CALAIS — Police say one of the five men charged after a drive-by shooting in eastern Maine had more than 100 doses of drugs in his intestines.

Police say 27-year-old Stephen Perkins of Baileyville was charged along with four men from New York City after shots were fired from a car Wednesday night in Calais.

No one was hurt.

All five were charged with attempted murder, along with trafficking charges. They remained in the Washington County Jail on Sunday. It was unclear if they had attorneys.

Perkins was arrested in Calais after leaping from a car.

The others were arrested 44 miles away in Brookton after speeding off. They’re identified as 21-year-old Marcos Luis Figueroa-Frias, 21-year-old Elmer Frias, 26-year-old Jordan Rodriguez and 20-year-old Saul Figueroa.

AUGUSTA — This is a roundup of cases closed Dec. 21-27, 2017, in courts in Augusta and Waterville.

Charles D. Barrall, 53, of Mays Landing, New Jersey, hunting with firearms/crossbow without hunter orange Nov. 1, 2017, in Mount Vernon; $100 fine.

Krystle I. Clark, 27, of Winslow, operating under the influence and violating condition of release, both May 5, 2017, in Waterville; dismissed.

Harold C. Foss, 69, of Mount Vernon, placing bait to entice deer Nov. 4, 2017, in Mount Vernon; $200 fine.

Michael Giggey, 26, of Albion, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, refusing to stop; violating condition of release Sept. 22, 2017, all in Albion; dismissed.

Robert J. Greig, 32, of Augusta, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Feb. 2, 2017, in Augusta; 30-day jail sentence. Violating condition of release Dec. 21, 2017, in Augusta; seven-day jail sentence.

Bradford L. Harris, 53, of Oakland, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Sept. 15, 2017, in Waterville; seven-day jail sentence.

Tylor Rae Hyer, 38, of Litchfield, domestic violence assault July 15, 2016, in Litchfield; dismissed.

Joseph A. McManus Jr., 37, of Madison, operating after habitual offender revocation in Farmingdale; one-year Department of Corrections sentence, $1,000 fine.

Joshua J. Mogan, 36, of Waterville, assault Dec. 26, 2017, in Augusta; seven-day jail sentence, $300 fine.

James L. Plourde, 34, of Winthrop, domestic violence assault Dec. 24, 2016, in Winthrop; 364-day jail sentence, all but six day suspended, two years’ probation. Violating condition of release May 24, 2017, in Winthrop; dismissed. Violating condition of release Dec. 19, 2017, in Augusta, six-day jail sentence.

Devin Joseph Pooler, 30, of Oakland, operating under the influence Nov. 19, 2016, in Augusta; $500 fine. Violating condition of release Oct. 15, 2017; dismissed.

Christine Reed, 45, of Augusta, failure to stop, provide information Nov. 11, 2013, in Waterville; dismissed.

Timothy P. Robinson, 48, of Waterville, violating condition of release Oct. 5, 2017 in Rome; dismissed.

Sherry L. Sullivan, 47, of Richmond, violating condition of release May 25, 2017, in Gardiner; $150 fine.

Christina Thibeault, 36, of Livermore Falls, operating under the influence Dec. 24, 2017, in Winthrop; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension.

Jean L. Victory, 51, of Winslow, operating while license suspended or revoked Nov. 14, 2017, in Winslow; dismissed.

Waterville development, uncooperative weather and dogs in court were among the biggest stories in 2017.

He’s a look back at some of the important moments that made headlines this past year, signaling even more developments to come as these stories play out in 2018.

Construction crews continue with their work at the new Colby College dormitory on lower Main Street in downtown Waterville on Dec. 19, 2017. Staff file photo by Michael G. Seamans

WATERVILLE REVITALIZATION

Construction began on new Colby College dormitories on Main Street in downtown Waterville in 2017, as renovations at the Hains Building across the street were completed and Republican Mayor Nick Isgro was re-elected.

Waterville was on the move in 2017.

The $25.5 million residential complex off The Concourse is among multi-million-dollar projects spearheaded by the college to push forward the renewal of the city’s downtown core. The building is part of Colby’s plan to break down the “town and gown” divide and encourage civic engagement among students, officials said.

Construction of the 100,000-square-foot building, which will house 200 students and eight faculty and staff members, was ahead of schedule during a ceremony in September and the building is expected to open in August 2018.

“It’s pretty exciting. It’s coming to life,” Colby President David Greene said at the time.

The complex also will feature retail and community spaces.

Greene also spoke about the importance of the Hains building, which is one of five vacant buildings the college bought in 2015 as part of its revitalization effort. The building at 173 Main St. started housing Colby College staff members in August. Colby and the Harold Alfond Foundation pledged $10 million each as Colby purchased five downtown properties, announced plans for a Main Street hotel and mixed-use development, including student apartments, and began renovations of a building that will house a regional center for CGI, a tech company planning to provide 200 jobs.

SAD 9 students, parents and residents including Julia Hennessy, right, turned out on Main Street in Farmington to urge voters to vote no on the school budget saying the proposed cuts will hurt students in a variety of programs on Sept. 11, 2017. Staff file photo by David Leaming

SCHOOL BUDGETS

Elsewhere in central Maine in 2017, school districts struggled with budgets for the coming year in Waterville, Regional School Unit 9 in Farmington and in the Bingham and Moscow school district, where the proposed spending package finally passed on the fourth try by just six votes and well into the new fiscal year.

School districts were contemplating mergers in Madison, Anson and Bingham, while the board representing Alternative Organizational Structure 92 voted unanimously to authorize the superintendent to create a plan to dissolve the AOS, which serves Winslow, Waterville and Vassalboro schools. With that vote, the question of whether to dissolve the district, which in turn would allow the communities to pursue restructuring their school governance as a regional service center, will go before voters in the spring.

