Nicholas Eckert, 32, of Norridgewock was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal threatening for his role in the incident, which drew a heavy police presence, officials said.
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Suspect held without bail in Maine as feds investigate illicit marijuana grows in 20 states
Xisen Guo, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, faces charges after a bust in rural Penobscot County. A detention hearing is scheduled for Monday.
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Man arrested in Skowhegan after breaking into home, fleeing police
Lamont Flanders, 28, was stopped by a police dog after he fled from police who found that he had broken into a home on East River Road in Skowhegan, police said.
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Auburn man charged after string of robberies at Maine churches
Robberies were reported Sunday morning at churches in Parsonsfield, Cornish and Baldwin.
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‘No way of knowing’ whether new DNA evidence in Dechaine case was actually from murder, prosecutors say
Experts for the state testify that there is no way to determine whether the DNA came from the scene of Sarah Cherry’s 1988 murder, saying it could just be contamination from one of the many people who handled the evidence over the years.
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Officers cleared in fatal shooting of Canton man in Rumford
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote that the two officers used deadly force in self-defense and to protect others from serious bodily injury or death.
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Dechaine defense attorneys say new DNA results point to unknown suspect in 1988 killing
Dennis Dechaine is making a bid for a new trial after spending 36 years in prison for the murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry.
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Man arrested in Winslow standoff initiated similar incident in 2011
William M. Dolley, 52, was arrested at his residence at 167 North Pond Road after a nearly nine-hour standoff, police confirmed Thursday.
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‘Massive’ marijuana grow operation discovered in Jay farmhouse, authorities say
Authorities have not released the exact location of the farmhouse.
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Waterville police investigate hoax bomb threat at Shaw’s Plaza
While investigators declined to say which business reported the threat, the incident comes as more than 40 Planet Fitness locations across the United States have been targeted by similar hoax threats in the wake of a social media campaign against the company’s trans-inclusive locker room policy.