PARIS — A daylong hearing in a bid to overturn two manslaughter convictions against 21-year-old Kristina Lowe of Oxford will begin Thursday morning in Oxford County Superior Court. Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford is expected to rule on the defense’s motion to acquit Lowe of all charges, declare a mistrial or order a new trial in […]
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Two charged with selling cocaine, heroin in Rumford
RUMFORD — Police said a local couple is charged with selling cocaine and heroin from their apartment on Waldo Street. Emily Lemay, 20, and Angel Cabrera, 22, were arrested Saturday on two counts of Class A aggravated drug trafficking and one count of Class B criminal conspiracy. The trafficking charges rose to aggravated because the […]
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Oxford County bookings
PARIS — The following arrests were booked at the Oxford County jail: * Ashley L. Barker, 22, of Norway, obstructing the report of a crime, 2:03 p.m., July 21, in Paris by Paris Police Department. * Tyler W. Bryant, 30, of Norway, theft, operating after suspension, 12:10 p.m., July 21, in Paris by Oxford County Sheriff’s Department. * Keith […]
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Fryeburg police arrest store burglary suspect
FRYEBURG — Police said a local man was charged Monday with breaking into a convenience store, stealing alcohol and refusing to submit to arrest. According to acting police Chief Joshua Potvin, 20-year old Cameron C. Henry was arrested and charged with one count of felony burglary and misdemeanor charges of theft, criminal mischief and refusing to submit to […]
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State drops aggravated drug charges against Rumford woman
PARIS — The state dismissed felony aggravated drug trafficking charges against a Rumford woman after she agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge. Dawn Marie Miller, 39, of 818 Hillside Ave. in Rumford pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs, according to court documents. She was placed on probation for […]
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Rumford child porn suspect charged with violating bail
PARIS — A Rumford man charged in December with distributing child pornography has been charged with violating the terms of bail. Jeremy Vashaw, 41, of Somerset Street was arrested June 27 after police received an anonymous tip that Vashaw was with a juvenile family member, according to Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter. Vashaw was taken to […]
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Peru man facing multiple drug-trafficking felonies
PARIS — A Peru man is scheduled to appear in Oxford County Superior Court to face multiple aggravated drug trafficking counts. John R. Gallant, 20, of Stage Coach Road, is expected to appear in court July 9. He pleaded not guilty to multiple drug-related charges, including a Class B unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, one […]
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Trial scheduled for man accused of sexual assault with a minor
PARIS — A Rumford man is expected to head to trial next week on charges of gross sexual assault involving a girl under 12 years old. Alden Ralph Mason Jr., 41, of Pleasant Street is scheduled to appear in Oxford County Superior Court in Paris on July 9. He plead not guilty to three charges […]
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Bail hearing scheduled for Rumford official in child pornography case
PARIS — A Rumford man arrested in March on a child pornography charge is set to appear in court next month. Jeremy Vashaw, 41, of Somerset Street in Rumford, is scheduled to appear in Oxford County Superior Court on July 8 in a hearing to amend bail conditions. Vashaw is charged with one count of dissemination […]
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Prosecutors seek five-year prison sentence in West Paris manslaughter case
PARIS — Prosecutors recommended a five-year prison sentence for Kristina Lowe, 21, of Oxford, convicted last month on two counts of manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a high-speed crash that killed two West Paris teens in 2012. In a sentencing memo filed with Oxford County Superior Court on Friday, Assistant District […]