Kole, left, and Bentley are two pit bulls owned by Danielle Jones that the state’s courts have ordered put to death. Jones said both dogs got loose while on a walk with her Tuesday, minutes after the Supreme Court upheld an euthanasia order against the pit bulls. Photos courtesy of Danielle Jones

MAINE CRIME

Also in 2017, Carroll Tuttle Jr., 51, was shot dead by police outside his home on Russell Road in Madison on July 5 after he murdered his live-in girlfriend, Lori Hayden, 53; their son, Dustin Tuttle, 26; neighbor Michael Spaulding, 57 — and wounded a fourth, Harvey Austin, 57, of Skowhegan.

Police called it an extreme case of domestic violence.

In Bangor, Robert Burton, of Abbot, a man with a history of domestic violence, was sentenced to 55 years in prison for killing his girlfriend, Stephanie Gebo, in Parkman, a small town north of Skowhegan, in June 2015. Gebo’s then-13-year-old daughter found her mother lying face down in a pool of her own blood and three gunshot wounds in her back.

Kayla Stewart, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in January 2017 in the death of her newborn son a year earlier and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with all but nine years suspended.

Miranda Hopkins, of Troy, was sentenced in December to serve 13 years in prison in connection with the death of her 7-week-old son, Jaxson, in January.

Pit bull terriers, ordered euthanized by the state’s highest court, disappeared and their owners were arrested. Also, Dakota the husky dog, whose court-ordered death sentence was in legal limbo following a high-profile pardon from Maine’s governor, won a full reprieve in July from a euthanasia order stemming from deadly attacks in Waterville.

Maine golf legend Dickie Browne thought he was going to die in February after a burglar put a gun to his head, tied him up in the basement and ransacked his Vassalboro home, an incident that sparked a massive police response and shooting that ultimately left the burglar and another suspect dead.

The Rev. Larry Jensen of St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church in Waterville was removed from the church in May amid a “substantiated” allegation of sexual abuse of a minor 15 years earlier in Connecticut. The alleged abuse victim, a male, “was close to 18 but not 18” when the alleged abuse occurred at the time Jensen was a priest at St. Anthony Maronite Catholic Church in Danbury, Connecticut.

There were fatal motor vehicle accidents, bad fires and drug arrests all over the place.

Trista Reynolds, mother of Ayla Reynolds. Ayla was 20 months old when she disappeared from her father’s home in Waterville. Reynolds successfully petitioned the court to have Ayla declared dead so she can pursue civil charges against father Justin DiPietro. No one has been charged for her disappearance. Portland Press Herald file photo by Ben McCanna

THE MISSING

Toddler Ayla Reynolds, who disappeared from her father’s Waterville home in December 2011, was declared dead by a probate judge in September 2017, setting up what the little girl’s mother hopes will be a lawsuit against Justin DiPietro, the child’s father and one of the last people to see the girl alive.

State police detectives and game wardens with tracking dogs fanned out into the woods and hay fields along Route 150 in Skowhegan in early December, searching for clues in the 6-month-old disappearance of Tina Stadig of Skowhegan.

COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY

The long-running Winslow 4th of July celebration found a new home at the Clinton Lions Club fairgrounds in 2017, while Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills, who lost his four limbs after surviving an explosion in Afghanistan, opened his lakeside retreat for combat-injured veterans in Rome in July.

Madison Paper Industries sold off its assets in Madison in 2017 and requested $1 million abatement in taxes, while in neighboring Anson, voters at a special town meeting in December agreed to take over the former paper mill’s sludge landfill and to accept $2.4 million to maintain it.

IGS Solar spent close to $10M to open the state’s largest solar field on property owned by Madison Electric Works this past year, being one of many solar projects getting under way in central Maine.

Madison residents, along with voters just about everywhere else in Maine, continued to be split over the future of retail marijuana.

Audrey Hewett, looks over at her son Eric Hewett, as they tell the story of how he saved her from a home invasion, during an interview on March 17, 2017, in Audrey Hewett’s Sidney home. Staff file photo by Joe Phelan

BREAK-INS

In other news from 2017, an intruder was shot in the chest in Sidney in March by a man who came to the rescue of his elderly mother and was in turn seriously injured himself. The alleged intruder, Dreaquan Foster, 21, of Providence, Rhode Island, reportedly forced his way into the Lyons Road home of Audrey Hewett, 84, of Sidney. Hewett took cover in her bedroom and called her son, Eric Hewett, 47, who lives next door. Eric Hewett said Foster struck him in the head with a carpentry hammer, knocking him to the ground. Eric Hewett then managed to fire one shot at Foster with his semiautomatic handgun.

A 72-year-old Burnham woman died of a coronary artery disease-induced attack in April after a naked woman broke into her home and “jumped in bed” with her. On April 2, police responded to a call from Joyce Wood, who reported the intruder in her house at 261 South Horseback Road. State Police later charged Tara Shibles, 37, with manslaughter in connection to the case. A Waldo County Grand Jury in May indicted Shibles on charges of manslaughter, aggravated criminal trespassing and assault. Shibles will serve 10-months in jail, pay restitution and be on probation.

Roseanna Caret was not about to let the man with a 9 mm handgun kill her daughter after he kicked in the door of their house in April and shot the daughter, Jasmine Caret, 33, in the shoulder.

“I beat the crap out of him with a bat,” Roseanna Caret said of Jeremy Clement, 36, of Fairfield, the ex-boyfriend of Jasmine Caret. Clement was arrested and charged with elevated aggravated assault and burglary and later taken to the Kennebec County jail in Augusta.

ALBION EVICTION, LEPAGE

Gov. Paul LePage was so angry in January 2017 that an elderly, disabled couple was evicted from their Albion home that he planed to change the law so it never happens again. The town of Albion foreclosed on the property of Richard and Leonette Sukeforth, both 80 years old, in December 2015 because of nonpayment of taxes. The rundown camp at 180 Marden Shore Road on Lovejoy Pond was sold by the town for $6,500 and the new owner evicted the couple.

A woman walks near down utility lines on Summer Street in Hallowell on Oct. 30 as a storm with gale-force wind passed through Maine knocking out power across the state. Staff file photo by Andy Molloy

WEATHER

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses were left in the dark in November following a wind storm that knocked down trees and power lines, initially affecting more than half of Central Maine Power Co.’s customer base. More than 484,000 lost power immediately during that storm.

