Knox County court news
The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from Sept. 14 through Sept. 21. Eldon Bennett, 35, Rockport, probation violation on a prior domestic violence assault charge, nine months in...
View ArticleBail set at $70,000 in property for Hope man accused of sexually assaulting...
Bail was set at $70,000 worth of real estate for a man who was arrested Wednesday night, Sept. 19, on charges of sexually assaulting a child over more than a decade beginning when she was 9 years old....
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The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from Sept. 14 through Sept. 21. Eldon Bennett, 35, Rockport, probation violation on a prior domestic violence assault charge, nine months in...
View ArticleDriver ticketed following three-vehicle head-on crash in Warren
A driver was issued a ticket Friday, Sept. 21, after she reached for a cellphone and lost control of her vehicle, leading to a three-vehicle crash on Route 90. The Knox County Sheriff's Office...
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The following deed transfers were recorded from Sept. 17 through 21 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Joel C. Gushee and Julie E. Gushee to Jacob Boyington. Camden Carol A. Achterhof,...
View ArticleWoman gets 18 months for stealing antiques worth $50,000, identity theft
A 47-year-old Owls Head woman was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 25, to 18 months in prison for stealing more than $50,000 worth of antiques from her family and also stealing another person's identity....
View ArticleCushing captain pleads guilty to causing death of two crew members
A Maine fishing boat captain whose boat capsized in a storm after an evening of drinking and drug use pleaded guilty Tuesday, Sept. 25, to charges that he caused the deaths of his two crew members....
View ArticleJudge sets bail for Camden woman accused of stalking
A judge set bail Wednesday, Sept. 26, for a 49-year-old woman accused of stalking a former boyfriend by moving from California to Maine; buying a house a few lots down from his; and repeatedly...
View ArticleJudge rejects state request to hold woman without bail for having dangerous dogs
A judge agreed Wednesday, Sept. 26, to set bail for a 50-year-old Rockland woman who police say has repeatedly failed to restrain her two dogs that have terrorized a neighborhood for years. The...
View ArticleJudge orders former prison guard to pay $1.1 million to Rockland woman he's...
A federal judge has awarded $1.1 million to a Rockland woman who says she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a former Maine State Prison guard. The woman alleged in a lawsuit that the guard, Joshua...
View ArticleMotorcycle strikes deer in Appleton
A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital Saturday evening, Sept. 29, after he struck a deer while driving on Burketville Road. Tyler J. Ward, 33, of Ohio, was driving his 2007 Harley Davidson shortly...
View ArticleRockland officer resigns after DA questions testimony in MVHS assault case
A Rockland police officer resigned last month after the district attorney announced he would no longer prosecute cases in which that officer is a witness because of testimony he gave in a case...
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The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from Sept. 21 through Sept. 28. Roberta Gardullo, 58, South Thomaston, operating under the influence -- alcohol -- with one prior, 10 days...
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The following deed transfers were recorded from Sept. 24 through Sept. 28 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton U S Bank National Association Tr., Banc of America Funding 2009 FT1 Trust,...
View ArticleRockland review of second downtown marijuana business to proceed despite...
The Rockland Planning Board is scheduled to continue its review of a proposed marijuana business at 266 Main St., despite the City Council-imposed moratorium. The Planning Board will review Oct. 16...
View ArticleJudge wants to hear from medical expert before sentencing man who threw toddler
The sentencing of a 25-year-old Warren man who threw a toddler, causing serious brain injuries, was continued Tuesday, Oct. 2, after the judge said he wanted to speak to a medical expert about whether...
View ArticlePolice identify St. George woman found dead on beach
The cause of death of a 69-year-old St. George woman found on a beach near her home Tuesday morning, Oct. 2, has not yet been determined. The Knox County Sheriff's Office received a call shortly after...
View ArticleCourt gives state custody of four abandoned, malnourished dogs
A judge ordered last week that the state take custody of four malnourished dogs that had been abandoned by a Washington woman. Judge Susan Sparaco agreed Sept. 26 to the request by the Maine Animal...
View ArticleKnox County closed cases
The following cases were completed from Sept. 28 through Oct. 5 in the Knox County court. Adam J. Johnson, 37, Long Branch, N.J., operating under the influence -- alcohol, 48 hours in jail, 150-day...
View ArticleKnox County deeds
The following deed transfers were recorded from Oct. 1 through Oct. 5 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Eliza Cope Nolan Tr. and Catherine Beston Barnes Trust to John P. Boyington and...
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