SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Sept. 25-29, 2017, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.

Abraham Adams, 40, of Skowhegan, disorderly conduct, loud noise, private place Jan. 1, 2017, in Skowhegan; $400 fine; refusing to submit to arrest or detention, physical force, same date and town, dismissed.

Nichole M. Braley, 30, of Pittsfield, domestic violence assault Sept. 26, 2017, in Pittsfield; 180-day jail sentence all but 10 days suspended, one-year probation; violating condition of release Sept. 26, 2017, in Pittsfield; 10-day jail sentence; violating condition of release Sept. 26, 2017, in Pittsfield; 10-day jail sentence. Violating condition of release Sept. 7, 2017, in Pittsfield; 48-hour jail sentence; fail to stop, remain, provide information Sept. 7, 2017, in Pittsfield; 48-hour jail sentence.

Benjamin Burrows, 24, of Norridgewock, failure to register vehicle April 6, 2017, in Skowhegan; $100 fine.

Devin M. Butler, 22, of Exeter, assault Sept. 23, 2017, in Hartland; $300 fine, seven-day jail sentence; violating condition of release Sept. 23, 2017, in Hartland; seven-day jail sentence.

Robert Crosby, 51, of Skowhegan, operating after habitual offender revocation Nov. 30, 2016, in Canaan; $500 fine, six-month jail sentence; aggravated operating after habitual offender revocation June 24, 2017, in Pittsfield; $500 fine, six-month jail sentence; violating condition of release June 24, 2017, in Pittsfield; six-month jail sentence.

Israel R. Davis, 23, of Anson, unlawful cutting of trees Feb. 28, 2017, in Pittsfield; $1,000 fine, $9,996.98 restitution; unlawful cutting of trees Feb. 28, 2017, in Pittsfield; $1,000 fine.

Steven N. Davis, 54, of Skowhegan, theft by deception April 1, 2010, no town listed; three-year Department of Corrections sentence all but four months suspended, two-year probation, $25,840 restitution; theft by deception Nov. 1, 2012, no town listed; three-year Department of Corrections sentence all but four months suspended, $1,542 restitution; unsworn falsification Oct. 1, 2014, no town listed; 30-day jail sentence. Four counts unsworn falsification, April 2, 2015, April 4, 2016, Nov. 7, 2014, and Oct. 29, 2015, no town listed, dismissed.

Stephanie Freeman, 28, of Skowhegan, violating condition of release Sept. 23, 2017, in Skowhegan; two-day jail sentence; refusing to sign criminal summons Sept. 23, 2017, in Skowhegan; two-day jail sentence. Violating condition of release Sept. 24, 2017, in Skowhegan; two-day jail sentence.

Lashawn Garner, 28, of Skowhegan, two counts of assault March 26, 2017, and March 22, 2017, in Skowhegan, dismissed.

Leo J. Labreck, 48, of Pittsfield, robbery Jan. 28, 2017, in Palmyra; three-year all-suspended Department of Corrections sentence, two-year probation; robbery, same date and town, dismissed.

Nixon A. Louis, 47, of South Windsor, Connecticut, two counts tampering with witness, informant, juror or victim Sept. 29, 2016, in Madison, dismissed.

Andrey A. Morales-Fernandez, 22, of Madison, driving to endanger April 8, 2017, in Skowhegan; $575 fine, 30-day license suspension; operating under the influence, same date and town, dismissed.

George S. Paradise, 77, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, operating under the influence June 25, 2017, in Jackman; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension.

Jennifer Poirier, 43, of Skowhegan, theft by deception April 1, 2015, and unsworn falsification April 15, 2015, no town listed, dismissed.

Daniel W. Pomelow, 48, of Madison, operating under the influence April 28, 2017, in Madison; $700 fine, seven-day jail sentence, three-year license and registration suspension.

Corbin Allen Pratt, 32, of Madison, reckless conduct Aug. 4, 2017, in Madison; six-month jail sentence; arson, same date and town, dismissed. Violating condition of release Aug. 16, 2017, in Madison; four-year Department of Corrections sentence all but six months suspended, two-year probation; violating protection from abuse order Aug. 16, 2017, in Madison; six-month jail sentence; violating condition of release, same date and town, dismissed.

Dylan M. Ricker, 25, of Madison, failing to make oral or written accident report and failing to notify of motor vehicle accident June 23, 2017, in Madison, dismissed.

Justin S. Rolfe, 26, of Fairfield, unlawful use of bait in artificial lure only water Aug. 31, 2017, in Skowhegan; $100 fine.

Christopher A. Tibbetts, 24, of North Anson, burglary Nov. 28, 2016, in Anson; three-year Department of Corrections sentence, $3,487.48 restitution; burglary Nov. 28, 2016, in Anson; three-year Department of Corrections sentence; burglary Nov. 28, 2016, in Anson; three-year Department of Corrections sentence; burglary Nov. 28, 2016, in Anson; three-year Department of Corrections sentence; burglary Nov. 28, 2016, in Anson; three-year Department of Corrections sentence.

Brandon York, 26, of Minot, criminal mischief May 28, 2017, in Canaan; 180-day jail sentence all but 60 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $3,000 restitution; assault, three counts criminal threatening with dangerous weapon and four counts criminal mischief, same date and town, dismissed.

Robert F. Webster, 56, of Fremont, New Hampshire, operating ATV on public way Aug. 12, 2017, in The Forks; $100 fine; operating ATV on public way Aug. 12, 2017, in Johnson Mountain Township; $100 fine; fail to stop all terrain vehicle, same date and town, dismissed.

Nelson Scott Wheeler, 26, of Skowhegan, theft by receiving stolen property Aug. 29, 2017, in Skowhegan; three-year Department of Corrections sentence all but 90 days suspended, two-year probation.

BANGOR — The father of murder victim Stephanie Gebo said Friday that he and others are launching a campaign for widespread use of electronic monitoring — ankle bracelets — for people charged with domestic violence crimes.

Vance Ginn said such a program might have saved his daughter’s life.

“We want those used as a pre-trial program,” he said Friday, a short time after Robert Burton was sentenced to 55 years in prison for murdering Ginn’s daughter. “As pre-trial, the victim is protected. The most dangerous time that there is in these cases is from the time of arrest to the time of court.”

Ginn said right now there is only paperwork — restraining orders and protection orders — to protect victims of domestic abuse. He said court orders work in some cases, but not all.

Paperwork did not stop Steven Lake from killing his wife and their two children in June 2011 in Dexter. Amy Lake had a protection order on her husband. Bail conditions prevented him from having contact with his wife and children. With a monitoring device, Lake could have been tracked when he approached his family’s home.

Robert Burton’s history of domestic violence officially began in July 2000 when he reportedly used duct tape on the wrists and mouth of a girlfriend — the same thing he tried to do to Stephanie Gebo before he shot her to death 15 years later.

For that domestic violence infraction, he went to prison for 10 years in 2003. His last day of probation was June 4, 2015, the day before Gebo’s body was found by her 13-year-old daughter in a pool of blood at their home in Parkman.

But in Burton’s case, unlike the Lake case, there was no call to police from Gebo and no protection order filed by Gebo against him. A monitoring device while Burton was on probation might have helped his earlier victim, but might not have done Gebo any good. Gebo was not Burton’s previous victim so the “exclusion zone,” the area a violator is not permitted to enter, would not have included her home.

Gebo slept with a gun beside her and was prepared to use it, according to court testimony.

Nevertheless, Ginn argues that ankle bracelets can provide protection.

“We need every piece of protection that we can get,” Ginn said. “Monitoring ankle bracelets will give another tool to our officers and if nothing else, if someone violates their bail, it’ll give our officers time to get there. The system that we have now, if something is awry, we don’t have the time to go get them.”

The Lake murders prompted the first electronic monitoring program in the state in Somerset County, where county commissioners approved use of a one-piece GPS monitoring device for tracking the movement of people charged with domestic violence crimes.

The program was the first in Maine, and money from an event sponsored by Amy Bagley Lake’s parents helped get it rolling.

“Somerset County was the first county to implement that technology,” Sheriff Dale Lancaster said by phone Friday. “It has been extremely successful and is now an integral part of our operations.”

Lancaster said the majority of the bracelets are used as a pre-trial tool to protect alleged victims of domestic violence, but there are a couple of cases in which the devices are used post conviction, depending on an agreement between the courts, the prosecutors and the defense team and on a case-by-case basis.

Lancaster said part of the probation for a convicted domestic offender is treatment in any one of several batterers’ programs. Until the treatment is successfully completed, authorities could still apply the ankle bracelets as a condition of release to keep the victim safe.

Lancaster said it’s hard to predict if another crime would have been prevented by electronic monitoring.

“Until the crime is committed, you can’t say that you stopped it, but I believe that it has been instrumental in keeping the victims safe,” he said. “We have had a few people that we’ve put on the ankle bracelet that we’ve been alerted that there’s been a violation of where they could and couldn’t go.”

Maeghan Maloney, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, was with Lancaster for a 5K walk-a-thon in Dexter held in June 2014 to raise public awareness of domestic violence after the Lake murders. The event was sponsored by Ralph and Linda Bagley of Harmony, Amy Bagley Lake’s parents. The event raised $14,000 for the electronic monitoring program. A race in 2012 raised $18,000 for the state to look into electronic monitoring.

