Police are investigating burglaries that targeted municipal offices in the Penobscot County towns of Enfield and Maxfield.

William R. Birch, chief deputy for the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, said someone broke into the town offices during the early morning hours of Friday.

Electronics equipment and an undisclosed amount of cash were stolen, Birch said in a statement Monday.

Anyone with information regarding the break-ins is asked to contact the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office at 947-4585.

IN CORNVILLE, Monday at 11:54 a.m., a burglary was reported on South Babcock Road.

4:10 p.m., disturbance was reported on Spurwink Lane.

IN DETROIT, Monday at 9:36 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Dogtown Road.

IN EMBDEN, Monday at 1:56 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Kilowatt Drive.

IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 4:30 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Serenity Circle.

Tuesday at 3:35 a.m., loud noise or music was reported on Western Avenue.

IN FARMINGTON, Monday at 7:09 a.m., vandalism or criminal mischief was reported on Oakes Street.

8:59 a.m., harassment was reported on Perham Street.

10:49 a.m., disturbance was reported on Learning Lane.

5:08 p.m., vandalism or criminal mischief was reported on Thompson Walton Court.

IN KINGFIELD, Monday at 9:08 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Salem Road.

IN MADISON, Monday at 3:46 p.m., domestic disturbance was reported on East Madison Road.

8:51 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Murphy Lane.

IN MOSCOW, Tuesday at 12:16 a.m., disturbance was reported on Donigan Road.

IN OAKLAND, Monday at 5:15 p.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

IN PALMYRA, Monday at 11:21 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Oxbow Road.

IN PHILLIPS, Monday at 12:25 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on East Madrid Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Monday at 4:24 p.m., vandalism was reported on Somerset Avenue.

10:38 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Crosby Street.

IN RANGELEY, Monday at 12:09 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Allen Street.

2:30 p.m., fraud was reported on Main Street.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Monday at 12:29 p.m., disturbance was reported on Cross Street.

4:43 p.m., burglary was reported on Water Street.

7:05 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Hilton Hill Road.

11:49 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Main Street.

Tuesday at 2:59 a.m., domestic disturbance was reported on Back Road.

IN ST. ALBANS, Monday at 3:52 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

7:11 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 9:07 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Silver Street.

10:32 a.m., theft was reported on School Street.

11:46 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Court.

12:57 a.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Temple Street.

1:19 p.m., a report of shoplifting led to an arrest in Elm Plaza.

2:43 p.m., fraud or forgery was reported on High Street.

3:27 p.m., fraud or forgery was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

3:32 p.m., suspicious activity was reported in Elm Plaza.

3:36 p.m., theft was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

4:12 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on May Street.

4:55 p.m., harassment was reported on Sherwin Street.

7:18 p.m., harassment was reported on Colby Street.

7:58 p.m., harassment was reported on Matthews Avenue.

9:32 p.m., a motor vehicle stop led to an arrest on Oak Street.

9:37 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

9:40 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Pleasant Street.

Tuesday at 1:07 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

1:09 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on College Avenue.

IN WINSLOW, Monday at 9:57 a.m., a noise complaint was reported on Clinton Avenue.

2:20 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Danielson Street.

2:58 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on Benton Avenue.

5:45 p.m., harassment was reported on Augusta Road.

6:09 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bay Street.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Monday at 3:25 a.m., Autumn J. Hogan, 18, of Phillips, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

3:10 p.m., Damon James Haggan, 23, of Jay, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in court.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Monday at 4:53 p.m., Conrad E. Nile, 43, of Canaan, was arrested on a warrant and charges of domestic violence assault with priors, violating condition of release on two counts and domestic violence terrorizing.

9:30 p.m., Whitney Chappelle Logan, 30, of Hartland, was arrested on three warrants for failure to appear in court.

Tuesday at 7:51 a.m., Patrick Lincoln Biggam, 34, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

In WATERVILLE, Monday at 9:45 p.m., Jason Bates, 36, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant and a charge of operating without a license.

