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Knox County court news
The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from Sept. 25 through Oct. 2. Jason D. Patterson, 48, St. George, domestic violence assault on Nov. 2, 2019 in Rockland, nine months in...
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Federal judge rules lawsuit by former student can continue
A federal judge ruled that part of a lawsuit filed by a former Medomak Valley High School student, who claims she was sexually harassed by a former principal, can continue. U.S. District Court Judge...
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Two escapees nabbed in New Hampshire
Two inmates — including an Owls Head man — who walked away from the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center last week are back in custody. On Sunday Oct. 4, officers from the Ossipee Police Department...
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Man charged with two counts of murder in Waldo shootings
State Police arrested a local man and charged him in connection with the deaths of his sister and her husband. Glenn Brown, 66, of Benton, was charged with murder around 7 p.m. Oct. 5, and taken to...
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Waldoboro man sentenced for breaking into pot facility
A 53-year-old Waldoboro man was sentenced to a combined minimum of 18 months for breaking into a medical marijuana growing facility in Washington. Tony D. Thurman was sentenced Oct. 6 in the Knox...
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Police say Warren man struck victim with dumbbell
A Warren man was arrested Oct. 3, accused of striking another man with a dumbbell. Peter S. Thompson, 42, was charged with Class B aggravated assault, refusing to submit to arrest and four counts of...
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Knox County court news
The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from Oct. 2 through Oct. 9. Jonathan J. Sevon, 46, Friendship,trafficking in prison contraband on June 18 in Rockland, nine months and one...
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Man who threatened Wal-Mart shooting set for sentencing
The man who posted videos threatening to commit a shooting at Walmart is scheduled to be sentenced next month. Jeremy Rogers, 26, pleaded guilty Feb. 20 in U.S. District Court in Portland to being a...
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Attorney defends officer accused of animal abuse
An attorney representing one of two former Rockland police officers accused of beating porcupines to death while on duty spoke out Oct. 13 on behalf of his client. Attorney Stephen Smith of Augusta is...
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Police probe reported Hope home invasion
The Knox County Sheriff's Office is investigating a reported home invasion early this week. A resident of Hope called 911 around 2:30 a.m. Oct. 12 to report that several men broke into their home and...
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Police say woman faked report after alleged assault
Rockland public safety crews responded Oct. 13 during a torrential rainstorm to a report that a woman was assaulted and thrown or fallen into a quarry off Old County Road. But after the woman was...
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Police say Warren man shot two dogs
A Warren man was charged after police say he shot two dogs Oct. 14 in Warren. James Batty, 58, was charged with cruelty to animals, according to Knox County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Patrick...
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Woman sentenced to three years for providing drugs that led to death
A 30-year-old woman was sentenced to three years in prison for selling fentanyl to a Thomaston man who later died from an overdose of the drug. Miranda Wotton Thayer of Dexter was sentenced Oct. 15 in...
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An Aug. 27 article incorrectly stated that Eric Waite, 51, of St. George, was found not criminally responsible on domestic violence terrorizing and domestic violence stalking charges. The case remains...
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Driver arrested for driving impaired with children in car
A Waterville woman was sentenced after admitting to driving under the influence Oct. 16 with two children in her car. Summer N. Whidden. 25, was arrested Oct. 16 and after spending the weekend in...
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Former student teacher sentenced to time served
A former student teacher at Camden Hills Regional High School was sentenced to no additional jail time for a sexual relationship he had with an 18-year-old student. Justice Bruce Mallonee sentenced...
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Court records show ties between suspect, victim in standoff
A judge set bail Oct. 23 at $100,000 for a man who police say barricaded himself inside an apartment at the Rankin Center, threatened to kill the resident, and held police at bay for more than four...
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Knox County court news
The following cases were completed in the Knox County court from Oct. 16 through Oct. 23. Eric Overlock, 46. domestic violence assault, dismissed; criminal mischief, dismissed; assault on Aug. 18,...
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Island melee results in charges
A Vinalhaven man was arrested Oct. 25 after police say he pulled a gun during a fight following a fender bender on the island. Christopher Hildings, 34, was arrested for criminal threatening with a...
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Island gun threat suspect ordered held without bail
A judge ordered a Vinalhaven man held without bail after police said he pulled out a gun during a fight Oct. 25 following a car crash. Christopher Hildings, 34, was arrested for criminal threatening...
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