Maloney said her Somerset office was the first in the state with electronic monitoring because of the fundraising efforts by the Bagley family of Harmony to honor the memory of their daughter and grandchildren.

She said Kennebec County soon followed, as did other counties in Maine, including Waldo, Sagadahoc and Cumberland counties.

Maloney said in October she has seen successes with post-conviction monitoring.

“I have cases where the court has ordered electronic monitoring as a condition of probation,” Maloney said.

One of the cases, she said, was that of Andrew Maderios, the former high school music teacher from Pittsfield who was sentenced to serve three years in prison and then to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet for two years for domestic violence assaults against his then-girlfriend.

Ginn said he and his supporters will be conducting walks in Stephanie’s name sometime in the spring in hopes to draw attention to domestic violence and to help raise money for counties in Maine that don’t have an ankle bracelet program.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

dharlow@centralmaine.com

Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

PARIS — Robert Trundy was indicted Friday on two felony charges in connection with the shooting death of Karen Wrentzel on Oct. 28, including manslaughter, after investigators concluded he failed to identify his target while hunting.

He was also indicted on a charge of failing to provide aid to a person and report a hunting accident.

Wrentzel died from a gunshot wound while on her property along Greenwood Mountain Road at about 10:30 a.m. after being shot by Trundy. It was opening day of deer season for resident hunters.

The 34-year-old woman had moved to Hebron the day before her death and had planned to stay for the winter to help care for her grandmother, Beverly Spofford.

Wrentzel’s family said she had been digging for gemstones when she was shot.

According to a sworn statement by District Game Warden Anthony Gray, Trundy said he could see “what he thought was the ‘(rear end) of a deer’ with a tail, skinny legs and a possible glimpse of what he thought could have been part of a head or antler of a deer.”

Trundy shot Wrentzel using a Browning semi-automatic, 30-06 caliber rifle from about 100 yards away, Gray wrote. The rifle was not equipped with a scope.

Last month the Warden Service charged Trundy, 38, of Hebron with manslaughter after finding probable cause for that crime. Friday’s action by an Oxford County grand jury formalizes that charge and adds the second felony of failing to aid and report.

On Nov. 8, Trundy appeared in Oxford County Superior Court on the initial charge where bail was set at $2,500, which has been paid.

Bail conditions for Trundy include no use or possession of firearms, bows or other dangerous weapons; no hunting; and no contact with witnesses in the case.

He has not yet entered a plea.

According to Maine law, “a hunter may not shoot at a target without, at that point in time, being certain that it is the wild animal … sought.”

According to Gray’s affidavit, “At no point did Robert have an essentially unobstructed view of the head and torso of a deer.”

Trundy, who held an any deer permit for the 2017 hunting season, has no prior criminal record.

After November’s bail hearing, Trundy’s attorney, Scott Lynch, said his client intends to plead not guilty and that law enforcement’s account of what happened is incomplete and “somewhat of a false narrative about the assistance that was rendered or not.”

During the wardens’ investigation, Trundy told authorities he saw “this brown thing move,” but never saw the outline of a deer.

According to the arrest affidavit, Wrentzel screamed when she was shot. Trundy told investigators he “thought to himself, ‘deer don’t do that.'”

Trundy also told investigators that he had walked about three-quarters of the way to Wrentzel when he saw a yard rake leaning against a rock. “It was at that point he thought that he had shot someone,” according to investigators.

Trundy couldn’t bring himself to walk the rest of the distance to Wrentzel, he told Gray.

“Honestly, I couldn’t go down there,” he told Gray. “If I don’t see it, it’s out of my mind.”

Trundy phoned his father, who was hunting in the area, to say he thought he had just shot someone.

Ralph Trundy, 69, told a warden he instructed his son to “go look” at his target, because “if it was a person, he had to call 911.”

Ralph Trundy then walked to where his son had seen the rake and discovered Wrentzel’s unresponsive body. He told Robert to call 911.

The elder Trundy then went to Wrentzel, saw the wound on her hip and tried to stop the bleeding. He also attempted CPR.

According to the affidavit, Robert Trundy estimated it took 3 to 4 minutes for his father to arrive at the scene. Ralph Trundy told investigators it took him 10 to 15 minutes to reach his son’s location.

Chief Medical Examiner Mark Flomenbaum later determined her death was the result of a gunshot wound to the lower torso, which caused extensive fractures of the pelvis and lacerations of major arteries.

Under Maine law, a manslaughter charge is brought against someone when they acted recklessly, or with criminal negligence, to cause the death of another human being. The felony crime is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a maximum $50,000 fine.

Maine law also requires someone who knows or “has reason to know” that they have caused injury to another person by firearm, bow and arrow or crossbow while hunting to make themselves known to the victim, render first aid and then notify a game warden or other law enforcement officer as quickly as possible.

Failure to do these things is a Class C felony, punishable by up to 5 years in jail and a $5,000 fine.

WATERVILLE — Trista Reynolds is thinking a lot about her daughter, Ayla, on the sixth anniversary of the child’s mysterious disappearance.

But she’s doing more than thinking. Now — for the first time since the early days of the nationally known case that authorities say prompted the biggest and most costly police investigation in state history — there is visible movement in the courts toward finding answers.

Reynolds, who won an effort nearly three months ago to have a probate court judge legally declare her daughter dead, is preparing to file a wrongful death civil lawsuit against Ayla’s father, Justin DiPietro, and possibly others. It’s an effort that will involve testimony and evidence about what happened on and around Dec. 17, 2011, when the 20-month-old girl was reported missing by her father.

Portland attorney William Childs, who took the case pro bono and presented it to the probate court, said last week he plans to file a civil lawsuit, but he would not reveal when.

Police say they’re still investigating behind the scenes actively and their work is bound to standards of finding evidence of criminal wrongdoing. Authorities say they can’t disclose much else except that they don’t think the adults who last saw Ayla are telling the whole truth.

DiPietro still maintains that his daughter was abducted during the night despite no evidence supporting the claim.

Childs, 61, a former probate judge and graduate of Cheverus High School and the University of Maine School of Law, both in Portland, said he took the case, which he basically is funding himself, because what happened to Ayla “is just not right. I don’t have any better explanation than that.”

“It seems like nobody else was able to move the case forward and I knew I could, just based on my past experience,” he said in an interview this past week.

Reynolds said in an interview that living with the knowledge of Ayla being declared dead is tough, but she knows that the declaration was necessary to further the search for answers and justice.

“I catch myself crying a little bit more,” she said. “I catch myself asking, ‘Did I do the right thing?’ At the end of the day, I know it was the best decision to make.”

Reynolds wishes Ayla were here to share Christmas with her and Ayla’s little brothers, Raymond, 6, and Anthony, 4, to decorate the tree, bake cookies and open presents on Christmas morning.

She and her sons bought Ayla a new Christmas ornament this year — a set of angel wings — and placed it on their tree, and lit a pink light for her, as they do every year.

“Tons of love comes from her Mama,” Reynolds said.

Reynolds, now 29, knows she and her sons will never see her blond-haired, blue-eyed daughter, who today would be 7, again.

‘SHE WASN’T ABDUCTED’

Ayla disappeared the week before Christmas in 2011, launching the largest police investigation in Maine history. She was a toddler, 20 months old, and in the care of her father, Justin DiPietro, in the home of his mother, Phoebe DiPietro, at 29 Violette Ave. in Waterville. He called police Saturday, Dec. 17, to report he got up in the morning and Ayla was nowhere to be found. He has said he put her to bed around 8 p.m. the night before.

Police say they don’t buy his story. In fact, they say DiPietro, his sister, Elisha DiPietro, and his then-girlfriend, Courtney Roberts, who also were in the home the night of Dec. 16, know more about Ayla’s disappearance than they are saying. Phoebe DiPietro was not at the house that night.

Police say Ayla was not abducted from the home, and they believe she is dead.

A Cumberland County probate judge agrees, having declared Ayla legally dead last Sept. 27, paving the way for Trista Reynolds and her family to file a wrongful death suit — a civil suit — against Justin DiPietro and possibly others.

“We are investigating the matter with use of numerous private investigators both within and without the state of Maine,” Childs said. “Under the law, we still have a sufficient period of time (to file).”

Asked why the suit has not yet been filed, Childs responded: “We are awaiting the receipt of one additional piece of evidence.”

He said he did not want to get into more specific details about what he plans to do in the case.

Steve McCausland, spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety, said last week that state police have received 28 leads in the case this year alone and conducted six searches in the last six months, including one off Industrial Road in Waterville in which police did not find anything.

A detective still is assigned to the case and dedicated to finding Ayla, he said.

“The work continues and has continually for six years now,” McCausland said. “We’re following up leads, doing interviews, re-interviews, coordinating the searches. An incredible amount of work has been completed in this case over the last six years, and we’re as determined today as we were six years ago. The calendar, for us, has no bearing on the investigation, and this case has been open and active for six years and will remain so.”

He said police are hopeful they will solve the case and they believe they will.

“Absolutely — that’s the goal of finding little Ayla,” he said.

McCausland said more searches are scheduled and some of those searches were prompted because of tips received.