John D. Williams, the 29-year-old Madison man accused of killing a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy in late April, pleaded not guilty to a murder charge Tuesday afternoon in a Portland courtroom.

Williams, wearing a blazer, shirt and tie, and dress pants, entered the plea in front of Superior Court Justice Robert Mullen. Tuesday’s hearing lasted only a couple of minutes, long enough for Williams to enter the plea and for Mullen to briefly run down a series of deadlines leading to a trial expected to be held next May.

Williams, who was caught in Fairfield after a four-day manhunt around the town of Norridgewock, appeared in good health and walked briskly from a holding room into the courtroom for the hearing. A large black eye that he had at the time of his arrest – police said he offered “limited resistance” when they caught up to him – appeared to have healed.

Police have still not provided many details on the killing, including a motive for the shooting when Williams and Cpl. Eugene Cole encountered each other on a Norridgewock road sometime after 1 a.m. on April 25. According to police, Williams shot Cole and then took his police pickup, drove to a Cumberland Farms store, which he robbed, and then drove off before abandoning the pickup. Police scoured the area for four days before finally locating Williams.

The case was quickly transferred to Cumberland County Court in Portland because of extensive publicity in Somerset County.

“Not guilty” were the only words Williams spoke in court. If convicted, he faces a sentence of 25 years to life.

Looking on Tuesday was Williams’ mother, Marge Williams; his girlfriend; and two other relatives. All declined comment on the case.

After the hearing, Williams vigorously shook the hands of his court-appointed lawyers, Verne Paradie and Patrick Nickerson.

Paradie said he and his client have spoken only briefly since Paradie was appointed as his lawyer and that he had limited information on the case. He said he hopes to sit down with Williams more in the coming weeks and will start to go over material on the case from the state.

A mental health exam, ordered when a friend said Williams had been “paranoid” about going to jail in Massachusetts on gun charges, is continuing, Paradie said. Williams was arrested in Massachusetts in March on gun possession charges and was due in court in that state later on the same day that Cole was shot.

Paradie said he has not yet decided whether to ask for a bail hearing for Williams. Most suspects facing murder charges in Maine are held without bail, but they can request a hearing to seek to be freed before trial. The hearing requires prosecutors to present some of their evidence to a judge, who decides whether to allow bail.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Marchese, who is prosecuting Williams, provided little detail on the case after the hearing. Marchese said only that she’s confident in the state’s case and will ask for a “long sentence” if Williams is convicted.

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

emurphy@pressherald.com

AUGUSTA — A former Massachusetts man has been sentenced on drug charges to an initial 30 months behind bars with the remainder of the eight-year prison term suspended while he spends three years on probation.

Jaime R. “Uncle” Brea, 51, of Augusta and formerly of Revere, Massachusetts, was alleged to be the leader of a conspiracy to bring drugs from Massachusetts to central Maine.

Brea, who listed an address in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty on Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center to unlawful trafficking in cocaine and unlawful trafficking in heroin, both Dec. 20, 2016, in Augusta. A total of $800 in fines was suspended. Brea also forfeited three firearms and $4,691 seized Dec. 20-28, 2016, in Augusta.

Brea also pleaded guilty to four charges of violating conditions of release Feb. 25-April 18, 2017, related to leaving the State of Maine and getting arrested in February 2017 in Manhattan, New York on drug charges. He had been free on $25,000 cash bail.

In exchange for his pleas, other charges against Brea were dismissed.

Conditions of probation prohibit him from contact with six other co-defendants.

An affidavit filed in court by Maine Drug Enforcement Officer Nathan Walker says Brea drove a rental car between Augusta and Massachusetts to bring heroin to his four “nephews” to sell from local “trap houses” in Augusta. A co-defendant told police he made a trip to New York with Brea in one of the rental vehicles to pick up drugs, and that Brea had a phone line for people to call and order drugs.

The co-defendant also said Brea or “one of the ‘boys'” — identified as Jose “Jay EZ” Figueroa, and Sergio “Kash” Figueroa, 24, Jordan Ascencio, 20, and Kidante “KD” Roberts, all of Boston — would pick up the phone or would call back. People with those nicknames were arrested Dec. 20, 2016, in a hotel room in Augusta, where police reported finding a .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun, plus “marijuana, and ledgers documenting drug amounts, drug houses and sales,” Walker wrote.

