Police, Fire and Courts

• Lincoln County Commissioners

  EMA to use Newcastle tower site

  Wed, 07/17/2019 - 8:00am

  

  The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency has developed and signed a memorandum of understanding with Newcastle landowner Matthew Weaver for the use of his Hunt Hill Road property. Commissioners approved it Tuesday. The land, with a disused tower which once held a wind turbine, will be the site of the county’s emergency AM radio station. The plan has been in the works about a year. The station will be activated in the event of emergency, natural or manmade, and will alert drivers and...

• Six towns respond to Boothbay Harbor fire on Logan Road

  Tue, 07/16/2019 - 6:00pm

  

  A house fire at 26 Logan Road in Boothbay Harbor, reported around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to Lincoln County Communications, has left the home uninhabitable and not likely savable, First Assistant Fire Chief Glenn Tilton said. Boothbay Harbor Fire Department responded and was later joined by departments from Southport, Boothbay, Edgecomb, Newcastle and Wiscasset. Lincoln County’s Mutual Aid Strike Team also helped. The house, known locally as Gull Run, belongs to John R. Stratton II and Carol G...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Busy with accidents

  Tue, 07/16/2019 - 12:45pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 269 calls for service between July 10 and July 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 8,137 calls for service. Summons Zachary A. Argraves, 22, of Unity was issued a summons July 12 for Terrorizing, on Westside Road, Boothbay, by Boothbay Harbor Officer Aaron Beck, on behalf of Sgt. Kevin Dennison. Arrest Sonni Labrie, 29, of Nobleboro was arrested July 12 on a Probation Violation, on Upper East Pond...

• Boothbay Harbor fire being fought

  Tue, 07/16/2019 - 10:15am

  

  A house fire reported around 9 a.m. today at 26 Logan Road, Boothbay Harbor drew multiple departments. Boothbay Harbor Fire Department received mutual aid from Boothbay and Southport, while Edgecomb, Newastle and Wiscasset departments also responded. As of this posting, no injuries were reported. The Boothbay Register will continue to cover this fire.

• Meet Dallas, the Midcoast’s newest police K9 (and his human, Trooper Hunter Belanger)

  Mon, 07/15/2019 - 3:30pm

  

  MIDCOAST—Meet, Dallas a Belgian Malanois , a breed known for their intelligence and loyalty. He is one of six new law enforcement teams of police and their canine partners that graduated from the State Police Canine School in late June. After 14 weeks of training with his handler, Trooper Hunter Belanger, Dallas was ready to go home, and start his new job as a police K9. Responsible for the Midcoast area of Maine (Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Waldo, Knox counties, the southern half of Kennebec County...

• UPDATE: Authorities name victims of Route 1, Woolwich crash

  Mon, 07/15/2019 - 8:15am

  UPDATE, Monday afternoon: Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office has issued this latest press release with new details including names of those involved: A 2016 GMC Penske cargo van driven by William Young, 55, of Topsham was traveling northbound on Route 1 in Woolwich when it crossed the centerline and struck a 1998 Subaru Forester traveling southbound on Route 1. The Forester was being driven by Barry L. Wyman, 57, of Woolwich. The Penske van then struck two other vehicles that had been traveling...
• Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority

  Jail to consider ICE inmates

  Fri, 07/12/2019 - 1:45pm

  

  Two Bridges Regional Jail – now without its largest contributing county, Waldo – is considering other options to fill space. Among them is working with the federal government to accept Immigration and Customs Enforcement inmates already adjudicated and waiting for deportation. Authority Chair Peter Lepari said the jail is willing to talk to ICE about holding inmates pending deportation, but the authority has decided against accepting “detainers." A detainer is an immigration hold document, a...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Seven arrests, seven deer struck

  Wed, 07/10/2019 - 11:00am

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 385 calls for service from July 1 through July 10. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,868 calls for service. Arrests Andrea M. Doray, 18, of Dresden was arrested July 4 for Domestic Violence Assault, on Middle Road, Dresden, by Sgt. Mark Bridgham. Jonathan W. Doray, 41, of Dresden was arrested July 4 for Domestic Violence Assault, on Middle Road, Dresden, by Sgt. Mark Bridgham. Steven M. Cherkis, 54...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Closed cases for June