Everybody celebrated a White Christmas, heralding the end of 2017 and beginning 2018 with a wicked cold snap that has lasted days, with temperatures dipping into the teens and 20s below zero.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

dharlow@centralmaine.com

Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

IN CANAAN, Sunday at 2:08 a.m., threatening was reported on Main Street.

IN CLINTON, Saturday at 12:59 p.m., police made an arrest following a traffic stop on Hinckley Road.

3:25 p.m., police took a woman into protective custody following a report of a disturbance at a grocery store on Hinckley Road.

4:31 p.m., a theft was reported on Hinckley Road.

IN CORNVILLE, Sunday at 9:26 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Spurwink Lane.

IN FAIRFIELD, Saturday at 12:13 p.m., police were called to assist another agency in an arrest on Fairwood Drive.

3:26 p.m., fire units were sent to an investigation on Middle Road.

3:35 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Middle Road.

3:39 p.m., a complaint was taken from Middle Road.

Sunday at 3:16 a.m., a structure fire was reported on Hardwood Lane.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Saturday at 9:46 p.m., someone was taken to the hospital following a report of a disturbance on Smithfield Road.

IN MADISON, Saturday at 10:02 a.m., a snowmobile complaint was taken from Main Street.

12:02 p.m., police made an arrest following a report of a domestic disturbance on East Madison Road.

3:39 p.m., trespass was reported on Horsetail Hill Road.

4:15 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Horsetail Hill Road.

4:22 p.m., trespass was reported on Horsetail Hill Road.

4:28 p.m., police were called to assist another agency on Main Street.

IN MOSCOW, Saturday at 4:46 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Donigan Road.

IN OAKLAND, Saturday at 6:48 a.m., criminal trespass was reported on Pleasant Street.

2:49 p.m., a personal injury accident was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

9:44 p.m., fire units were sent to a call on Fairfield Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Sunday at 3:35 a.m., a fire alarm was reported on Main Street.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Saturday at 10:37 a.m., police made an arrest in an assist of another agency on Madison Avenue.

12:34 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

5:26 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Stevens Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 1:08 p.m., police issued a verbal warning for noise on Kelsey Street.

3:05 p.m., police made an arrest following a medical call on Yeaton Street.

4:21 p.m., a theft was reported at a store on Main Street.

5:14 p.m., a disturbance was reported on College Avenue.

6:17 p.m., a fire was reported on Washington Street.

6:36 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from a store on Elm Plaza.

6:54 p.m., a theft was reported on College Avenue.

8:41 p.m., police made an arrest following a report of a domestic dispute on Village Green Road.

9:36 p.m., a noise complaint was taken from Kelsey Street.

11:11 p.m., police made an arrest following a report of a domestic dispute on Water Street.

11:16 p.m., an assault was reported on Center Place.

Sunday at 12:04 a.m., police made an arrest following a traffic stop on Silver Street.

12:41 a.m., an assault was reported on Center Place.

5:52 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

IN WINSLOW, Saturday at 8:15 a.m., criminal trespass was reported on Garland Road.

5:30 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Charland Street. A summons was issued.

8:10 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Dallaire Street.

10:25 p.m., a police warning was issued following a report of a domestic dispute on Clinton Avenue.

Arrests

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Saturday at 12:40 p.m., Courtney E. Langton, 22, of Madison, was charged with domestic violence assault and with obstructing the report of a crime, in Madison.

A Canaan woman arrested in September on suspicion of using Waterville hotel rooms to store caches of illegal drugs has pleaded guilty in federal court.

Toni D. Juliano, 30, who was initially held on state charges, entered the pleas in U.S. District Court in Bangor and is being held in federal custody awaiting sentencing.

Juliano pleaded guilty to “possession with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of cocaine base and an unspecified quantity of cocaine,” that occurred Sept. 6, 2017, as well as to “possession with the intent to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl” and unspecified quantities of heroin and cocaine that occurred Sept. 27, 2017.

The two charges each carry five-year minimum mandatory prison terms and a minimum of four years’ supervised release.

Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. also entered a preliminary order for the forfeiture of $38,222 in cash that was seized when Juliano was arrested on Sept. 27, 2017. Woodcock’s order says he concluded it was related to the crimes.

Juliano was represented by attorney Walter McKee. The prosecutors are Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joel Casey and Donald Clark.

The prosecution’s version of events says Juliano rented hotel rooms by the day in Waterville where she kept the drugs that she sold in the local area.

When she failed to re-rent a room on Sept. 6, 2017, hotel personnel went to her room, saw the drugs and other drug paraphernalia and called police.

In the second charge, police obtained a warrant to search another hotel room Juliano was renting in Waterville as well as her vehicle and an associate, Ambrose Wan, 32, of New York City, New York.

Juliano and Wan were arrested on Sept. 27, 2017. Waterville police stopped the pair as Juliano was dropping Wan off at Walmart.

Wan fled on foot, according to a news release sent at the time by the Waterville Police Department. Wan was caught by officers shortly afterward.

Police initially took both subjects to the hospital at their request.

Wan remains behind bars at the Kennebec County jail in lieu of $150,000 bail, which has a condition that he remain in Maine.

Wan is charged with three counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs and one count each of conspiracy to commit trafficking, unlawful possession of drugs and operating without a license.

At an initial appearance hearing for Wan at the Capital Judicial Center, the state prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Tyler LeClair told a judge that police located 109 grams of fentanyl, 97.2 grams of cocaine, 75.9 grams of heroin and suboxone strips, drug paraphernalia and the cash when they searched the couple’s Waterville hotel room Sept. 27, 2017.

Juliano was reported to be going through detoxification and too ill to make in initial appearance two days later in state court.

Juliano had pleaded guilty July 27, 2017, in Augusta to a charge of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and was scheduled for a sentencing hearing on Nov. 6, 2017, at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta.

She had been free on post-conviction bail with a condition prohibiting her from possessing drugs when the drug cache was discovered in her hotel room.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

IN AUGUSTA, Saturday at 10:52 a.m., a Capitol Street caller reported harassment.