Walker said that vehicles rented to Brea were found on Bond Street, Water Street and Mount Vernon Avenue, and surveillance by police indicated the vehicles made frequent trips between Boston and Augusta.

Others have already pleaded guilty and been sentenced in the case.

In April 2017, Roberts, then 22, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit unlawful trafficking in drugs and agreed to the forfeiture of three firearms and $3,731 in cash seized that day. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

In October 2017, Jose Figueroa, then 25, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty in the same courthouse to conspiracy to commit unlawful trafficking in drugs.

Two other people were sentenced on drug charges in separate cases also handled Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center

• Maurice Wilson, also known as Maurice Anthony Wilson II, Tony Wilson and Sosa, 37, of Augusta, was sentenced to an initial two years in prison with the remainder of the five-year term suspended while he spends two years on probation. He pleaded guilty Thursday to unlawful trafficking in heroin Jan. 29, 2018, and unlawful trafficking in cocaine base March 1, 2018, unlawful possession of cocaine base March 19, 2018 and three counts of violating condition of release Jan. 29-March, 19, 2018, all in Augusta. His $1,600 was suspended. Other charges were dismissed in exchange for the pleas.

• Rodney H, Hall, 36, of Augusta, was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of aggravated trafficking in heroin, April 5, 2018 in Waterville; Dec. 6, 2017, in Auburn, and Nov. 11, 2017, in Lewiston. He also forfeited $2,000; $1,200 in fines were suspended, and he was ordered to pay $240 restitution for drug testing.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

AUGUSTA — The attorney for a woman accused of beating her 10-year-old daughter to death with her husband’s help say prosecutors have made errors that justify removing them from the case.

Defense attorney Christopoher MacLean told the state supreme court Tuesday that prosecutors inappropriately obtained records relating to defendant Sharon Carrillo’s mental health state.

The attorney general’s office filed a subpoena with a school in New York and threatened a made-up court date if the records weren’t produced. WCSH-TV reports that MacLean said the errors were “not mistakes.”

Prosecutor Leanne Robbin says the error was just a mix-up caused by a miscommunication among prosecutors.

MacLean said in March that his client’s family members have told him that Carrillo has been diagnosed with intellectual disabilities since she was a child and had attended special schools.

Sharon Carrillo and her husband, Julio Carrillo, 51, were charged with depraved indifference murder after Marissa Kennedy was found dead in the Stockton Springs condominium where they were living with their two other children. Julio Carrillo was Marissa’s stepfather.

Marissa Kennedy

Both of the Carrillos pleaded not guilty in Marissa’s death.

Neither husband nor wife has a criminal record in Maine, but according to a prosecutor, Julio Carrillo was convicted of a domestic violence assault charge in Kentucky in 2000.

IN ANSON, Tuesday at 8:14 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Preble Avenue.

10:18 p.m., a theft was reported on Preble Avenue.

IN CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday at 10:17 a.m., a scam complaint was taken from Ripley Road.

5:38 p.m., fire units were sent to in response a call on Route 150.

IN CANAAN, Tuesday at 7:48 p.m., a theft was reported on Easy Street.

IN CLINTON, Tuesday, a caller from Hinckley Road reported a person was missing.

IN CORNVILLE, Tuesday at 1:04 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Browns Corner Road.

IN EUSTIS PLANTATION, Tuesday at 2:13 p.m., the theft of prescription medication was reported on Old Dead River Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Tuesday at 2:31 p.m., police made an arrest during a traffic stop on Bridge Street.

5:41 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on High Street.

6:21 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Woodman Avenue.

7:17 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Island Avenue.

IN FARMINGTON, Tuesday at 6:25 p.m., a caller from Seamon Road reported a person was missing.

11:09 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Philbrick Street.

11:19 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Sandy River Terrace.