  Mon, 07/08/2019 - 11:45am

  The following are the closed cases in Lincoln County Unified Courts for June. All information was provided by the Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Alifeliti Vailea, 35, of Boothbay, guilty of Disorderly Conduct, Offensive Words, Gestures. Fined $500. Brandon Raye, 35, of Cushing, guilty of Failure to Appear for Disclosure or Contempt Hearing in Wiscasset, sentenced to jail for 14 days. Ian Kennedy, 42, of Nobleboro, six counts of...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  EMA seeks grant for emergency team

  Tue, 07/02/2019 - 5:30pm

  

  Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency got permission Tuesday to apply for a Homeland Security grant to fund a county-wide emergency support team in the event of a mass-casualty event, such as an active shooting or bombing. The $20,000 requested will train fire department and ambulance service officials and others who choose to be part of the team to respond to the “warm” zones, according to Lt. Rand Maker of Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. That is to distinguish it from a “hot” zone where...

• Wiscasset Police Blotter June 17-30

  Tue, 07/02/2019 - 2:45pm

  Chief Larry Hesseltine reported the following activity for the two weeks ending June 30: Arrests Matthew Rice, 39, of Dresden, for OUI (alcohol), Criminal Trespass, and Criminal Mischief Dylan Holbrook, 26, of Wiscasset for OUI (alcohol) Summons Traffic summons issued to Charles Winter, 47, of Waldoboro for speed Summons issued to John Hurd, 44, of Bath for criminal speed 30+ mph over speed limit Accidents On Monday, June 17, at 11:15 a.m., a crash occurred on Route 1...

• Lightning strikes Southport

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 7:30pm

  

  On Sunday, June 30 at 1:15 p.m., Lynn Schafer of Hendricks Hill Road was settling down for a late lunch. The storm outside was as bad as she’d witnessed on Southport in a long time but she felt safe and dry in her kitchen and was glad to be home. Five minutes later, lightning struck. “A fireball shot out of the ceiling vent just three feet from me and the noise was terrifying,” said Schafer. “Next thing, I see smoke billowing down from upstairs.” She immediately called 911. “I figured it must...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three accidents

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 3:30pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: Accidents On June 24, an accident occurred on River Road in Boothbay involving Madyson Noyes, 21, of Gardiner and Wayne Brewer, 72, of Boothbay Harbor. Ms. Noyes was operating a 2011 Chevrolet Aveo south on Route 27 and stopped to turn left onto River Road. Mr. Brewer was operating a 2006 Chevrolet 1500, and was following Noyes’ vehicle. He attempted to go around Noyes’ vehicle as he did not have time to stop, and struck her vehicle. Deputy Chad...

• Boothbay Harbor Police Blotter: Three arrests

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 2:00pm

  Arrests On June 15 at 11:59 p.m. on Howard St., Officer Braley arrested Aaron Carroll, 30, Brandon, Florida, for operating under the influence. On June 16 at 8:33 p.m. on Oak St., Officer Snyder arrested Rolando Mejia, 31, Southport, for operating a vehicle without a license, attaching false plates, and being a fugitive from justice. On June 27 at 6:27 p.m. on Townsend Ave., Sgt. Higgins arrested Francois Ciza, 44, Boothbay Harbor, on a warrant for failure to appear. Summary Report From June 3...

• Flipping pancakes at Edgecomb FD

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 8:00am

  

  An hour into Edgecomb Fire Department Auxiliary’s pancake breakfast Saturday, firefighters had already cooked an estimated 100 pancakes, eight pounds of bacon and four pounds of sausage patties, Auxiliary President and Assistant Fire Chief John Potter said as attendees continued to arrive. They were liking the pancakes. Zip Kellogg of Newcastle said they might have been the best pancakes in the universe. Potter said the breakfast at the station on Route 27 became an annual fundraiser five or...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Gatto gets 50 years for murder of 4-year-old Wiscasset girl

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 2:45pm

  

  In Superior Court in Wiscasset Tuesday, Shawna Gatto, 44, of Wiscasset, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of her fiance’s granddaughter, 4-year-old Kendall Chick, who died Dec. 8, 2017. The trial was the first week of April at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. Justice William Stokes announced the verdict there at the end of April. Chick’s age being under 6 and her being a victim of domestic violence weighed into the sentence. For that part of the sentence, Stokes imposed...