12:33 p.m., a caller from Gray Birch Drive reported criminal mischief.

12:54 p.m., a Water Street caller reported an assault.

7:36 p.m., a caller from Marketplace Drive reported a theft.

8:21 p.m., one person was taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center after a Water Street caller reported an aggravated assault.

10:39 p.m., one person was taken to the hospital following a Laurel Street caller’s request to check welfare/mental health of an individual.

IN HALLOWELL, Saturday at 9:51 a.m., a Winthrop Street caller reported an assault.

IN WINTHROP, Saturday at 4:49 p.m., a Royal Street caller reported an incident of littering.

IN BINGHAM, Sunday at 12:45 a.m., a report of a disturbance was investigated on Goodrich Road.

2:18 a.m., police made an arrest following a report of a domestic disturbance on Goodrich Road.

IN CANAAN, Sunday at 11:53 a.m., a theft was reported on Browns Corner Road.

10:45 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Moores Mill Road.

Monday at 12:18 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on Hill Road.

IN CLINTON, Sunday at 7:37 p.m., police were called to assist another agency.

IN CAMBRIDGE, Sunday at 2:14 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Andrew Ham Road.

IN DETROIT, Sunday at 11:23 a.m., a theft was reported on Bragg Road.

9:54 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Sunday at 12:46 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bear Mountain Road.

9:37 p.m., police made an arrest following a motor vehicle complaint on Center Road.

IN MADISON, Sunday at 11:15 a.m., a personal injury accident was reported on White School House Road.

12:02 p.m., a report of a vehicle fire was taken from Laney Road.

11:16 p.m., police made an arrest following a report of a domestic disturbance on Edenway Lane.

Sunday at 3:02 a.m., fire units were sent to a call on Main Street.

3:52 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Maple Street.

IN OAKLAND, Sunday at 10:06 a.m., a threatening complaint was taken from Pleasant Street.

10:28 a.m., police made an arrest following a report of a domestic dispute on Pleasant Street.

8:03 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Blake Lane.

8:12 p.m., a report of an unwanted person was investigated on Belgrade Road.

Monday at 1:05 a.m., police made a warrant arrest, no location was given.

IN PALMYRA, Monday at 6:39 a.m., police made an arrest following a report of a domestic disturbance on Oxbow Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Sunday at 7:26 p.m., police made an arrest following a report of a medical emergency. No location was given.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Sunday at 7:53 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on MRI Drive.

Monday at 6:46 a.m., a threatening complaint was taken from Water Street.

8:40 a.m., trespass was reported on Waterville Road.

IN SOLON, Sunday at 11:07 a.m., a complaint was taken from North Main Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Sunday at 10:32 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Center Place.

11:35 a.m., someone was taken to the hospital following a report of an assault at apartments on Crestwood Drive.

12:28 p.m., a report of sex offenses was taken from Pleasant Street.

12:54 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Prospect Street.

1:16 p.m., a report of a fight was taken from a business on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

1:37 p.m., a summons was issued following a report of shoplifting at Marden’s on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

2:15 p.m., a personal injury accident was reported at Drummond Avenue and Oak Street.

4:04 p.m., a theft was reported at Kmart on Elm Plaza.

5:54 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Summer Street.

6:23 p.m., police were called to assist another agency at the Thayer Unit on North Street.

11:29 p.m., a burglary alarm was reported at a restaurant on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

Monday at 12:36 a.m., an unwanted person was reported at a hotel on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

1:08 a.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Water Street.

1:55 a.m., a fight was reported at a bar on Silver Street.

2:27 a.m., a fight was reported at a restaurant on Main Street.

3:15 a.m., police made a warrant arrest on First Rangeway.

3:49 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on West Court.

5:12 a.m., a fight was reported on Elm Street.

IN WINSLOW, Sunday at 10:54 p.m., a verbal warning was issued following a report of a disturbance at a store on China Road.

ARRESTS

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Sunday at 6:35 p.m., Anthony Lee Tuttle, 19, of Skowhegan, arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

8:54 p.m., Matthew M. Almeida, 31, of Clinton, arrested on a probation hold.

10:04 p.m., Jessica E. Almeida, 30, of Pittsfield, arrested on warrants for theft and failure to appear.

Monday at 12:21 a.m., Stephen M. Pinkham, 37, of Madison, arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

1:56 a.m., Mona M. Carpenter, 48, of Canaan, charged with domestic violence criminal threatening, domestic violence assault, refusing to sign a criminal summons and refusing to submit to arrest.

2:17 a.m., Ryan J. Pelletier, 20, of Anson, arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

3:24 a.m., Robert Vincent Johnson, 34, of Bingham, arrested on a charge of domestic violence criminal threatening.

8:14 a.m., Jeremy Adam Goodwin, 24, of Bangor, arrested on charges of domestic violence assault, with priors, criminal mischief and refusing to submit to arrest.

11:19 a.m., Courtney Elizabeth Langton, 22, of Madison, charged with violating the conditions of release.

IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 4:07 a.m., Justin Chechowitz, 27, a transient, arrested at the Thayer Unit emergency room on a warrant.

IN AUGUSTA, Sunday at 12:02 p.m., a caller from Littlefield Street reported a vehicle fire.

4:25 p.m., a Western Avenue caller reported theft/shoplifting.

6:50 p.m., a 29-year-old Augusta man was issued a summons on Western Avenue, charging him with theft/shoplifting.

7:10 p.m., a 20-year-old Farmingdale man was issued a summons charging him with possession of false identification card by a minor following a report of fraud from a Civic Center Drive caller.

7:30 p.m., a caller from North Pearl Street reported suspicious activity.

11:52 p.m., an unidentified person was issued a summons following a motor vehicle stop at Northern Avenue and Jefferson Street.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA. Sunday at 7:10 p.m., Matthew T Snyder, 27, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence following a motor vehicle sop on Civic Center Drive.

10:40 p.m., Zachary N. Carey, 23, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant after a caller from Edison Drive reported suspicious activity.