“Some are areas that we thought should at least be reviewed, and we’re not going to stop looking,” he said.

While the state police criminal investigation is separate from the work Childs is doing in the case, McCausland said police are aware of the probate action in which Ayla was declared dead. Lt. Jeff Love, who is overseeing the investigation and is in charge of the state police Unsolved Homicide Unit, testified in that probate court proceeding.

Love told the probate court in September that police had received more than 1,500 leads in the case, and the investigation had not yielded any information indicating Ayla is alive.

Meanwhile, the television show “Crime Watch Daily” recently interviewed Justin DiPietro for a show that aired Friday and that is posted on the Crime Watch website, in which he said he thinks someone close to Ayla abducted her. McCausland, who also was interviewed for the program, disputed that claim.

“It’s the same thing we’ve said for six years. No one took her outside that house,” he told the Morning Sentinel. “She wasn’t abducted and she didn’t wander away by herself.”

Trista Reynolds, who also was interviewed for the show, believes Justin DiPietro and the others in the house the night Ayla disappeared are responsible. Reynolds, whom the probate court on May 17 this year named personal representative of Ayla’s estate, passed a polygraph test long ago in which she told police the last time she saw Ayla was in November 2011.

The reason Justin DiPietro was watching Ayla the week she disappeared is that Trista Reynolds was in rehabilitation and her sister was caring for Ayla at the time. But the DiPietros enlisted the state Department of Health and Human Services to help take Ayla and then the toddler was in the care of Justin DiPietro.

Meanwhile, Reynolds said DiPietro’s comments on “Crime Watch Daily” about someone abducting Ayla is his way of trying to cover up what really happened and turning the focus away from him. She said his comments intimated that she kidnapped Ayla.

“He’s back to the same old story,” she said. “At the end of the day, I’m pretty sure we all know it wasn’t me. I couldn’t really care less about what Justin has to say. I know the truth. State police know the truth. My lawyer knows the truth.”

‘WRONGFUL DEATH’

Reynolds also testified in probate court prior to the judge’s declaring Ayla dead Sept. 27, but Justin DiPietro, who is working as a cook and living in Winnetka, California, did not. Elisha DiPietro, his half sister, and Roberts, had been deposed earlier by Childs.

Justin DiPietro did not respond to a letter sent by a Morning Sentinel reporter to him Sept. 29 through the U.S. Postal Service to his address in Winnetka. There is no phone number listed for him there, according to a telephone operator. Phoebe DiPietro’s Waterville landline number is not in service. Roberts did not respond to a Facebook message sent to her Thursday. Elisha DiPietro did not respond to an email sent that day.

Documents from Cumberland County Probate Court say an official in June served a notice of the September probate hearing to Justin DiPietro at his California home, but he lied about who he was when the officer showed up on his doorstep.

Nelson Tucker, a registered process server in Los Angeles County, served the document and, at the time, had a photograph of DiPietro that was given to him by Childs. Tucker wrote in court documents that at 8:51 a.m. June 12 he went to DiPietro’s home on Lull Street in Winnetka to serve the papers.

“He denied his identify, but he matched the photo provided by attorney for petitioner,” Tucker wrote in the documents.

In a civil case such as a wrongful death suit, the penalty is monetary. In such a case, the attorney would have to meet a lower burden of proof than in a criminal case, in which the standard is to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. In civil cases, proof is by a preponderance of the evidence.

Jeff Hanson, Trista Reynolds’ stepfather, has been spreading awareness about the case since Ayla disappeared and has written posts on the website aylareynolds.com, a site dedicated to Ayla’s case. Last week Hanson emailed a statement from Ayla’s family on the sixth anniversary of her reported disappearance:

“The maternal side of Ayla Reynolds family would like to convey their best wishes to all those that continue to seek justice for Ayla. It is our hope that the tragedy that befell our family six years ago never touches yours. Be at peace and hold your family close to your heart, be they near or far away this holiday season. Requests for updates regarding the Ayla Reynolds civil case should be directed to William Childs Esq. of Childs Rundlett Fifield & Altshuler in Portland Maine.”

Amy Calder — 861-9247

acalder@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @AmyCalder17

A lawsuit filed by a former inmate at Maine’s juvenile correctional facility alleges he was subjected to abusive practices including long periods of unwarranted isolation and excessive use of restraints when he was incarcerated in the 1990s.

An attorney for the plaintiff said his client suffers from debilitating post-traumatic stress disorder and other problems that stem from a pattern of inmate abuse that stretches back decades.

The plaintiff in the case is Matthew Keene, a 36-year-old Standish resident who was incarcerated at the Maine Youth Center from 1995 to 1999, beginning when he was 13 years old, according to the complaint filed Oct. 13 in U.S. District Court. The facility is now called the Long Creek Youth Development Center.

The attorney, Peter Clifford of Clifford & Clifford LLC in Kennebunk, contacted the Portland Press Herald via email about Keene’s case on Friday afternoon after reading a Press Herald article about a review of the facility that concluded it is understaffed and ill-equipped to handle youths’ serious mental health needs.

The independent review of Long Creek’s practices followed the suicide of 16-year-old inmate Charles Maisie Knowles on Nov. 1, 2016, and subsequent allegations by his mother, Michelle Knowles, that Long Creek’s staff had failed to provide proper mental health counseling to her transgender son, who had a history of depression. He was being held there on felony arson charges.

Keene’s lawsuit alleges that Department of Corrections staff members routinely placed him in isolation for long periods and used restraints on him without proper cause, despite the fact that Keene already had been diagnosed with “PTSD, depression, and anxiety, among other serious conditions,” the complaint says.

The lawsuit also alleges that the Maine Youth Center’s staff denied Keene the right to mental health treatment and consistently punished him instead of providing rehabilitative services, which exacerbated his mental illness.

“My client has been under a severe disability caused by the abuse that he suffered,” Clifford said.

The lawsuit names a total of 30 defendants, including the Department of Corrections and several current and former staff members. Ten defendants are listed only by their last names, accompanied by the words “first name unknown.”

“Some are responsible for enacting these policies,” Clifford said. “Other people were just guards and other officials who just abused their authority, and did it brutally and sadistically.”

Corrections Deputy Commissioner Jody Breton did not respond to a voice mail left on her office phone Friday after regular business hours. The department has not yet filed its response to the complaint in court.

Clifford said he was not at liberty to say why his client was incarcerated in 1995 because he did not know if Keene’s juvenile criminal record had been sealed. The complaint says that Keene was transferred to an adult correctional facility when he turned 18, but Clifford said he did not know how many years his client remained in prison.

Clifford also did not explain directly why his client waited until 2017 to file a lawsuit about allegations of abuse in the 1990s, saying only that for years Keene had believed that the staff at the facility had a legal right to mistreat him. Clifford added that because Keene has been diagnosed with a mental disability, he is not subject to any statute of limitations on filing the complaint.

Clifford said Keene’s life has been devastated by the abuse he suffered in the Maine Youth Center.

“He has severe PTSD,” Clifford said. “He’s unable to work. He’s unable to really function. He’s somebody who was severely tortured as a child.”

J. Craig Anderson can be contacted at 791-6390 or at:

canderson@pressherald.com

Twitter: jcraiganderson

IN AUGUSTA, Friday at 7:32 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Blaisdell Street.

7:34 a.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Armory and Capitol streets.

8:05 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Northern Avenue.

9:56 a.m., property was recovered on Cony Road and Eastern Avenue.

11:17 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on South Belfast Avenue.

11:36 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Murdock Street.

Noon, criminal trespass was reported on Bangor Street.

12:26 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Western Avenue.

12:35 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Jefferson and Kendall streets.

12:57 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Civic Center Drive.

1:29 p.m., simple assault was reported on Medical Center Parkway.

3:27 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Western Avenue.

4:44 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Fairbanks Street.

5:48 p.m., property was recovered on Cony Street.

6:46 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Willow Street.

7:44 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Fairbanks Street.

10 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Fairview Avenue.

Saturday at 1:15 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street.

IN CARRABASETT VALLEY, Friday at 4:21 p.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

IN CARTHAGE, Friday at 12:35 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on West Side Road.

IN CLINTON, Friday at 10:25 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Park Avenue.

IN CORNVILLE, Friday at 7:33 p.m., theft was reported on Thurston Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 9:29 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Valley Farms Road.

IN HARTLAND, Saturday at 11:23 a.m., a fire was reported on Fuller Corner Road.

IN JAY, Friday at 5:23 a.m., a chimney fire was reported on Main Street.

6:09 p.m., theft was reported on Warren Hill Road.

8:52 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Bridge Street.

Saturday at 3:05 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bridge Street.

10:20 a.m., an assault was reported on Tiger Drive.

IN MADISON, Friday at 2:37 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Nichols Street.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Saturday at 11:34 a.m., a fire was reported on Ward Hill Road.

IN OAKLAND, Friday at 11:16 a.m., theft was reported on Church Street.

IN SANDY RIVER PLANTATION, Friday at 9 a.m., a chimney fire was reported on Houston Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Friday at 11:44 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Academy Circle.

2:20 p.m., an assault was reported on Academy Circle.

11:23 p.m., loud noise or music was reported on Big Bird Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 8:56 a.m., theft was reported on Pleasant Street.