• Gatto gets half century for Wiscasset child murder

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 11:00am

  A judge has sentenced Kendall Chick’s convicted murderer Shawna Gatto of Wiscasset to serve 50 years in prison, Wiscasset Newspaper’s Gina Hamilton reports. Full coverage to follow.
• Two Bridges Regional Jail

  MAT program starts Aug. 1

  Mon, 06/24/2019 - 7:45pm

  

  With the departure of Waldo County as a boarding county for Two Bridges Regional Jail at the end of the month, TBRJ can turn its sights toward a full-scale, wrap-around addiction treatment center for inmates. Enzo Recovery, which has a contract with the state, will work with TBRJ to set up a Medication Assisted Treatment center. The program will start as a pilot project serving 16 inmates in a minimum security section of the jail, but jail administrator Col. James Bailey said he is reaching out...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Three arrests

  Mon, 06/24/2019 - 2:30pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 284 calls for service from June 18 through June 24. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,807 calls for service. On June 21, Deputy David Bellows received a report of a theft of 100’ fiberglass fence post and wire (approximately $300) in the Nobleboro area. The complainant stated the fence was last seen the morning of June 19. Further investigation if leads develop. Summonses Elizabeth H. Cunningham,...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Roberts scheduled for Rule 11 hearing

  Fri, 06/21/2019 - 8:45am

  Jonathan D. Roberts, 45, of Waban, Massachusetts, facing a charge of manslaughter in the death of Kristen McKellar on Aug. 2, 2018, when his boat allegedly hit McKellar as she swam in Damariscotta Lake, has a Rule 11 hearing at 1 p.m. July 29 in Superior Court in Wiscasset. A Rule 11 hearing is scheduled when a defendant wishes to change a plea. Roberts pled not guilty to the manslaughter charge and other associated charges on Feb.11. In Portland in May, Roberts had a settlement conference,...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Rigas to undergo competency exam

  Thu, 06/20/2019 - 3:45pm

  Konstantinos Rigas, 31, of Boothbay Harbor is scheduled for a competency exam July 2 to determine if he can stand trial. Rigas faces a long list of charges related to a May 15 standoff at his family home on Oak Street during an alleged domestic violence incident. In addition to the charges stemming directly from that day, of Aggravated Assault, Domestic Violence Criminal Threatening (with priors) with a Dangerous Weapon, two counts of Assault, four counts of Terrorizing, Causing a Police...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  Mitkus, Dennison make sergeant

  Wed, 06/19/2019 - 8:00am

  

  With Lincoln County Sheriff’s Sgt. Mark Bridgham retiring at the end of the month and Sgt. Aaron Beck resigning to join Boothbay Harbor Police Department, deputies Kevin Dennison and Jared Mitkus have been promoted to sergeant and were honored at the June 18 commissioners’ meeting. Bridgham will receive his service weapon in a retirement party July 25. Commissioners approved contracts with the state for court security and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. The cost for court security rose...

• Wiscasset Police Blotter June 10-16

  Tue, 06/18/2019 - 2:15pm

  For the week ending June 16, Chief Larry Hesseltine reported the following activity: Accidents On June 10, Officer Cory Hubert responded to a crash on Route 1 approximately 500 feet North of Old Ferry Road. A 2017 Toyota operated by Belva Horn, 73, of Freeport was passing a vehicle on the right when she was struck as the 2016 KIA in front of her driven by Sallyann Hinckley, 73, of Bath made a right hand turn into the McDonald’s parking lot. On June 10, on Route 1 near Water...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Eight arrests

  Tue, 06/18/2019 - 12:45pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 305 calls for service between June 11 and June 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,523 calls for service. Summonses Olivia T. Coniam, 23, of Alna was issued a summons June 11 for Domestic Violence Assault, on West Alna Road, Alna, by Deputy Andrew Miner, who was assisted by Sgt. Matthew Day. Elmer E. Warren, 49, of Dresden was issued a summons June 12 for Violation of Condition of Release, on Amy...
• Alna selectmen

  Vandalism spree through ex-Alna town office puts sale plans on hold

  Thu, 06/13/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Vandals spray-painted and smashed up the inside of Alna’s former town office, leaving it such a mess it needs cleanup and repainting over profane words and images before the town can try to sell it, selectmen said June 12. They said once they have a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department report, they can get it to the town’s insurer to help with costs. Those total nearly $4,000 in damages First Selectman Melissa Spinney said Deputy Town Clerk Lynnette Eastman discovered June 7. The list Spinney...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Four arrests

  Tue, 06/11/2019 - 11:30am

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 242 calls for service June 4 through 11. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,218 calls for service. Summons Adrianna L. L’Heureux, 23, of Boothbay was issued a summons on June 4 for Operating while License is Suspended or Revoked, on Dodge Road, Edgecomb, by Deputy Chase Bosse. Arrests Christine E. Ahlstrom, 54, of Lewiston was arrested June 7 for Violating Condition of Release, on Crooker Road,...