Monday at 3:23 a.m., Danyielle M. Gillis, 33, of Gardiner, was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault and criminal trespass following a report of a disturbance on Blaine Avenue.

Tyler Longmore

A Saco man was arrested on New Year’s Day after allegedly assaulting several people at the home of his ex-girlfriend.

York County deputies were called to a home on Townhouse Road in Waterboro around 4 p.m. Monday for a report of a man threatening people. A female at the house told police her ex-boyfriend, 20-year-old Tyler Longmore, said he would go to the house to assault a person who was there, according to Sheriff William King.

King said Longmore arrived at the house, assaulted several people and fled the scene before deputies arrived. No significant injuries were reported.

Longmore was found two hours later at his home in Saco. He was charged with Class D assault and posted $100 cash bail. He is scheduled to appear in Springvale District Court Feb. 27.

A Shapleigh woman is facing a burglary charge after a neighbor allegedly caught her taking a snowboard and ramps from a garage in the middle of the night.

Jennifer Walsh

The resident of a house at Newfield Road in Shapleigh called the York County Sheriff’s Office at 2 a.m. Tuesday to report she was awakened by a neighbor who tried to enter her home then started taking items from the garage, said York County Sheriff William King.

When deputies arrived, they found Jennifer Walsh, 34, and two friends sitting inside Walsh’s car in front of the home that had allegedly been burglarized. The tenant who called police told deputies that Walsh had been unable to get inside the home because the doors were locked.

“The victim related she peered outside and saw Jennifer stealing the snowboard and ramps from the garage and putting the property in her vehicle,” king said. “Another tenant of the residence claimed ownership of the property and stated he did not give Jennifer permission to take any of the property.”

King said an investigation revealed Walsh, who lives across the street from the burglarized home, had two male visitors at her house. At 2 a.m., she walked outside to give one of them a ride home, but then walked across the street and entered an unsecured garage.

Walsh told deputies she used to live at the burglarized house and left the snowboard and ramps when she moved six to eight months ago, King said, adding that she “had no explanation as to why she decided to retrieve these items at 2 in the morning.”

Walsh was charged with Class C burglary and taken to York County Jail. Bail was set at $3,000 and she was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday morning.

Police determined the two male friends had no involvement in the theft.

IN ANSON, Monday at 5:01 p.m., police investigated a report of a domestic disturbance on Main Street.

IN CANAAN, Monday at 11:46 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Park Drive.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Monday at 12:39 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Black Bear Run.

IN CHESTERVILLE, Tuesday at 9:31 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Paul Road.

IN CLINTON, Monday at 3:14 p.m., police investigated a report of a burglary on Pleasant Street.

IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 11:32 a.m., police investigated a report of a disturbance on Elm Street.

5:10 p.m., police issued a warning after threatening was reported on Church Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Monday at 12:23 a.m., a noise complaint was taken on Birchwood Lane.

Tuesday at 7:14 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Franklin Avenue.

IN HARTLAND, Monday at 10:05 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Hubbard Lane.

IN JAY, Monday at 12:52 a.m., a noise complaint was taken on Pineau Street.

Tuesday at 8:53 a.m., trespassing was reported on Main Street.

IN MADISON, Monday at 1:35 p.m., a person was taken to the hospital after a report of a disturbance on Clifton Street.

6:31 p.m., a theft was reported on Baxter Drive.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Monday at 8:28 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Waterville Road.

IN OAKLAND, Monday at 3:45 p.m., police investigated a burglary alarm at Messalonskee Middle School on School Bus Drive.

Tuesday at 1:21 a.m., police investigated a report of suspicious activity on Rice Rips Road.

IN PALMYRA, Monday at 1:55 p.m., trespassing was reported on Dogtown Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Monday at 4:14 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Summer Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 10:59 a.m., police investigated a report of suspicious activity at Cumberland Farms on College Avenue.

4:56 p.m., police investigated a report of a disturbance on College Avenue.

6:54 p.m., police investigated a burglary alarm at the Social Security Administration on Colby Street.

7:30 p.m., a theft was reported on Center Street.

10:59 p.m., obscene calls were reported on Elm Street.

IN WILTON, Monday at 3:24 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Main Street.

6:27 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Sunset Avenue.

IN WINSLOW, Monday at 11:24 a.m., police investigated a domestic dispute on Halifax Street.

8:45 p.m., police investigated a report of suspicious activity on Benton Avenue.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Monday at 1:20 a.m., Dale E. Lane, 60, of Kingfield, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

1:40 a.m., Kevin M. Therrier, 42, of Jay, was arrested on disorderly conduct, loud unreasonable noise.

1:57 a.m., Amanda L. Brewster, 34, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

2:20 a.m., Ronald E. Tarckini, 65, of Jay, was arrested on charges of elevated aggravated assault and refusing to submit to arrest or detention.

4:20 a.m., Travis P. O’Neill, 28, of Eustis, was arrested on charges of domestic violence criminal mischief and refusing to submit to arrest or detention.

9 a.m., Andrew R. Arena, 19, of Farmington, was arrested on charges of failing to stop for an officer and driving to endanger.

5:35 p.m., Russell A. Metze, 32, of Carthage, was arrested on a charge of operating after habitual offender revocation.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Monday at 5:48 p.m., Saide B. Clark, 21, was arrested on a warrant.

7:40 p.m., Wally C. Towers, 53, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a charge of operating after habitual offender revocation, with a prior conviction.

AUGUSTA — Two city residents were sentenced Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center in separate cases involving drug trafficking.

Angelia Marie Carrigan, 40, was ordered to serve an initial 18 months in prison for dealing heroin.

The remainder of her six-year sentence was suspended while she serves three years on probation. Carrigan had pleaded guilty to four charges of unlawful trafficking in drugs, three involving heroin and one involving cocaine base.

The offenses occurred July 25, 2016, and Oct. 20, 2016, in Augusta and Nov. 13, 2017, in Waterville. In the Waterville incident, police said, Carrigan admitted hiding 4.2 grams of heroin in her underwear.

Carrigan said she also had swallowed some heroin, police said, so she was taken to Inland Hospital in Waterville, where she was cleared medically before going to jail.