11:01 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Silver Street.

2:22 p.m., a person was reported missing on King Street.

2:38 p.m., theft was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

5:37 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cool Street.

6:57 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Franklin Street.

7:39 p.m., harassment was reported on Glidden Street.

9:34 p.m., a call about a fight was taken on Waterville Commons Drive.

10:35 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Pleasant Street.

10:46 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on The Concourse.

11:25 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Kelsey Street.

Saturday at 12:01 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street.

IN WILTON, Friday at 1:28 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Weld Road.

Saturday at 8:55 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Birch Street.

IN WINSLOW, Friday at 9:25 p.m., harassment was reported on Clinton Avenue.

9:32 p.m., theft was reported on Halifax Street.

9:40 p.m., suspicious activity was reported at China and Garland roads.

10:20 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cushman Road.

11:37 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bay Street.

IN WINTHROP, Friday at 8:55 p.m., a suspicious person was reported on Main Street.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Friday at 7:31 p.m., Dylan M.J. Cook, 21, of Auburn, was arrested on charges of operating while license was suspended or revoked and violating conditions of release, on Western Avenue and Pike Street.

IN OAKLAND, Friday at 11:!6 a.m., a 17-year-old was arrested on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and refusing to submit to arrest.

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Friday, Kaitlin Bean, 22, of Turner, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

David Cherkis, 49, of Dresden, was arrested on a writ.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Friday at 12:32 p.m., Cotey Lee Wheeler, 23, of Cornville, was arrested on a warrant.

2 p.m., Jennifer Sandoval, 30, of Solon, was arrested on a warrant.

8:45 p.m., Jason Bryant Abbott, 43, of Harmony, was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault and violating conditions of release.

Saturday at 2:53 a.m., Evan Edgecomb, 22, of Winthrop, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 10:35 p.m., Johnna Lynn Poirier, 57, of Waterville, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

10:50 p.m., Ted Klepser, 46, of Vassalboro, was arrested on a charge of failure to provide correct name, address or date of birth.

SUMMONSES

IN AUGUSTA, Friday at 6:10 a.m., Kim Bolduc Bartlett, 54, of China, was summoned on a charge of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, on Union Street.

7:11 p.m., Lauryn M. Joslyn, 23, of Windsor, was summoned on a charge of failure to register vehicle, after a traffic stop was performed on Western Avenue.

IN CLINTON, Friday at 7:25 a.m., Mikeal Lemar, 64, of Clinton, was summoned for terrorizing.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 8:15 a.m., Nicole York, 31, of China, was summoned on a charge of failure to register a vehicle.

10:40 a.m., Cara Kiszely, 33, of Waterville, was summoned on a charge of speeding 30 or more mph over the limit.

SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for Oct. 2-6, 2017, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.

James Aponte, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs Jan. 18, 2015, in Pittsfield; $400 fine, $400 suspended, five-year Department of Corrections sentence, $120 restitution. Failure to appear after bailed March 8, 2016, in Skowhegan; four-year Department of Corrections sentence; two counts violating condition of release, same date and town, dismissed.

Christopher Bergeron, 18, of Waterville, failure to register vehicle Aug. 23, 2017, in Madison; $100 fine.

Bobbie Jo Boone, 19, of Norridgewock, domestic violence assault May 30, 2016, in Norridgewock, dismissed.

Bryan Z. Boston, 39, of Solon, aggravated assault May 12, 2017, in Solon, dismissed.

Michael Boothby, 32, of North Anson, operating after habitual offender revocation Aug. 9, 2017, in Anson; $500 fine, 30-day jail sentence. Illegal possession of firearm Aug. 9, 2017, in Anson; three-year Department of Corrections sentence all but 30 days suspended, two-year probation; domestic violence assault Aug. 9, 2017, in Anson; 30-day jail sentence; domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening, domestic violence terrorizing and criminal mischief, same date and town, dismissed.

Benjamin Burrows, 24, of Norridgewock, failure to register vehicle April 6, 2017, in Skowhegan; $100 fine.

Kristina M. Buswell, 23, of Madison, permitting unlawful use April 29, 2017, in Madison; $300 fine; failing to make oral or written accident report and furnishing liquor to a minor, same date and town, dismissed.

Maxx L. Cavanaugh, 27, of Jackman, operating under the influence Aug. 12, 2017, in Jackman; $500 fine, 48-hour jail sentence, 150-day license suspension; endangering the welfare of a child, same date and town, dismissed.

Michael Cheever, 35, of Quincy, Massachusetts, unlawful use of bait in artificial lure only water Aug. 18, 2017, in Mayfield Township, dismissed.

Bradley L. Chipman, 44, of Skowhegan, gross sexual assault May 18, 2016, in Solon; 25-year Department of Corrections sentence; gross sexual assault May 18, 2018, in Solon; 25-year Department of Corrections sentence; unlawful sexual contact May 18, 2016, in Solon; 10-year Department of Corrections sentence; unlawful sexual contact May 18, 2016, in Solon; 10-year Department of Corrections sentence; sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of sexual explicit material of minor under 12, same date and town, dismissed.

Cade Chipman, 18, of Embden, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit Aug. 19, 2017, in Anson; $500 fine.

Alicia Clack, 31, of Starks, keeping dangerous dog April 30, 2017, in Starks; $50 fine; allowing dog to be at large April 30, 2017, in Starks; $50 fine.

Christopher M. Costa, 32, of Skowhegan, operating while license suspended or revoked Aug. 26, 2017, in Madison, dismissed.

Marc Henri Courtemanche Jr., 40, of Athens, violating condition of release Aug. 25, 2017, in Athens; seven-day all suspended jail sentence.

Joseph J. Debeck, 37, of Pittsfield, attaching false plates Aug. 24, 2017, in Pittsfield; $150 fine.

Vicki L. Dodge, 44, of Canaan, assault Oct. 5, 2017, in Canaan; $300 fine, two-day jail sentence; obstructing report of crime Oct. 5, 2017, in Canaan; two-day jail sentence; refusing to submit to arrest or detention physical force Oct. 5, 2017, in Canaan; two-day jail sentence.

Sarah C. Double, 27, of Greenbush, operating while license suspended or revoked July 7, 2016, in Palmyra; $600 fine, seven-day jail sentence, one-year license suspension; failure to register vehicle July 7, 2016, in Palmyra; seven-day jail sentence; operating vehicle without license July 7, 2016, in Palmyra; seven-day jail sentence.

Stephanie F. Drinkwater, 40, of Harmony, operating after habitual offender revocation May 15, 2017, in Harmony; $1,000 fine, six-month jail sentence; failing to report Feb. 17, 2017, in Harmony; six-month jail sentence. Violating condition of release Feb. 17, 2017, in Harmony; 30-day jail sentence; violating condition of release May 15, 2017, in Harmony; 30-day jail sentence. Operating after habitual offender revocation Aug. 5, 2017, in Palmyra; $1,000 fine, six-month jail sentence; violating condition of release Aug. 5, 2017, in Palmyra; 30-day jail sentence.

Arthur P.N. Eldredge Jr., 27, of Benton, violating condition of release May 10, 2017, in Madison; $250 fine.

Jacob Flanagin, 23, of Anson, attaching false plates Aug. 12, 2017, in Madison; $150 fine; operating while license suspended or revoked, same date and town, dismissed.

Zane Fletcher, 40, of Anson, operating vehicle without license Aug. 19, 2017, in Norridgewock; $150 fine.

Nathan R. Fraser, 28, of Pittsfield, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures April 30, 2016, in Pittsfield; $300 fine; domestic violence assault, same date and town, dismissed.

Scott J. Geoffrey, 31, of Monmouth, operating ATV on public way Aug. 11, 2017, in Moxie Gore; $100 fine.

Gordon J. Ginnish, 30, of Plymouth, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Sept. 17, 2016, in Palmyra; 30-day jail sentence, $25.41 restitution; violating condition of release Sept. 17, 2016, in Palmyra; 30-day jail sentence. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer June 7, 2017, in Palmyra; 30-day jail sentence.

Bailey Halliday, 18, of Windham, violating fishing rule Aug. 6, 2017, in Sapling Township; $100 fine.

Ronald T. Harris, 49, of Pittsfield, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures Sept. 24, 2017, in Pittsfield; $200 fine; domestic violence assault, same date and town, dismissed.

Cynthia Hess, 65, of Skowhegan, failure to register vehicle Sept. 8, 2017, in Skowhegan, dismissed.

Jacob Hinsch, 18, of Pittsfield, possession of tobacco products by minor July 26, 2017, in Pittsfield; $100 fine.

Jerome P. Hutchins Jr., 26, of Norridgewock, operating while license suspended or revoked June 17, 2017, in Bingham; $500 fine, 24-hour jail sentence. Operating after habitual offender revocation June 25, 2017, in New Portland; $1,000 fine, 12-month Department of Corrections sentence. Operating while license suspended or revoked Oct. 1, 2017, in Bingham; $500 fine.

Ronald A. Hutchins, 45, of New Portland, operating ATV on public way and operating unregistered ATV June 25, 2017, in New Portland, dismissed.

