FARMINGTON — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Wednesday to binding a 75-year-old Jay man’s hands behind his back and making him lie face down on his bed while he and another defendant robbed him in June 2015. Daniel J. Leet, 34, who has been held in jail on $25,000 cash bail since July 2015, pleaded […]
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Industry man pleads guilty in drunken driving death of Farmington woman
FARMINGTON — Friends and family of Ricky Gaboury and Tena Trask hugged, kissed and wiped tears as they waited Monday to hear an Industry man plead guilty to drunken driving in a crash that killed their daughter, Taylor Gaboury. Some in attendance wore purple, Taylor’s favorite color, and carried purple flowers. Some held photos of […]
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Wilton man found guilty in Carthage, Wilton arson cases
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice found a Wilton man guilty Friday of torching a Roxbury woman’s double-wide mobile home in Wilton and a camp in Carthage owned by a Mexico couple. Justice William Stokes said that D’Kota Rowe, 21, was in the driver’s seat when he drove co-defendants to both places in the early-morning […]
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Jay man pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $80,000 from federally funded program
PORTLAND — A Jay man pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzling nearly $80,000 between May 2014 and Jan. 5, 2015, from a management agency that receives federal funds. Timothy Gallagher, 47, entered the plea in U.S. District Court, according to court documents. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to […]
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Lewiston man pleads guilty in Rangeley theft case
FARMINGTON — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing TVs, medical marijuana and guns from a disabled Rangeley man while he was lured to a mall in Auburn in April 2015. Steven Sharpley, 21, of Lewiston pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to a charge of felony theft and a misdemeanor charge of […]
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Nebraska man pleads guilty to burglarizing three Franklin County stores
FARMINGTON — A Nebraska man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Franklin County Superior Court to breaking into three convenience stores in Jay, New Vineyard and Weld last summer. He is one of four men charged in the burglaries. Einer A. Bonilla, 22, of Grand Island, Neb., pleaded guilty to three felony counts of burglary, and two […]
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Former Livermore Falls man to serve 6 years for Jay robbery
FARMINGTON — One of three co-defendants accused of robbing a 75-year-old Jay man last June was sentenced Friday to serve six years of a 15-year robbery sentence, according to Franklin County court documents. Jay police Detective Michael Mejia said previously that Eric Hafford, 35, of Livermore Falls and Daniel Leet, 34, of Lewiston had their […]
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Transient couple found guilty of Rangeley charges
FARMINGTON — A transient couple was sentenced Friday to 10 days in jail after they pleaded no contest to stealing a truck in Texas and driving to Maine with suspended licenses, according to court documents. Rangeley police arrested Charles K. Santo, 48, and Deanna M. Holden, 44, on Thursday. Judge Lance Walker found Santo guilty […]
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Maryland man pleads guilty to sexually abusing teenager
FARMINGTON — A Maryland man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing a girl in 2012, even though he maintained his innocence but acknowledged a jury could have convicted him if he stood trial. Michael Massey, 33, of Hyattsville, Md., pleaded guilty to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a minor and a misdemeanor charge […]
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Mass. woman pleads guilty to pointing gun, terrorizing Avon man
FARMINGTON — A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty in the form of an Alford plea Wednesday to pointing a shotgun at an Avon man, threatening violence and beating his truck with the butt of her gun while he was inside the truck on Dec. 21. Diane J. Bouley, 47, of Erving, pleaded guilty to a felony […]