CARTHAGE — State police arrested a father and son Wednesday after the two got into a verbal dispute that turned into a physical altercation, Maine State Police Trooper Keith Barton said Thursday. Barton and Trooper David Powser responded to 27 Francis Place for a report of a domestic assault. Following an investigation, both Bennie Bowie, […]
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Farmington selectmen chairman won’t face criminal charge
FARMINGTON — The Somerset County District Attorney’s Office has declined to prosecute Ryan Morgan, chairman of the Farmington Board of Selectmen, on a misdemeanor domestic violence assault charge because of a lack of evidence. No complaint was filed with the court, according to court representatives. Franklin County Detective Ken Charles arrested Morgan, 40, in November […]
New Vineyard woman accused of physically assaulting man
NEW VINEYARD — Police said a local woman is accused of shoving, pushing and scratching a man at a home on New Vineyard Road on Wednesday. Stacy O’Neal, 40, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault, Lt. David St. Laurent said Thursday. There were no weapons or threats involved, he said. Franklin […]
Massachusetts man charged with assaulting girlfriend in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Police said a Massachusetts man is facing charges that he threw his girlfriend against a wall, hit her and stomped on her phone. Sgt. Jared Austin arrested Richard F. Ranucci, 30, of Lexington, Mass., early Saturday morning on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault, police Chief Dennis Leahy said Tuesday. Ranucci was […]
Chesterville man charged in domestic violence case
CHESTERVILLE — A local man is being held at the Franklin County jail in Farmington without bail on a domestic violence assault charge. Roy Simoneau Jr., 29, of Chesterville was accused of choking and assaulting an ex-girlfriend Tuesday at a residence at 99 Horseshoe Pond Road, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Simoneau was […]