Thomas Hutchins, 31, of Bingham, operating while license suspended or revoked Aug. 12, 2017, in Bingham; $500 fine; violating condition of release Aug. 12, 2017, in Bingham; $500 fine.

Robert G. Jewett, 32, of Hartland, failure to register vehicle Aug. 29, 2017, in Palmyra; $100 fine.

Blacke D. Ladd, 72, of Mercer, littering Sept. 8, 2017, in Mercer; $100 fine.

Nicholas H. Leighton, 18, of Windham, violating fishing rule Aug. 6, 2017, in Sapling Township; $100 fine.

Zante A. Lewis, 34, of Skowhegan, domestic violence assault June 11, 2016, in Skowhegan, dismissed.

Anthony J. Levesque, 28, of Skowhegan, criminal mischief Jan. 16, 2017, in Skowhegan; $500 fine, $675 restitution.

Damien Paul Mantha, 40, of Skowhegan, domestic violence assault Oct. 2, 2017, in Skowhegan; 364-day jail sentence all but 15 days suspended, two year probation.

Bryan E. Mason, 22, of Plymouth, attaching false plates July 13, 2017, in Fairfield; $150 fine.

George F. McCann, 65, of Pittsfield, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Aug. 1, 2017, in Pittsfield; $200 fine, $2.29 restitution.

Jacqueline R. McClure, 25, of Corinna, criminal mischief July 23, 2016, in Hartland; 180-day all suspended jail sentence, one-year administrative release, $1,622 restitution; criminal mischief July 24, 2016, in Hartland; 45-day jail sentence. Disorderly conduct loud unreasonable noise July 2, 2017, in St. Albans; 45-day jail sentence; violating condition of release July 2, 2017, in St. Albans; 45-day jail sentence.

Beau R. McCormick, 36, of New Portland, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs June 5, 2017, in Norridgewock; $400 fine, four-year Department of Corrections sentence all but 12 months suspended, two-year probation; unlawful possession of heroin, same date and town, dismissed. Violating condition of release Aug. 23, 2017, in Skowhegan, dismissed.

Casey E. McDonald, 30, of Skowhegan, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Aug. 24, 2017, in Skowhegan; three-year Department of Corrections sentence all but 60 days suspended, two year probation, $1,223.65 restitution; criminal mischief Aug. 24, 2017, in Skowhegan; 60-day jail sentence, $1,098.65 restitution; operating while license suspended or revoked, refusing to sign criminal summons and attaching false plates, same date and town, dismissed. Theft by unauthorized use of property Aug. 25, 2017, in Madison; 30-day jail sentence; theft by unauthorized use of property Aug. 25, 2017, in Madison; 30-day jail sentence; criminal mischief Aug. 25, 2017, in Madison; 30-day jail sentence, $125 restitution; operating while license suspended or revoked Aug. 25, 2017, in Madison; $250 fine; violating condition of release Aug. 25, 2017, in Madison; 30-day jail sentence; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Aug. 25, 2017, in Madison; 30-day jail sentence.

Brent S. McNear, 32, of Madison, failure to register vehicle Aug. 5, 2017, in Madison, dismissed.

Jeremiah Morse, 35, of Cornville, allowing dog to be at large July 26, 2017, in Cornville; $50 fine.

Michael A. Nichols Jr., 29, of Madison, burglary Dec. 19, 2015, in Starks; eight-month jail sentence; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Dec. 19, 2015, in Starks; eight-month jail sentence; burglary Nov. 1, 2015, in Starks; eight-month jail sentence; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Nov. 1, 2015, in Starks; six-month jail sentence; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Dec. 1, 2015, in Starks; six-month jail sentence; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Dec. 1, 2015, in Starks; six-month jail sentence; burglary Dec. 16, 2015, in Starks; five-year Department of Corrections sentence all but eight months suspended, three-year probation, $14,742.01 restitution; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Dec. 16, 2015, in Starks; eight-month jail sentence; burglary Nov. 1, 2015, in Starks; eight-month jail sentence; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Nov. 1, 2015, in Starks; six-month jail sentence; burglary Dec. 1, 2015, in Starks; eight-month jail sentence; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Dec. 1, 2015, in Starks; eight-month jail sentence.

Israel Parsons, 19, of Cornville, assault April 11, 2017, in Cornville; $300 fine, five-day jail sentence. Operating under the influence Oct. 1, 2017, in Solon; $500 fine, five-day jail sentence, 150-day license suspension; violating condition of release Oct. 1, 2017, in Solon; five-day jail sentence; operating while license suspended or revoked Oct. 1, 2017, in Solon; $500 fine.

Dale Peaslee, 63, of Fairfield, driving to endanger Aug. 26, 2017, in Madison; $575 fine, 180-day all suspended jail sentence, one-year administrative release, 30-day license suspension; failing to stop for an officer, same date and town, dismissed.

Kevin F. Perreault, 53, of Livermore Falls, violating fishing rule Sept. 8, 2017, in T1-R1 NBKP: $100 fine.

Phoenix Trucking of Wellington, rule violations, compliance review Aug. 28, 2017, in Wellington; $3,415 fine; rule violations, compliance review, same date and town, dismissed.

Thomas L. Purington Jr., 28, of Chelsea, operating ATV on land of another without permission Aug. 12, 2017, in Johnston Mountain Township; $100 fine.

Samantha Jean Reed, 27, of Burnham, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer July 16, 2017, in Palmyra; $400 fine.

Elizabeth H. Rich, 19, of Madison, operating vehicle without license April 29, 2017, in Madison; $500 fine; failing to make oral or written accident report, same date and town, dismissed.

Glenn A. Richardson, 24, of South Portland, operating vehicle without license Feb. 7, 2017, in Madison; $100 fine; operating vehicle without license March 13, 2017, in Bingham; $150 fine.

Kathryn S. Richardson, 31, of Anson, operating vehicle without license Aug. 19, 2017, in Anson, dismissed.

Brittany Roseberry, 25, of Detroit, violating condition of release July 17, 2017, in Athens, dismissed.

Amy Sanipas, 33, of Skowhegan, domestic violence assault Aug. 8, 2017, in Skowhegan; 180-day jail sentence all but seven days suspended, two year probation. Violating condition of release Sept. 26, 2017, in Skowhegan; five-day jail sentence.

David A. Scribner, 63, of Skowhegan, criminal threatening with dangerous weapon and criminal restraint, June 21, 2017, in Skowhegan, dismissed.

Jeffrey Shibles, 26, of Detroit, operating while license suspended or revoked July 29, 2017, in Detroit; $250 fine.

Bradford Smart, 48, of Methuan, Massachusetts, operating ATV on public way Aug. 12, 2017, in The Forks; $100 fine.

Ralph D. Sproul, 37, of Skowhegan, operating after habitual offender revocation March 11, 2017, in Norridgewock; $500 fine, 30-day jail sentence. Operating after habitual offender revocation July 1, 2017, in Skowhegan; $500 fine, 30-day jail sentence; failing to stop, remain, render aid, personal injury July 1, 2017, in Skowhegan; 30-day jail sentence; failing to make oral or written accident report,same date and town, dismissed.

Robert K. Stevens, 62, of Bingham, gross sexual assault Sept. 4, 2013, in Bingham; 17-year Department of Corrections sentence, 10-year probation; gross sexual assault Sept. 4, 2013, in Bingham; 10-year Department of Corrections sentence; gross sexual assault Sept. 4, 2014, in Bingham; 17-year Department of Corrections sentence; gross sexual assault Sept. 4, 2014, in Bingham; 10-year Department of Corrections sentence; gross sexual assault Sept. 4, 2015, in Bingham; 10-year Department of Corrections sentence; gross sexual assault Sept. 4, 2016, in Bingham; 10-year Department of Corrections sentence; gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact Sept. 4, 2012, in Bingham, and two counts unlawful sexual contact Sept. 4, 2010, and Sept. 4, 2011, in Bingham, dismissed.

Mitchell A. Steward, 29, of Athens, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer June 17, 2017, in Madison; $200 fine.

Ronald Stewart, 61, of Moscow, failure to register vehicle Sept. 6, 2017, in Bingham; $100 fine.

Dalton Turner, 25, of Solon, eluding an officer July 30, 2017, in Madison; two-year Department of Corrections sentence; motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit July 30, 2017, in Madison; 30-day jail sentence; driving to endanger, operating while license suspended or revoked and attaching false plates, same date and town, dismissed.

Jaylynn E. Tweedie, 26, of Detroit, failure to register vehicle Aug. 14, 2017, in Palmyra; $100 fine; operating vehicle without license Aug. 14, 2017, in Palmyra; $150 fine.

Michael Angelo Bates Valotto, 23, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, fishing without valid license Aug. 20, 2017, in West Forks; $100 fine.

Norman J. Verrill Jr., 53, of Fairfield, violating condition of release Sept. 29, 2017, in Fairfield; 60-hour jail sentence.

Alex W. Webber, 20, of Garland, minor transporting liquor July 15, 2017, in Pittsfield; $200 fine, 30-day license suspension.

Susan Wells, 54, of Lancaster, New Hampshire, operating vehicle without license May 10, 2017, in Skowhegan; $150 fine.

Matthew M. Woodard, 36, of Kennesaw, Georgia, kindling fire without permission Aug. 5, 2017, in Carrying Place Township; $100 fine.