• Wiscasset Police Blotter May 27-June 9

  Mon, 06/10/2019 - 7:30pm

  For the week of May 27 – June 3, Chief Larry Hesseltine reported the following police activity: Summonses Ethan Harrison, 19, of Phippsburg for inspection Neilly Hendrickson, 44, of Wiscasset for inspection Kenneth Greenwood, 25, of Corinna for speed and insurance Jean MacKenzie, 62, of Dunedin, Florida for speed Sean Hatch, 39, of Wiscasset for insurance Todd McPhee, 59, of Woolwich, for insurance Evelyn Axtell, 54, of Bremen for speed Joshua Crabtree, 20, of Dresden for...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Closed cases for May

  Mon, 06/10/2019 - 7:00pm

  The following are closed criminal cases for May in the Lincoln County Courts. All information was provided by the court clerk. Unless otherwise noted, sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Cainin Griffin, 42, of Wiscasset, guilty of Disorderly Conduct (offensive words, gestures), sentenced to jail for three days. Deferred disposition for Domestic Violence Assault. Brian Pottle, 53, of Augusta, probation violated for OUI (alcohol), two priors, in Wiscasset. Sentenced to two years,...

• Wiscasset man arrested

  Mon, 06/10/2019 - 2:30pm

  On Thursday, June 6 at approximately 6 p.m., Daniel H. Lewis, 26, of Wiscasset was arrested without incident by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Wawenock Road in Edgecomb, according to a LCSO press release. Lewis was wanted on two warrants for several charges. These charges stemmed from two separate incidents in Wiscasset the first May 24, 2019 included: Eluding an officer, Failure to stop for a police officer, Driving to endanger, Criminal Speeding, Attaching false plates, Leaving the...

• Edgecomb to buy fire truck from western New York

  Sat, 06/08/2019 - 7:45am

  

  Acting quickly to replace Engine #3, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter informed selectmen June 3 that a 1991 KME Renegade pumper was for sale in Scio, New York, a town of about 1,800, south of Buffalo. Potter told officials the truck in New York has 20,000 miles on it and underwent a $75,000 renovation in 2014. The asking price is $25,000, but Potter felt the department would be able to get it for $15,000. The truck is still being used by the Scio Fire Department. “It’s in phenomenal condition,”...

• Fatal motorcycle accident in Wiscasset

  Fri, 06/07/2019 - 9:15am

  A 62-year-old Alna man was killed Thursday, June 6 at the intersection of Route 1 and Old Ferry Road in Wiscasset in a truck-motorcycle collision. According to a report from Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine, George Christopher of Alna was traveling north on Route 1 on his 1999 Harley Davidson Sportster motorcycle when he was struck by a 2001 Dodge pickup being operated by Dylan Young, 48, of Wiscasset. According to the report, Young was making a left turn onto Old Ferry Road when the two...

• Boothbay Harbor Police Blotter: Four arrests

  Tue, 06/04/2019 - 4:30pm

  Arrests On May 4 at 2:19 p.m on Townsend Avenue, Officer Chryplewicz arrested Asa Lucier, 26, Boothbay Harbor, on a warrant for failure to appear. On May 15 at 10:45 a.m on Howard Street, Chief Hasch arrested Nicole Moreau, 36, Edgecomb, on a warrant for failure to appear. On May 15 at at 11:14 a.m. on Oak Street, Chief Hasch, Sgt. Higgins and Officers Beck and Brown arrested Konstantinos Rigas, 31, Boothbay Harbor, for criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, domestic violence assault...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

  Tue, 06/04/2019 - 11:15am

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 419 calls for service from May 28 through June 4. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,976 calls for service. On May 28, Deputy David Bellows was dispatched to a report of a theft of four boat batteries and a fuel tank from a business in the Newcastle area. Further information as leads develop. On May 29, Deputy First Class Brian Collamore was dispatched to a report of a scam complaint in the town of...

