FARMINGTON — A Carthage man has been sentenced to serve 20 months of a five-year sentence for burning his father’s truck on Dec. 15, according to Franklin County court documents. Spencer C. Knox, 23, will serve four years of probation after his release from the Department of Corrections. Knox pleaded guilty Monday in Franklin County […]
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Temple man sentenced for assaulting father
FARMINGTON — A Temple man was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for assaulting his father at his home on Cummings Hill Road in Temple. Brian R. Mackin, 27, pleaded guilty to a felony count of aggravated assault Monday in Franklin County Superior Court. Charges of aggravated criminal trespass, terrorizing and violating condition of release […]
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 […]
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 […]
Phillips man pleads guilty to assaulting partner
FARMINGTON — A Phillips man pleaded guilty Thursday to hitting his domestic partner’s head against a wall and choking her Feb. 4 at a residence they shared in Wilton. Joel Thompson, 43, entered guilty pleas to a Class B charge of aggravated assault and a Class D charge of domestic violence assault in Franklin County […]
Wilton man pleads guilty to stabbing men
FARMINGTON – A Wilton man pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court on Monday to stabbing two men on April 28 in Farmington. Ryan A. Brann, 39, entered the pleas to Class A charge and Class B charge of aggravated assault. He also pleaded no contest to a Class B count of aggravated assault against […]
Farmington man pleads guilty to importing, selling heroin
FARMINGTON — A local man pleaded guilty Wednesday to bringing heroin from Massachusetts and selling it in Farmington in 2016. In a negotiated plea agreement, Mark D. Barrett, 60, of Farmington pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to felony charges of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and illegal importation of scheduled drugs. The maximum punishment for the […]
Temple man to serve 30 months in heroin-trafficking case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a Temple man Thursday to serve 30 months of an eight-year sentence for trafficking in heroin. Guy Stevens, 42, formerly of Farmington, pleaded guilty to a Class B charge of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs on April 18. The maximum punishment is 10 years in prison and a […]
Turner felon pleads guilty to possessing firearm
AUBURN — A Turner man convicted of a dozen hunting violations in 2013 pleaded guilty Thursday morning in Androscoggin County Superior Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Everett Leonard, 38, was sentenced to five years in prison with all but two years suspended and two years of probation. Justice MaryGay Kennedy said […]
Lewiston man pleads guilty to robbery, assaulting clerk with wine bottles
Arthur Bush, center, looks away as prosecutor Andrew Matulis, left, details the evidence he would have presented had the case against Bush gone to trial. At far right is Bush’s lawyer, Adam Sherman. Bush pleaded guilty; he is to be sentenced in 60 days. AUBURN — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Tuesday morning at Androscoggin […]