Brandon York, 26, of Minot, criminal mischief May 28, 2017, in Fairfield; $250 fine.

AUGUSTA — This is a roundup of cases closed Dec. 7-13, 2017, in courts in Augusta and Waterville.

Quincy Abrams Sr., 37, of Augusta, fugitive from justice Oct. 1, 2017, in Hallowell, dismissed.

Kaley Ball, 27, of Readfield, forgery Aug. 8, 2017, in Winthrop; $200 fine; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Aug. 8, 2017, in Winthrop; $200 fine.

Hayley E. Berson, 20, of New York, New York, minor consuming liquor Aug. 6, 2017, in Waterville, dismissed.

Jodi Williams Boulanger, 57, of Vassalboro, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit Oct. 13, 2017, in China, dismissed.

Thomas G. Bourque, 35, of Randolph, robbery Aug. 3, 2014, in Manchester; 10-year Department of Corrections sentence all but 30 months suspended, three-year probation.

Leland Edward Brickett, 67, of Manchester, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Sept. 26, 2017, in Manchester; $200 fine.

Shaun Paul Caron, 30, of Waterville, operating while license suspended or revoked May 24, 2017, in Waterville; $750 fine.

Wendy Caron, 52, of Winslow, operating under the influence Nov. 4, 2017, in Waterville; $700 fine; operating vehicle without license — conditions/restrictions, same date and town, dismissed.

Whitney D. Chadbourne, 34, of Waterville, operating under the influence Aug. 27, 2017, in Waterville; $500 fine, four-day jail sentence, 150-day license suspension.

David E. Chase, 59, of Windsor, failure to timely register bear, deer, moose, turkey Nov. 2, 2017, in Windsor; $300 fine.

Deborah Chase, 54, of Windsor, false registration of deer Nov. 2, 2017, in China; $300 fine.

Tiffany E. Clifford, 23, of Clinton, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit Oct. 18, 2017, in China, dismissed.

Wyatt Cooper, 20, of Farmingdale, refusing to submit to arrest or detention refuse to stop Oct. 28, 2017, in Farmingdale; $200 fine.

Christopher James Corliss, 40, of Augusta, assault Dec. 10, 2014, in Manchester; $300 fine, 364-day all suspended jail sentence, one-year probation; criminal mischief Dec. 10, 2014, in Manchester; 364-day jail sentence all suspended; aggravated assault, reckless conduct and aggravated criminal mischief, same date and town, dismissed.

David J. Cornforth, 37, of Waterville, operating while license suspended or revoked Oct. 17, 2017, in Augusta; $500 fine.

Jennifer Croft, 42, of Sidney, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit Oct. 19, 2017, in China, dismissed.

Daniel R. Deaton, 40, of Bowdoin, hunting migratory waterfowl without permit Oct. 2, 2017, in Litchfield; $100 fine.

Alexis Denson, 22, of Benton, criminal mischief June 5, 2016, in Benton, dismissed.

Jimmy L. Dutton, 56, of Vassalboro, fugitive from justice Oct. 4, 2017, in Augusta, dismissed.

Andrew G. Ferraro, 24, of Reading, Massachusetts, out of door burning violation May 22, 2016, in Waterville; $100 fine.

Ari S. Goldstein, 19, of Mamoroneck, New York, minor consuming liquor Aug. 6, 2017, in Waterville, dismissed.

Mark Anthony Gooding, 52, of Augusta, operating while license suspended or revoked Dec. 5, 2017, in Augusta; $500 fine, eight-day jail sentence.

Jessika L. Goulet, 18, of Vassalboro, possession of tobacco products by a minor Sept. 17, 2017, in Augusta; $100 fine.

Porscha Lynn Green, 24, of Benton, operating while license suspended or revoked March 31, 2017, in Waterville; $500 fine.

Timothy E. Haight, 28, of Naples, failure to attach turkey tag to turkey Nov. 3, 2017, in China; $100 fine.

Anthony Harding, 43, of South China, failure to timely register bear, deer, moose, turkey Oct. 28, 2017, in China; $200 fine.

Derrion T. Hickman, 18, of South China, use of drug paraphernalia Oct. 13, 2017, in China; $300 fine.

Ryan L. Hill, 25, of Augusta, fraudulently obtaining license or permit May 22, 2017, in Augusta; $200 fine.

Andrea Hotham, 50, of Albion, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit Oct. 19, 2017, in China, dismissed.

Bridget Hutchinson, 54, of Winslow, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit Oct. 19, 2017, in China, dismissed.

Alyssa Joslyn, 29, of Oakland, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Nov. 3, 2015, in Waterville, dismissed.

Toni Juliano, 30, of Canaan, violating condition of release and three counts aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs Sept. 6, 2017, in Waterville, dismissed; four counts aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, criminal conspiracy, unlawful possession of scheduled drug and violating condition of release, all Sept. 27, 2017, in Waterville, dismissed.

Mona N. Kong, 28, of Augusta, failure to register vehicle Oct. 13, 2017, in Augusta; $100 fine.

Jessica C. Leclair, 42, of Waterville, furnishing liquor to a minor July 24, 2017, in Waterville; $500 fine.

John M. McCaslin, 58, of Vassalboro, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Sept. 12, 2017, in China; $400 fine.

Thomas McKay, 30, of Livermore, operating under the influence June 24, 2017, in Wayne; $700 fine, 364-day jail sentence all but seven days suspended, one-year probation, 150-day license suspension.

Tania Rae Murphy, 33, of Augusta, unlawful possession of scheduled drug Aug. 20, 2017, in Augusta; $400 fine, 364-day license suspension all but 30 days suspended, one-year probation; violating condition of release Aug. 20, 2017, in Augusta; 10-day jail sentence; two counts unlawful possession of scheduled drug, same date and town, dismissed. Unlawful possession of scheduled drug Sept. 2, 2017, in Augusta; $400 fine, $400 suspended, 30-day jail sentence; violating condition of release Sept. 2, 2017, in Augusta; 30-day jail sentence.

Ryley O’Connell, 19, of China, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer May 7, 2017, in China; $200 fine.

Jacob L. Offir, 20, of Westport, Connecticut, minor consuming liquor Aug. 5, 2017, in Waterville, dismissed.

Irene S. Peaslee, 48, of Somerville, failure to register vehicle Oct. 14, 2017, in Windsor; $100 fine.

Shane Steven Pelletier, 26, of Augusta, fugitive from justice Sept. 7, 2017, in Augusta, dismissed.

Chelcie A. Phinney, 23, of Winthrop, operating while license suspended or revoked Oct. 23, 2017, in Manchester, dismissed.

Brandy M. Pressey, 35, of Athens, assault Aug. 22, 2017, in Waterville; $400 fine.

Edwin Provencher, 51, of Rumford, operating under the influence Sept. 27, 2017, in Albion; $1,100 fine, 30-day jail sentence, six-year license and registration suspension.

Richard L. Purington, 59, of Augusta, abuse property while hunting Oct. 28, 2017, in Augusta; $100 fine.

Cory J. Ryan, 27, of North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, operating without safety equipment Aug. 19, 2017, in Belgrade; $100 fine.

Sean Semprie, 25, of Rochester, New York, fugitive from justice Nov. 7, 2017, in Augusta, dismissed.

Bianca Toolin, 25, of Skowhegan, operating while license suspended or revoked Oct. 12, 2017, in Waterville, dismissed.

Elijah A. Tuck, 18, of Pittston, protective order from harassment violation Sept. 20, 2017, in Gardiner; 48-hour jail sentence.

Lauren H. Weisfeld, 19, of Scarsdale, New York, minor consuming liquor Aug. 5, 2017, in Waterville, dismissed.

IN AVON, Saturday at 10:35 p.m., harassment was reported on Mt. Blue Pond Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Saturday at 1:33 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Cottage Street.

7:22 p.m., a smoke investigation was conducted on Main Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Saturday at 7:39 p.m., an assault was reported on Main Street.

IN HARTLAND, Saturday at 2:47 p.m., a past burglary was reported on Crosby Street.

IN JAY, Saturday at 3:05 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bridge Street.

10:20 a.m., an assault was reported on Tiger Drive.

IN MADISON, Saturday at 1:03 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Lakewood Road.

3:27 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Nichols Street.

5:19 p.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Saturday at 5:36 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Becki Way.

5:53 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Mercer Road.

IN OAKLAND, Saturday at 3:31 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

3:33 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Main Street.

4:27 p.m., theft was reported on Fairfield Street.

6:42 p.m., harassment was reported on Belgrade Road.

IN PHILLIPS, Saturday at 11:16 p.m., harassment was reported on River Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Sunday at 10:48 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Mountain View Terrace.

IN SMITHFIELD, Saturday at 1:45 p.m., a fire was reported on Village Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 10:38 a.m., harassment was reported on Autumn Street.

11:04 a.m., harassment was reported on Gilman Street.

12:26 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported on Morrill Avenue.

12:47 p.m., theft was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

3:39 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported on Morrill Avenue.

4:43 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Newland Avenue.

7:21 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Victoria Drive.

8:36 p.m., harassment was reported on Colby Street.

8:58 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on College Avenue.