Officers found another 1.7 grams of heroin and 0.6 grams of cocaine that they said Carrigan had kept hidden and then tried to stash in the hospital bed.

She was subject to bail conditions at the time, and she later pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release.

She also pleaded guilty to operating after habitual offender revocation, which occurred March 13, 2016, in Augusta.

Carrigan forfeited $1,237 seized by police. Several other charges were dismissed in exchange for her guilty pleas.

At a separate hearing also held Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center, Emanuel P. Rocque III, 40, of Augusta, was sentenced to an initial 60 days in jail with the remainder of the four-year term suspended while he spends two years on probation.

Rocque, also known as Rocky, had pleaded guilty Dec. 4, 2017, to a charge of unlawful trafficking in heroin. The offense occurred Dec. 6, 2016, in Augusta.

Five other drug-related charges were dismissed in exchange for his plea.

Rocque agreed to the forfeiture of $1,260 and two firearms, which were seized Dec. 20, 2016, in Augusta. Rocque and 11 other people were arrested that day after a monthslong investigation by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency officers into the sale of narcotics in central Maine.

Several of those arrested pleaded guilty and have been sentenced.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

IN AUGUSTA, Monday at 10:49 a.m., one person was charged after a report of a traffic accident by a Cony Road caller.

1:49 p.m., a Civic Center Drive caller reported recovered property.

11:18 a.m., a 37-year-old Readfield man was issued a summons charging him with criminal trespass after a report of an incident by Green Street caller.

Tuesday at 12:49 a.m., a caller from West Crescent Street reported a general disturbance.

IN CHINA, Monday at 4:14 p.m., a caller from Neck Road reported a vehicle on its side.

IN FARMINGDALE, Saturday at 5:41 p.m., a Louden Street caller reported harassment.

IN GARDINER, Monday at 10:43 p.m., a number of people were issued summonses on various charges after a report of underage drinking by a Cannard Street caller.

Saturday at 8:16 a.m., police investigated a possible stolen rental truck after a Maine Avenue caller reported a rental truck parked there.

IN HALLOWELL, Monday at 1:46 p.m., a caller from Hillcrest Street requested a check of a person for welfare or mental health issues.

IN MONMOUTH, Saturday at 1:04 p.m., a Main Street caller reported criminal mischief.

IN PITTSTON, Sunday at 7:25 a.m., a 26-year-old Pittston man was issued a summons charging him with failing to make oral or written accident report after a report of a crash on Beech Hill Road involving a pickup truck.

IN READFIELD, Friday at 11:56 p.m., a Stanley Road caller reported a Jeep on its roof.

9:10 p.m., a Winthrop Road caller reported a suspicious vehicle.

IN WAYNE, Friday at 8:35 p.m., a vehicle was reported to be in a ditch on Fairbanks Road.

IN WINTHROP, Monday at 12:12 a.m., a caller from Pineland Drive reported an overdose.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Monday at 1:44 a.m., Amber Lenn-Marie Ladd, 32, was arrested on a warrant at the Kennebec County jail.

2:08 a.m., Laurie Ann Locke, 48, of Brewer, was arrested at the Kennebec County jail on a warrant charging her with failure to appear.

2:57 p.m., Nathan Andrew Rasmussen, 23, of Vassalboro, was arrested on a warrant at the Kennebec County jail.

3:18 p.m., James H. Dufault, 39, of Skowhegan, was arrested on charges of criminal trespass, assault, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, physical force. A probation hold was put in place as well.

IN VIENNA, Sheri W. Schiche, 56, of New Sharon, was arrested on Townhouse Road in Vienna on charges of operating under the influence, operating while license suspended or revoked and failing to make oral or written accident report.

SUMMONSES

IN GARDINER, Bandon J. Dostie, 18, of West Gardiner; Jakob Stokinger, 18, of Winslow; and Jackson Davis Kennedy, 18, of Gardiner, were charged with being a minor consuming liquor. Cody D. Taylor, 18, of Whitefield, was charged with possession of marijuana.

IN RANDOLPH, Sunday at 4:06 p.m., Jason A. Freeman, 31, of Randolph, was issued a summons charging him with operating under the influence, on School Street.

IN READFIELD, Saturday at 8:18 p.m., Lynne M. Reed, 57, of Readfield, was summonsed on a charge of operating under the influence, on Plains Road.

LEWISTON — Police say the student threat to Lewiston High School this week was a hoax. Classes remain canceled Wednesday, but the building will be open for afternoon sports and adult education.

Police say the 17-year-old student will be charged with the juvenile offense of terrorizing, a Class D crime.

The student’s name has not been released.

The school was closed Wednesday after a student posted on social media Tuesday night that a friend would be “shooting up the school” the next day.

“I hope he kills you all,” the post added.

Lewiston police learned of the threat Tuesday night after someone saw it on social media and contacted them.

Soon after, Webster decided to cancel Wednesday classes and shut down the school. He tweeted late Tuesday about the threat and the school’s shutdown, after he informed administrators and staff of his decision.

On Wednesday morning, Webster tweeted that police have determined the student threat was a hoax.

“While LHS and LRTC classes remain canceled today, the building is now accessible to staff,” he wrote. “Afternoon sports and evening activities will continue as scheduled.”

Webster said the school system sometimes gets threats, but this one was unusual because it was an open social media message that was quickly and widely disseminated.

“We know that students in other towns became aware of it. I got a call from a neighboring superintendent, for example,” he said. “So we were put in the position of having to make a decision before the police could complete an investigation.”

The investigation showed there was no friend planning an attack at the school. The student made it up, Webster said.

The student has been suspended for up to 10 days and could face additional punishment if brought before the school committee.

LEWISTON — A 16-year-old girl assaulted and robbed a 17-year-old boy of jewelry while he visited friends Sunday afternoon, police said.

The teenager was charged with robbery, theft, assault and operating a motor vehicle without a license. She was taken to Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland where she was detained, Lt. David St. Pierre said.

The boy, who was punched in the face and head, refused medical treatment, St. Pierre said.