• Lakeside Drive accident May 29

  Thu, 05/30/2019 - 4:45pm

  At 7:20 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, Boothbay Region Ambulance Service and Officer Aaron Beck of Boothbay Harbor Police Department responded to a call on Lakeside Drive. Beck said Kari Babcock, 51, of Boothbay, was driving her 2016 blue Ford Escape southbound when it collided with a northbound 2014 gray Ford Flex driven by Laura Hughes, 53, of Southport. Babcock was making a left hand turn when the vehicles collided. Each driver was transported by ambulance to a hospital with non-life threatening...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Shorey sentenced to three years for manslaughter

  Thu, 05/30/2019 - 8:30am

  Patrick Shorey, 26, of Waterville, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, all but three suspended, and four years’ probation, for a 2017 crash that claimed an elderly woman’s life. The crash occurred in Dresden on June 2, 2017, near the Wiscasset line. According to Lincoln County Sheriff's reports, Carolyn Blouin, 75, of Rockville, Connecticut, and her husband Charles Blouin, 81, were driving north on Route 27 when Shorey crossed the center line and hit their car head-on. Carolyn Blouin was...

• Coast Guard searching for abandoned boat’s owner

  Wed, 05/29/2019 - 4:30pm

  The U.S. Coast Guard spent several hours searching for the owner of an abandoned boat found May 29 in East Boothbay. The 16-foot wooden hull boat was reported abandoned floating in the Damariscotta River’s mouth off King Phillip’s Trail around 7:33 a.m. The Boothbay Fire Department assisted in recovering the boat which was found with the engine in an upright position and gear stored inside. Coast Guard officials don’t know why the boat was found without anyone aboard. They don’t know if anyone...

• Fox confirmed rabid in Boothbay Harbor

  Wed, 05/29/2019 - 3:45pm

  On Sunday, May 26, Lincoln County Animal Control Officer Will Snowman responded to the report of a possible rabid fox that had been shot and killed on Simmons Drive in Boothbay Harbor after attacking a domestic cat. The cat owner explained that he had shot and killed the fox after it attacked his cat on his property. ACO Snowman bagged the fox and contacted the Maine Wardens Service. The deceased fox was later picked up by a warden and transported to the Maine CDC in Augusta for testing. The...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Eight accidents

  Tue, 05/28/2019 - 1:45pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 287 calls for service between May 21 and May 28. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,557 calls for service. On May 21, Deputy Ryan Chubbuck was dispatched to a report of a theft of approximately 6 boat batteries (approximately value: $900) from the Newcastle area. Further information as leads develop. On May 23, Deputy Kevin Dennison was dispatched to a report of criminal mischief to a screen frame (...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Charges dismissed against former state rep Pierce

  Thu, 05/23/2019 - 1:45pm

  Former state representative Jeffrey Pierce, 56, of Dresden has had three Class E charges of Fraudulently Obtaining or Possessing a Hunting License dismissed by District Attorney Natasha Irving. The charges stemmed from a 35-year-old drug felony in which he sold cocaine to a state trooper. Pierce served 30 days of an eight-month sentence, with the rest suspended. He had also been convicted of another drug crime at age 18. Gov. Paul LePage pardoned him for the felonies in 2018, shortly before...

• Wiscasset Police Blotter May 6-19

  Thu, 05/23/2019 - 8:45am

  For the week of May 6-12, Chief Larry Hesseltine reported the following activity: Summonses Lucas Brower, 31, of Camden for speed Kristin Crowley, 34, of Richmond for speed Anna Chapman, 49, of Dresden for inspection and insurance Morris Young, 33, of Columbia for inspection Christian Ayer, 20, of Bailey Island for speed and insurance Arrests Christopher Lannon, 61, of Wiscasset for Operating a Vehicle Without a License Lorretta Perkins, 37, of Richmond for...

• Pear Street, Boothbay Harbor apartment fire leaves seven homeless

  Tue, 05/21/2019 - 2:45pm

  A Saturday morning fire has left seven Boothbay Harbor residents homeless. At 3:12 a.m. May 18, the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department responded to a call at 23 Pear St. According to Fire Chief Nick Upham, the blaze was under control in 10 minutes and completely extinguished by hand 45 minutes later. “It appears it started as something electrical in the living room wall and spread to the ceiling, but it didn’t break into any other rooms,” Upham said. Apartment damage was “minimal,” according to...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

  Tue, 05/21/2019 - 1:45pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 244 calls between May 14 and 21. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,270 calls for service. Summonses Jacqueline K. Hassengpflug, 22, of Bristol was issued summonses May 10 for Assault and Criminal Trespass, on Split Rock Road, Bristol, by Deputy Jonathan Colby. Donald C. McKay, 59, of Edgecomb was issued a summons May 14 for Operating While License is Suspended or Revoked – Prior, on Ocean Point...
• Two Bridges Regional Jail