8:58 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Waterville Commons Drive.

9:09 p.m., theft was reported on Winter Street.

10:31 p.m., a fight call was reported on College Avenue.

11:34 p.m., harassment was reported on Elm Street.

Sunday at 1:29 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Silver Street.

IN WILTON, Saturday at 8:55 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Birch Street.

IN WINSLOW, Saturday at 1:17 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Clinton Avenue.

8:54 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Benton Avenue.

Arrests

IN CLINTON, Saturday at 8:38 a.m., Ashley Trask, 28, of Windsor, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Saturday at 12:19 a.m., Tina Ruest, 30, of Jay, was arrested on a warrant.

3:13 a.m., Jason Hill, 37, of Strong, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

11:55 a.m., Steven Pare, 49, of Wilton, was arrested on a warrant.

7:30 p.m., Heather Biedinger, 35, of Wilton, was arrested on a warrant.

9:52 p.m., Frank Schmidt, 58, of Norridgewock, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Saturday at 6:46 p.m., Scott David Frost, 30, of Norridgewock, was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault and violating conditions of release.

11:21 p.m., Elizabeth Rich, 19, of Madison, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release.

Sunday at 2:31 a.m., Christopher Brown, 43, of Skowhegan, was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault, refusing to submit to arrest, and on warrants.

IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 10:31 p.m., Samantha Simone Beatham, 23, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant.

11:59 p.m., Vickii Herrin, 41, of Canaan, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

Sunday at 12:31 a.m., Erik Powers, 28, of Waterville, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN WINSLOW Anthony Nichols, 29, of Canaan, was arrested on warrants.

Sunday at 1:57 a.m., Joseph Michael Liebowitz, 25, of Winslow, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident, and failing to make an oral or written accident report.

Summonses

IN WINSLOW, Sunday at 1:09 a.m., Kyle Alexander McCullough, 18, of Presque Isle, was summonsed on a charge of illegal transportation of drugs by a minor.

IN AUGUSTA, Saturday at 8:44 a.m., theft was reported on Green Street.

9:02 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Western Avenue.

9:22 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Piggery Road.

10:31 a.m., burglary from a motor vehicle was reported on S&V Lane.

11:04 a.m., shoplifting was reported on Cony Street.

12:02 p.m., stolen property was recovered on Civic Center Drive.

12:47 p.m., a personal injury traffic accident was reported on Civic Center Drive.

2:18 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Western Avenue and Meadow Road.

4:15 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Hillcrest Street.

9:18 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Middle Street.

10:35 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue.

10:39 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Valley Street.

10:52 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Eastern Avenue.

11:01 p.m., simple assault was reported on Winthrop Street.

IN HALLOWELL, Saturday at 11:48 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Warren Street.

A New Hampshire man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly was seen with a shotgun at an Augusta gun show one day earlier, despite a protection order from his home state that barred him from possessing firearms.

The man, Ignazio Falcone, 27, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was arrested after an off-duty Hallowell police officer reportedly saw him at the gun show with a 12-gauge Kel-Tec shotgun and overheard him making several statements “about how he wasn’t supposed to be in possession of any firearms,” according to a post on the Facebook page of the Maine State Police.

After the off-duty officer saw the man, he reported him to a State Trooper, according to the Facebook post. Police identified Falcone, and on Sunday, they arrested him on a charge of violating a protection order and seized the weapon.

Falcone is now being held without bail at the Kennebec County jail, police said.

The gun show was held in a public venue, but police provided few details about the arrest, including which venue hosted the show, where Falcone was arrested, or how he allegedly came to possess the weapon.

A Scarborough man who crashed into another man’s car early Sunday will face charges of drunken driving and operating without a license, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.

Chief Deputy Naldo S. Gagnon said that Brad Provencher, 45, was driving north on Lewiston Road in Gray around 12:30 a.m. when his pickup truck crossed the centerline and struck a Mercedes-Benz sedan traveling south.

The driver of this Mercedes-Benz sustained minor facial injuries from broken glass when it was struck by a pickup truck operated by Brad Provencher on Sunday.

The driver of the Mercedes, 52-year-old Brion Brokos of Waterboro, received minor facial injuries from broken glass, but did not need to be transported. Provencher was transported to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston for treatment of with non life-threatening injuries.

“The initial investigation has determined that alcohol was a factor in the crash,” Gagnon said in a statement. Both vehicles were destroyed. The crash took place at the intersection of Lewiston Road and Mayall Road in Gray.

The York County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting Monday at in West Newfield where a woman apparently shot her brother in the stomach after an argument.

According to the sheriff’s office, they responded to a disturbance at 28 Coolidge Road in West Newfield around 9:30 Monday morning. Deputies determined that during a family dispute Joshua Gochie, 29, was shot one time in the stomach.

Police said preliminary reports indicated Joshua Gochie showed up uninvited at the residence of his sister, Jamie Gochie. After an altercation, Joshua was shot.

He was initially taken to Southern Maine Medical Center in Sanford before being moved to Maine Medical Center in Portland, where he was undergoing surgery.

His condition was not released.

The case is being investigated by the York County Sheriff’s Office and the Maine State Police.

IN ANSON, Sunday at 1:34 p.m., police investigated a report of harassment on Embden Pond Road.

6:43 p.m., a theft was reported on Carrabassett Road.

IN ATHENS, Sunday at 11:45 a.m., police investigated a report of shots fired on Corson Road.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Sunday at 9:08 a.m., a theft was reported on Beaver Brook Lane.

IN CLINTON, Sunday at 12:20 p.m., an unwanted subject was reported on Main Street.

7:36 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Summer Street.

5:23 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Hinckley Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Sunday at 11:20 a.m., police investigated a burglary alarm on Easler Road.

1:47 p.m., vandalism was reported on Main Street.

Monday at 5:34 a.m., a fire and odor investigation was conducted on Savage Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Sunday at 1:05 p.m., trespassing was reported on Perkins Street.

9:26 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Perham Street.

IN HARTLAND, Sunday at 4:56 p.m., police investigated a loud noise on Athens Road.

IN JACKMAN, Sunday at 9:19 a.m., police investigated a report of suspicious activity on Main Street.

IN MADISON, Sunday at 8:49 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Clifton Street.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Sunday at 11:58 a.m., police investigated a report of trespassing on Bigelow Hill Road.

2:34 p.m., police investigated a report of trespassing on Becki Way.

IN OAKLAND, Sunday at 10:32 p.m., police investigated a report of suspicious activity on Heath Street.

IN PALMYRA, Monday at 12:25 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Oxbow Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Sunday at 10:12 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Somerset Avenue.

Monday at 3:52 a.m., vandalism was reported on Higgins Road.

IN ROME, Sunday at 5:28 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Mercer Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Sunday at 10:48 a.m., police investigated a report of harassment on Mountain View Terrace.

11:58 a.m., police investigated a report of trespassing on Canaan Road.

5:11 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Milburn Street.

5:31 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Milburn Street.

6:10 p.m., police investigated a report of a theft on Madison Avenue.

7:17 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Milburn Street.

9:36 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Milburn Street.

9:49 p.m., loud music was reported on Malbons Mill Road.

Monday at 8:34 a.m., a theft was reported on Waterville Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Sunday at 7:13 a.m., a theft was reported at Pine Tree Commons on Elm Street.

9:47 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Autumn Street.

12:48 p.m., police investigated a report of a motor vehicle on Colin Drive.

2:33 p.m., an unwanted subject was reported on Poolers Park Way.

3:22 p.m., police investigated a report of a disturbance on Union Street.

3:50 p.m., police responded to a report of fraud or forgery on Nudd Street.

6:29 p.m., police investigated a report of suspicious activity on Wilson Street.

6:45 p.m., suspicious activity was reported at Head of Falls on Front Street.

7:49 p.m., an unwanted subject was reported on Edgemont Avenue.

10:11 p.m., police investigated a report of suspicious activity on Harris Street.

11:02 p.m., a disturbance was reported at Budget Host Inn on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

Monday at 4:31 a.m., police investigated a burglary alarm at Save-A-Lot on the Concourse.

IN WINSLOW, Sunday at 3:59 p.m., police investigated a report of harassment at Goudreau’s Retirement Inn on Augusta Road.

7:21 p.m., a report of harassment was taken on Mohegan Street.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Sunday at 12:52 p.m., Sarah Carrozza, 33, of Industry, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence.

IN OAKLAND, Sunday at 3:56 p.m., Heidi M. Merrill, 32, of Oakland, was arrested on a warrant.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Sunday at 2:31 a.m., Christopher L. Brown, 43, was arrested on two warrants and charged with domestic violence assault and refusing to submit to arrest.

IN WATERVILLE, Sunday at 8:20 a.m., Andrew S. Perkins, 28, of Machias, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and loud unreasonable noise.

10:22 a.m., Travis S. Barrett, 29, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a warrant and charged with probation hold.

5:10 p.m., Nathaniel D. Sulim, 33, of Waterville, was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing.

IN AUGUSTA, Sunday at 8:01 a.m., theft was reported on Western Avenue.

12:50 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Fairbanks Street.

2:34 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Western Avenue.

4:18 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Western Avenue and Orchard Street.

4:18 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Northern Avenue.