He said the girl ripped a bracelet and necklace from the boy and stuffed the stolen jewelry in her sock after first telling police she threw the items in a snowbank.

YORK — A 32-year-old man from Massachusetts is serving 30 days in a jail after his arrest for hiding small video cameras in a York beach rental to spy on his guests.

One of the 4 air fresheners Joseph McGrath used to hide small video cameras.

Joseph McGrath of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, rented the vacation home last September and was sharing it with his family and a group of friends, according to WCSH.

He placed four cameras in Glade air fresheners that each had a motion sensor and a small hole for the camera lens to record the guests. Three of the victims recorded were children and 12 were adults.

McGrath was convicted on 10 counts of violation of privacy on Tuesday. He was immediately taken to the York County Jail.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Wednesday at 12:07 a.m., noise was reported on Access Road.

IN CHESTERVILLE, Tuesday at 9:31 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Paul Road.

IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 8:35 a.m., a fire was reported on Railroad Street.

3:29 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Bush Road.

4:52 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Dean Road.

IN COPLIN PLANTATION, Tuesday at 12:09 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Rangeley Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Tuesday at 6:46 p.m., police made an arrest on Main Street.

6:51 p.m., a person was taken to the hospital following a report of a disturbance on Summit Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Tuesday at 7:14 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Franklin Avenue.

Wednesday at 4:26 a.m., an assault was reported on South Street.

5:15 a.m., a disturbance was reported at University of Maine.

IN JAY, Tuesday at 8:53 a.m., trespassing was reported on Main Street.

IN MADISON, Tuesday at 6:51 a.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Weston Avenue.

1:02 p.m., a report of larceny or forgery was taken from Preble Avenue.

1:30 p.m., a theft was reported on Weston Avenue.

2:59 p.m., a person was taken to the hospital following a report of a disturbance on Clifton Street.

3:04 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on East Madison Road.

11:34 p.m., a warning was issued following a noise complaint on Main Street.

IN NEW SHARON, Tuesday at 2:29 p.m., a road hazard was reported on Mile Hill Road.

IN NEW VINEYARD, Wednesday at 8:22 a.m., a car-dog accident was reported on New Vineyard Road.

IN OAKLAND, Tuesday at 12:51 p.m., a theft was reported on Benson Cove.

6:39 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Summer Street.

7:06 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Summer Street.

IN PHILLIPS, Tuesday at 3:14 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Salem Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Tuesday at 12:13 p.m., a theft was reported on North Main Street.

12:23 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Leighton Street.

Wednesday at 8:10 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on Interstate 95.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Tuesday at 10:01 a.m., a bad check reportedly was passed on Winter Street.

12:10 p.m., police were called to assist another agency on Pineview Avenue.

4:58 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from North Avenue.

6:26 p.m., a noise complaint was taken from Indian Ridge.

6:42 p.m., a theft was reported on Madison Avenue.

Wednesday at 9:53 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Madison Avenue.

IN SOLON, Tuesday at 12:20 p.m., an assault was reported on North Main Street.

IN VASSALBORO, Tuesday at 3:59 p.m., a theft was reported on Riverside Drive.

Wednesday at 1:01 a.m., harassment was reported on Main Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 12:02 p.m., a theft was reported on Carey Lane.

12:32 p.m., a theft was reported on Spring Place.

8:40 p.m., threatening was reported at J&S Oil on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

9:06 p.m., noise was reported on Kelsey Street.

Wednesday at 1:09 a.m., a fire was reported on Trafton Road.

2:56 a.m., a fire was reported at Waterville Pediatrics on Silver Street.

IN WILTON, Tuesday at 10:34 p.m., a noise was reported on U.S. Route 2 East.

IN WINSLOW, Tuesday at 10:35 a.m., police summoned a person for driving 30-plus miles per hour over the speed limit on Augusta Road.

Wednesday at 12:04 a.m., noise was reported on Benton Avenue.

ARRESTS

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Tuesday at 3:03 p.m., Zachariah B. Mountain, 28, of Waterville, was arrested on a charge of failure to appear.

8:43 p.m., Chelsea T. Lambert, 21, of Fairfield, was arrested on an affidavit, misuse of identification.

Wednesday at 7:19 a.m., Devon O. Williams, 26, of Brewer, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on a theft charge.

AUGUSTA — Two Waterville women are facing robbery charges after another woman said they beat and kicked her and ripped $100 from the pocket of her hooded sweatshirt.

One of those charged with the Saturday night robbery told police the victim had stolen $70 from her the previous week.

Antelsy “Amy” Bellows, 39, was arrested and brought to the Kennebec County jail in Augusta late Tuesday. She had an initial appearance at the Capital Judicial Center Wednesday via video from the jail.

Judge Eric Walker set bail at $1,000 cash with conditions that prohibit her from contact with the victim and with her co-defendant, Katie Goodale, 32.

The prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Carie James, had asked for that amount, saying Bellows was on probation for a prior trafficking conviction and had other previous drug convictions.

Bellows, who was wearing an orange, button-up jail uniform, was accompanied by attorney John O’Donnell, serving as lawyer of the day. O’Donnell requested personal recognizance bail on the new charge, saying she had “a very clean” drug screen at the jail, and was on a probation hold.

Walker did not ask for a plea to the robbery charge, telling Bellows that it was a felony-level charge that would need to go to the grand jury. The Class B robbery charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in jail.

Bellows’ next court hearing was set for March 8.

An affidavit by Waterville Police Officer Scott Dumas says the other woman charged, Goodale, whom police located sleeping in her apartment, was freed after posting bail from the Waterville Police Department on Saturday.

The named victim, who is 23 years old, told police she was walking from Ticonic Street to her Spruce Street home when she was jumped by Goodale and Bellows.

The victim said initially the occupants of the car stopped in the road and yelled at her, so she got scared and ran.

On Drummond Avenue, just prior to her reaching Spruce Street, she said two women and a man got out of the vehicle and attacked her. She said she “was grabbed from behind by the hair and fell to the ground.”

