOWDOINHAM (WGME) — State Police have arrested a teenage boy in connection to the death of Marie Sylvester in her Bowdoinham home Monday. The boy, from Bowdoinham, has been charged with murder and taken to the Long Creek Center in South Portland. He will make his first court appearance Friday at 1 p.m. in West […]
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Neighbors recount loud arguments, calls to police before child’s slaying
Sharon and Julio Carrillo of Stockton Springs are ordered held on $500,000 bail each in the death of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, whose treatment is described by a prosecutor as ‘torture.’ A judge set bail at $500,000 each for a mother and stepfather accused of brutally murdering a 10-year-old girl in Stockton Springs. The couple appeared […]
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Second man charged in Lewiston-Auburn federal marijuana raid
PORTLAND — An Auburn man associated with a large marijuana-growing operation in the Twin Cities is now facing gun and drug charges. Brian J. Bilodeau, 33, was arrested Tuesday after federal agents raided his home at 72 Danville Corner Road. Bilodeau made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Portland on Wednesday afternoon on […]
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Man pleads guilty in Franklin County heroin case
FARMINGTON — A Connecticut man was found guilty Monday of a charge connected to the sale of heroin in the Franklin County area. Sean Michael “Cali” Blalock, 32, of Wolcott, Connecticut, was sentenced by Franklin County Superior Court Justice Roland Cote to serve six months of a four-year sentence, followed by two years of probation. Blalock […]
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Rangeley man pleads to federal drug charges
FARMINGTON — A Rangeley man has pleaded guilty at U.S. District Court in Bangor to selling fentanyl last year in Franklin County, according to court documents. Steven Butler was 24 when he was indicted by a federal grand jury Sept. 14, 2017, on three felony counts of distribution of a mixture or substance containing fentanyl. Butler had […]
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Phillips man to serve 1 year for assault on domestic partner
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge sentenced a Phillips man Tuesday to serve one year of a five-year sentence for hitting his domestic partner’s head against a wall and choking her Feb. 4 in Wilton. Joel Thompson, 43, will be on probation for four years following his release. Thompson pleaded guilty to a Class B […]
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Jay woman pleads guilty, apologizes for kicking officer
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to kicking Jay police officer Dylan Rider in the groin last year when he tried to get her into a cruiser. Carol Welch, 48, was sentenced to eight days in jail with credit given for four already served. She will report to jail Feb. 20. Welch entered guilty […]
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Former Wilton man to be retried on murder charge
FARMINGTON — A former Wilton man accused of fatally shooting a New Sharon man June 1, 2016, in Wilton will be retried on a murder charge in April at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. Justice William Stokes declared a mistrial Oct. 2, 2017, after a Franklin County jury was unable to reach a unanimous […]
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Harpswell man sentenced for stealing guns
A Harpswell man was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison for stealing guns from a Brunswick dealer. A judge in U.S. District Court in Portland sent Hyunkook Korsiak, 36, to federal prison for 52 months for theft of firearms from a federally licensed dealer. He pleaded to the charge in September. Korsiak […]