4:39 p.m., theft was reported on Western Avenue.

4:53 p.m., a well-being check was performed on New England Road.

6:01 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Commercial Street.

7:03 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Northern Avenue.

7:53 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Fairbanks Street.

10:18 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Civic Center Drive.

IN CHELSEA, Friday at 6:33 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Cooper Road.

IN GARDINER, Friday at 8:10 a.m., theft was reported on Middle Street.

12 p.m., a traffic accident involving injury was reported on Bridge and Spring streets.

Sunday at 12:40 p.m., a scam was reported by a caller on Church Street.

2:01 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Capen Road.

9:14 p.m., a fight was reported on Maine Avenue.

IN HALLOWELL, Monday at 5:54 a.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Winthrop and High streets.

IN MONMOUTH, Friday at 1:23 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Main Street.

9:30 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Ridge Road.

Saturday at 12:54 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Sanborn Road.

IN MOUNT VERNON, Sunday at 10:38 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Bean Road.

IN WAYNE, Sunday at 1:52 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Strickland Ferry Road.

IN WINTHROP, Sunday at 5:44 p.m., trespassing was reported on Mt. Pisgah Road.

ARRESTS

IN GARDINER, Friday at 12:52 p.m., Noah John French, 24, listed as transient, was arrested on two warrants, on Church Street.

SUMMONSES

IN AUGUSTA, Sunday at 4:51 p.m., Michelle H. Campbell, 27, of Mount Vernon, was issued a summons on charges of operating after license suspension and failure to register a vehicle, after a traffic stop was performed on Civic Center Drive.

IN GARDINER, Saturday at 4:35 a.m., Lissa M. Madore, 49, of Gardiner, was issued a summons on a charge of operating under the influence, after a traffic accident was reported on Capen Road.

CAMDEN — A Camden man was arrested on charges that he beat and choked members of his family over many years.

Senad Brkic, 42, was arrested last week for allegedly violating a protection from abuse order obtained by his wife on behalf of their two daughters.

Senad Brkic, left, speaks with defense attorney for the day Daniel Purdy during a hearing Monday in Knox County Unified Court. Courier Gazette/ Stephen Betts

Brkic has since also been charged with two counts of Class B aggravated assault and one count of misdemeanor domestic violence assault. The arrest warrant also contained details on an incident two years ago in which Brkic refused to allow the couple’s 2-year-old daughter to get medical care. The girl later died.

Police say Brkic returned to the couple’s home after the court-issued protection order was served on him. Bail was set at $2,500 cash for that offense.

The new charges of aggravated assault and domestic violence assault were filed Monday in Knox County Unified Court.

District Court Deputy Chief Judge Susan Sparaco set a concurrent bail of $2,500 cash on the new charges during Brkic’s brief court hearing Monday. Even if he raises the money, he would be required to reach a contract agreement with Maine Pre-Trial Services before he could be released.

He remains at the Knox County Jail in Rockland.

The affidavit filed in court by Knox County Sheriff’s Office Detective Dwight Burtis cites statements from both Brkic’s wife and daughters detailing abuse they have suffered at his hands over the years.

Both daughters said he put his hands around their necks to the point that they couldn’t breathe. During the summer, he allegedly tried to strangle one of the girls and slammed her head against a car window. Another daughter reported that he tried to strangle her as he held her down on a couch at their home.

Brkic’s wife reported that Brkic assaulted her many times, including one incident in 2009 during which she suffered broken ribs. A Knox County detective confirmed with Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast that she was treated for broken ribs at the time she reported.

The family members also said their father was apprehended by police in New Mexico in 2013 after he got angry and intentionally drove the car in which they were all passengers the wrong way on the interstate. That incident was also confirmed with police in New Mexico.

The incident involving the 2-year-old girl occurred two years ago. The girl was very ill, but Brkic refused to let her be seen by a doctor. The wife eventually took her to Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. The 2-year-old died soon after from sepsis, as the result of not being treated for influenza, according to police.

That matter remains under investigation, according to the affidavit.

The wife told the detective that her husband suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. He lost his left arm while fighting in the Bosnian civil war, according to the affidavit. That civil war occurred from 1991 until the end of 1995.

The woman said the family has lived in the United States for 16 years, but her husband would not let her make friends or get a job and isolated her. When she complained about his abuse, Brkic told her that he would win in court and that she did not understand the U.S. legal system.

A Maine man will serve two years of probation and pay a $5,000 fine for the role he played in a baby eel trafficking scheme.

The Bangor Daily News reports Scott Willey, 49, of Steuben was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland after pleading guilty in June. He was charged with illegally harvesting baby eels in Virginia and South Carolina and selling them to a Maine dealer.

Harvesting baby eels, which are called elvers, is legal only in Maine and one river in South Carolina. Authorities say Willey poached nearly 29 pounds of elvers, worth more than $58,000.

Elvers are sold to Asian aquaculture companies and raised for food. By weight, they are one of the most valuable aquatic species in America.

Willey did not return a call seeking comment.

FARMINGTON — A former University of Maine at Farmington police officer pleaded guilty Monday to driving drunk Oct. 15 on Center Bridge in Farmington.

Christopher Chase, 43, of Wilton entered a plea to a misdemeanor charge of operating under the influence of alcohol at the Franklin County Courthouse.

A conviction on the charge carries a maximum 364 days in jail and a $2,000 fine.

Chase was a UMF police officer who was off-duty when he was arrested by Farmington police. He was placed on paid administrative leave following his arrest and later resigned.

According to officer Michael Lyman’s affidavit filed with the court, a pickup truck was seen crossing the centerline on Center Bridge and drifting into the breakdown lane as it traveled past the intersection with Water Street.

As police caught up to the truck, Lyman observed it “jerk” back and forth between the centerline and fog lines, Lyman wrote in the affidavit.

“The vehicle appeared to be ‘bouncing’ back and forth and was unable to maintain the lane at all,” he wrote.

Chase stopped for police and police smelled alcohol. He was taken to Franklin County Detention Center for a test, which indicated triple the legal limit of 0.08 percent blood alcohol.

Defense attorney Thomas Carey said Monday that after the arrest Chase entered a residential program in Vermont and was successful. When he came back to Maine, he entered counseling and continues it.

Justice Robert Mullen told Chase the test results indicate he clearly has an alcohol problem. He gave Chase credit for being proactive and taking responsibility for what happened. He also told him it was a day-to-day situation and what it would take to be successful to overcome his alcohol problem.

Chase was sentenced to serve 96 hours through an alternative sentencing program done through the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn. The next program is Feb. 16, 2018. Those serving the sentence could assist school department maintenance crews at Lewiston High School or Auburn Middle School, or could assist the Auburn Parks and Recreation with maintaining the local cemeteries, parking garage and several parks and walkways along the city.

Chase lost his driver’s license for 150 days and was fined $1,000.

Carey asked that the license suspension be concurrent to the state administrative suspension. It will be up to the Maine Secretary of State, Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles if it is approved. Chase’s license had already been turned in to the state.

First Assistant District Attorney Frank Griffin of the Somerset and Kennebec County District Attorneys Office handled the case for the state.

Chase was arrested on an OUI charge on Nov, 21, 2008, by Wilton police while he was on vacation from his job as a deputy at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. The charge was dismissed for an agreement to plead guilty to a misdemeanor of driving to endanger in March 2009. He was ordered to pay a $575 fine and had his license suspended for 30 days.

Chase had faced a 275-day license suspension from the state but that suspension was rescinded because a Wilton officer was not in the hearing room at the time the hearing began, a representative of the Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, said in 2009.

Chase has served on several police departments including Farmington, Wilton and the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department. He was shot in the line of duty on a domestic violence call in 2005 in Winslow while he worked for the Kennebec County department. His bulletproof vest stopped the bullet just below his throat.

An ATM containing thousands of dollars in cash was stolen from the Hi-Hat Pancake House in Farmingdale early Tuesday morning, according to a server at the restaurant.

A call came in to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office at 4:51 a.m. Tuesday reporting that the restaurant, at 380 Maine Ave., had been burglarized, according to emergency dispatch reports.

Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason said the suspect or suspects damaged the diner’s door to get inside.

“Once inside the suspect(s) removed a privately owned ATM machine that was bolted to the floor,” Mason said via email Tuesday. “The Sheriff’s Office Detective Division is working on witness statements and gathering other valuable evidence. The investigation is ongoing.”

Jason Pafundi — 621-5663

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Police say they made two arrests in connection with an arson fire in which a woman allegedly hired a man to torch her van in order to collect insurance money in Bingham.

Jennifer Sandoval, 30, and Anthony Salisbury, 24, both of Solon, have been charged with arson, conspiracy to commit arson and insurance fraud, according to a news release from the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Fire investigators, who were assisted by Somerset Sheriff’s Deputies, say Sandoval paid Salisbury $300 to set her 2002 Dodge Caravan on fire on July 24 on Brighton Road in Bingham. Sandoval collected $2,200 in insurance when her van was destroyed, according to the release.

Officials arrested Sandoval on Friday and Salisbury was arrested on Tuesday. Both are being held at Somerset County Jail.

This story will be updated.

Emily Higginbotham — 861-9239

ehigginbotham@centralmaine.com

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