She said the women kicked her as she was on the ground and then they left the area in Goodale’s vehicle. She also said the women ripped her hooded sweatshirt pocket and took the her $100 cash from there.

Dumas wrote that the victim told him that “it is possible she had done something in the past to both of them that provoked the robbery” and that her ex-boyfriend “was known for ‘ripping’ people for drugs and that it could be payback for one of these events.”

Dumas also wrote that the victim had fresh scratches and that police found markings in the snow suggesting there had been a disturbance and “consistent with someone rolling around on the ground.”

Goodale denied stealing anything from the victim and said she only beat her up, Dumas wrote.

Dumas also said that Goodale told him she became upset when she saw the victim walking down the street because of a theft of $70 a week earlier.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 7:44 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Glenridge Drive.

10:11 a.m., criminal trespass was reported on Hospital Street.

11:12 a.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Riverside Drive.

11:18 a.m., fraud was reported on Green Street.

12:19 p.m., a chimney fire was reported on North Belfast Avenue.

1:04 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Northern Avenue.

1:38 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Fairbanks Street.

1:41 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Stephen King Drive.

3:07 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eastern Avenue and Arsenal Street.

4:47 p.m., fraud was reported on Linwood Avenue.

6:08 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Western Avenue.

6:11 p.m., theft of a motor vehicle was reported on Enterprise Drive.

8:38 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Bond Brook Road.

Wednesday at 3:19 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Sewall Street.

4:38 a.m., harassment was reported on Northern Avenue.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 9:19 p.m., Louis A. Rancourt II, 61, of Montville, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence of alcohol, after a traffic stop was performed on West River Road and Route 3.

9:38 p.m., Taylor E. Brown, 25, of Pittston, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault, after disorderly conduct was reported on Front Street.

IN JEFFERSON, Dec. 24, 2017, Dale Orcutt, 37, of Dixmont, was arrested and charged with domestic violence assault, criminal mischief, and assault, on Munsey Road.

David A. Hartley, 49, of Waterville, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence, on Augusta Road.

Sunday, Jason L. Fogg, 27, of Bangor, was arrested on charges of violating condition of release and domestic violence assault.

IN WHITEFIELD, Friday, Patrick A. Thayer Jr., 28, of Whitefield, was arrested on charges of obstructing the report of a crime and aggravated assault, on Heath Road.

Monday, Jacob R. Walmer, 31, of Whitefield, was arrested and charged with violating conditions of release on Heath Road.

SUMMONSES

IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 9:44 a.m., a 27-year-old Augusta man was summoned on a charge of attaching false plates, after a traffic accident was reported on Eastern Avenue.

2:01 p.m., a 45-year-old Augusta woman was summoned on a charge of operating with a suspended license, after a traffic stop was performed on Bond Brook Road.

IN DRESDEN, Dec. 24, 2017, Mercy E. Daigle, 29, of Dresden, was summoned on a charge of criminal threatening, on Gardiner Road.

A Portland man awaiting trial on charges of defrauding the food stamp program and a nutrition program for women and children voluntarily surrendered his bail Wednesday.

The decision by Abdulkareem Daham means he will be held before and during his trial on a charge of conspiring to defraud the federal government, which is scheduled to begin in federal court in Portland next week.

Daham was arrested last week after prosecutors alleged that he was using marijuana in violation the terms of his release while awaiting trial. They also said that they told Daham to enter a substance abuse program, but he attended one session and then didn’t show up again.

Abdulkareem Daham and his brother Ali Ratib Daham were indicted in April and charged with using Ali Ratib Daham’s Forest Avenue store, Ahram Halal Market, in the scheme to defraud the federal food programs. The indictment said that from July 2011 to April 2016, $3.5 million in legitimate and allegedly fraudulent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) transactions – were deposited into accounts set up by Ali Ratib Daham.

In addition, $683,986 from the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program was deposited in another account, also controlled by Ali Ratib Daham. Again, the government alleges that the transactions included both legitimate and fraudulent WIC transactions.

Prosecutors called it one of the largest federal benefit fraud cases in Maine history.

Ali Ratib Daham pleaded guilty in November and faces up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $1 million when he is sentenced in April. He faced 25 charges, including multiple counts of conspiracy to defraud the government, trafficking in federal benefit programs, wire fraud and money laundering, but all but three of the charges were dropped as part of a plea deal. The deal also calls for Ali Ratib Daham to pay nearly $1.5 million in restitution, including a down payment of $80,000 prior to sentencing.

The crux of the allegations is that the Dahams allowed customers to exchange some of their federal food benefits for cash, with a portion of the transaction kept by the Dahams.

The market has since reopened under new management.

The deal doesn’t say explicitly what the government will seek in terms of a sentence for Ali Ratib Daham, but it included in his agreement that he wouldn’t appeal any sentence of less than 33 months, a move that usually puts an upper limit on prison time.

Abdulkareem Daham faces a conspiracy charge in the case and the indictment suggests he was not the instigator of the plot, but went along with his brother and supported the scheme while working as a cashier at the store. His trial begins Tuesday.

He faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 if convicted. He is not a U.S. citizen and could face deportation proceedings if convicted.

Prosecutors last week convinced federal District Court Judge D. Brock Hornby to issue an arrest warrant for Abdulkareem Daham, who had been released to pretrial supervision in May, because he allegedly continued to use marijuana. According to court documents, Abdulkareem Daham tested positive for marijuana use three times and signed written admissions to using marijuana six times since May to address, as prosecutors put it, “alleged pain.”

Wednesday’s bail revocation hearing began with federal Magistrate John Rich asking, through an interpreter, if Abdulkareem Daham had considered surrendering his bail, rather than fighting the revocation motion by prosecutors, with the trial just days away. After Daham and his lawyer, Peter Rodway, discussed the option, he agreed to surrender his bail and prosecutors withdrew their motion.

Rodway said the decision could allow Daham to be sent to a lower-security prison if he’s convicted, since a successful bail revocation by prosecutors usually classifies a prisoner as a greater risk who should be assigned to a higher-security prison.

Edward D. Murphy can be contacted at 791-6465 or at:

emurphy@pressherald.com