PARIS — A Bethel man has been sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to repay $10,000 he took from an elderly man he did chores for. According to a deal with state prosecutors, Joshua Gaudreau, 28, pleaded guilty in Oxford County Superior Court on Wednesday to Class B forgery. He was sentenced to three […]
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Two sentenced in Oxford County meth-ring bust
PARIS — Two Oxford County residents accused of peddling the ingredients others used to make methamphetamine were sentenced to jail Thursday. In a deal with prosecutors, West Paris resident Joshua Spencer, 29, pleaded guilty in Oxford County Superior Court to conspiracy to commit trafficking in scheduled drugs in exchange for no additional jail time. In addition, 39-year-old […]
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No jail time expected after Mexico man pleads to gross sexual assault
PARIS — A Mexico man is not expected to serve jail time after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl. Izaak Blood, 20, of Spring Street, pleaded guilty to a single count of Class A Gross Sexual Assault in Oxford County Superior Court on Wednesday, in exchange for a second count of the same […]
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Dixfield man pleads not guilty to felony assault charges in four-vehicle crash
PARIS — A Dixfield man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony aggravated assault charges stemming from a four-vehicle crash in Dixfield last year. Douglas Kubesh, 58, appeared for an arraignment on a five-count indictment in Oxford County Superior Court. He is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of driving to endanger and one […]
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N.J. man accused of manslaughter makes initial court appearance
PARIS — A New Jersey man charged with manslaughter in the death of a motorcyclist last year in Bethel has been released on personal recognizance bail after making an initial court appearance Tuesday. Steven Thomas, 53, of Califon, N.J., was released without posting a bail bond pending the ongoing case in the death of Timothy Daigle, […]
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Murder suspect’s arraignment continued
PARIS — The arraignment for a Peru man accused of killing his mother-in-law has been continued until later this month to give time for a mental health examination. Paul Orchard, 33, was admitted to Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta in early December for a mental examination by the State Forensic Service, according to his defense attorney, […]
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Convicted sex offender charged with gross sexual assault
PARIS — A homeless man with ties to the area was arrested after police said he assaulted a local woman Sunday evening. Scott A. Britton, 43, with no listed residence, was arrested by Paris police Officer Raymond Paar around midnight Sunday on Main Street in connection with an incident at a Main Street apartment earlier in […]
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Paris man charged with assault
PARIS — A South Paris man has been charged with felony assault after allegedly attacking two women at their home in Otisfield. Robert L. Sanborn Jr., 35, of Elm Hill Road, was arrested by the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday and taken to the Oxford County Jail in Paris. He has been charged with felony […]
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Rumford man charged with felony crimes in theft case
RUMFORD — A local man was arrested on multiple felony charges early in the morning on Christmas Eve and booked at the Oxford County Jail in Paris, police said. Rumford police Cpl. Lawrence Winson charged Michael A. Roy, 33, of 9 Isthmus Road with theft of a firearm, forgery, theft and possession of a firearm […]
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Paris man charged with assaulting woman
PARIS — Police said a local man is charged with blocking a woman’s windpipe and striking her in the face at a residence on Alpine Street. Christopher John Bradbury, 44, was arrested at the home Wednesday morning after police received a complaint from a neighbor about a loud fight, according to Paris police Lt. Jeffrey Lange. […]