  Bailey: Jail to specialize in drug treatment

  Tue, 05/21/2019 - 8:30am

  

  In July, Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset will lose one of its longtime boarding counties, Waldo County, and with it, a nearly million-dollar contract. However, Col. James Bailey, jail administrator, said it opens a valuable door. “We are hoping to dedicate an entire pod to medication-assisted drug treatment,” the use of medication and behavior management to help overcome addictions, he said. Also involved are wrap-around services for success on the outside, such as continuing treatment,...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Holbrook takes Alford plea in 2017 shootings, arson

  Fri, 05/17/2019 - 9:00am

  

  Michael Holbrook, 47, of Boothbay took an Alford plea to address several charges stemming from a night of violence and mayhem on April 14 and 15, 2017. Holbrook took the plea, similar to a no contest plea, in exchange for a series of consecutive and concurrent sentences that will give him 10 years in jail, with all but two years suspended, and six years of probation. The two most serious charges, Criminal Attempt (to commit murder) and Arson are Class A felonies. Each garnered a sentence of...
• Lincoln County Courts

  Grand jury indicts Plummer in connection with 2018 standoff

  Fri, 05/17/2019 - 8:45am

  

  A Lincoln County grand jury indicted Matthew Plummer, 36, of Wiscasset May 15, charging him in connection with an eight-hour police standoff Dec. 14-15, 2018 at his apartment on Heritage Lane. The charges are Aggravated Assault, Class B; Domestic Violence Terrorizing, Criminal Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon, Class B; Domestic Violence Assault, Class C; and Creating a Police Standoff, Class E. According to Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, Plummer allegedly strangled a woman and...

• Police chief issues statement on standoff

  Wed, 05/15/2019 - 9:15pm

  Chief Robert Hasch of the Boothbay Harbor Police Department has released the following information about the standoff which occurred today (May 15) at 31 Oak St.: “On 5-15-2019 at approximately (11:15 a.m.) Officer Beck and Chief Hasch responded to a call reporting possible fighting / arguing at 31 Oak Street. Upon arrival Officer Beck and Chief Hasch made contact with a female subject who had barricaded herself in a third floor room in an attempt to flee from a male subject who reportedly had...

• UPDATE: Police standoff in Boothbay Harbor, man in custody

  Wed, 05/15/2019 - 1:00pm

  

  UPDATE: A standoff at 31 Oak St. came to a head around 1:15 p.m. as Boothbay Harbor officers and Lincoln County deputies safely apprehended Konstantinos Rigas, 31, of Boothbay Harbor. “I'm still sorting things out myself,” Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Bob Hasch said an hour after Rigas was booked. “Multiple charges will be forthcoming.” Hasch said the initial call was from a passerby who heard shouting coming from inside the house. When Sgt. Pat Higgins arrived, there was a woman barricaded in...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Four arrests

  Tue, 05/14/2019 - 11:45am

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 259 calls for service between May 7 and May 14. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,026 calls for service. Summonses Jakob T. Crabtree, 20, of Waldoboro was issued summonses May 9 for Operating under the Influence (Drugs or Combo); Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drug (class D) and Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drug (class E), on Boothbay Road, Edgecomb, by Deputy Chase Bosse. Arrests Jacenta R...
• Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority

  Jail Authority to decide on MAT for opioid addiction

  Mon, 05/13/2019 - 1:00pm

  The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority decided May 8 to create a committee to look into options for Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) for opioid addiction at the jail. According to Col. James Bailey, jail administrator, drug addiction is a serious issue in the jail, and when inmates are released. Bailey said the jail has been complying with MAT already prescribed when an inmate arrives. Working with inmates who have yet to begin therapy, and making some treatment and possibly transitional...
• Sagadahoc Superior Court

  Hope woman gets six years for Woolwich fatals

  Mon, 05/13/2019 - 11:45am

  

  Danielle Ward, 35, of Hope, was sentenced to six years in prison May 6 after changing her plea to guilty in March in connection with a January 2017 crash that claimed the lives of a Woolwich couple, Robert S. Martin, 70, and Carolyn W. Martin, 76. Ward changed her plea after a motion to suppress blood evidence was denied. She pleaded guilty to two counts of Manslaughter and one count each of Operating Under the Influence (drugs or combo), Aggravated Driving to Endanger, and Endangering the...

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