IN HARTLAND, Tuesday at 3:29 p.m., a scam complaint was taken from Great Moose Drive.

IN INDUSTRY, Tuesday at 6:23 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported near Industry and West Mills roads.

IN MADISON, Tuesday at 12:42 p.m., threatening was reported on Nichols Street.

3:35 p.m., fire units were sent to a smoke investigation on Ward Hill Road.

6:49 p.m., police made an arrest during a motor vehicle stop on East Madison Road.

11:04 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Park Street.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Tuesday at 10:57 a.m., a fireworks complaint was taken from Oak Hill Road.

10:52 p.m., a theft was reported on Smithfield Road.

IN OAKLAND, Tuesday at 12:24 p.m., a shoplifter was reported at Rite Aid Pharmacy on Main Street.

4:18 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Heath Street.

IN PHILLIPS, Tuesday at 5:45 p.m., a tree fire with lines down was reported on Weld Road.

Wednesday at 6:49 a.m., a fire with lines down was reported near Wheeler Hill and Parlin roads.

IN PITTSFIELD, Tuesday at 10:51 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Somerset Avenue.

11:39 a.m., trespassing was reported on Somerset Plaza.

3:15 p.m., police made an arrest on Somerset Plaza.

Wednesday at 1:28 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on B Street.

IN ST. ALBANS, Tuesday at 6:12 p.m., police were sent to assist another agency on Corinna Road.

7:33 p.m., threatening was reported on Todds Corner Road.

IN SIDNEY, Wednesday at 2:27 a.m., a car-deer accident was reported on Middle Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Tuesday at 10:55 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Dartmouth Street.

11:09 a.m., a complaint about threatening was taken from Mountain View Terrace.

11:35 a.m., police were called to assist another agency on Madison Avenue.

1:03 p.m., a theft was reported on Hilltop Drive.

3:38 p.m., fire units were sent to conduct a smoke investigation on Bigelow Hill Road.

4:19 p.m., police made an arrest after a report of a medical emergency on Commercial Street.

5:05 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Mechanic Street.

8:46 p.m., a theft complaint was investigated on Winter Street.

Wednesday at 8:19 a.m., trespassing was reported on Winter Street.

IN STRONG, Tuesday at 1:37 p.m., a tree fire with lines down was reported on North Main Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 6:07 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Paris Street.

7:33 a.m., a theft was reported at the student center at Colby College on Mayflower Hill Drive.

9:46 a.m., noise was reported on West River Road.

2:07 p.m., a disturbance was reported on The Concourse.

2:35 p.m., an assault was reported at Head of Falls off Front Street.

2:46 p.m., a shoplifter was reported at Walmart on Waterville Commons Drive.

3:31 p.m., harassment was reported at the Chez Paree on Water Street.

4:07 p.m., a caller from Gold Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

4:22 p.m., a theft was reported at St. Francis Apartments on Elm Street.

5:22 p.m., a shoplifter was reported at Rite-Aid on Main Street.

10:24 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on College Avenue.

IN WINSLOW, Tuesday at 10:51 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Halifax Street.

3:05 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Stobie Street.

6:51 p.m., a caller from Benton Avenue reported an unwanted person on the premises.

7:55 p.m., threatening was reported on West Palmer Road.

ARRESTS

IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 11:22 p.m., Eric A. Perkins, 41, of Benton, was arrested and charged with violating conditions of release.

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tuesday at 2:43 p.m., David A. Gordon, 36, of Lewiston, was arrested on a warrant.

5:48 p.m., Stacy S. Beane, 47, of Anson, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Tuesday at 10:07 a.m., Lawrence Richard Knowles, 51, of Norridgewock, was arrested on warrants.

4:20 p.m., Casey Jo Marquis, 36, of Pittsfield, was arrested as a fugitive from justice.

5:34 p.m., Noah Michael Goodridge, 20, of Skowhegan, was arrested on an assault charge.

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 6:25 p.m., Amy Hudson, 36, of Waterville, was arrested and charged with violation of conditions of release.

6:03 p.m., Courtney Holmes, 26, of Oakland, was arrested on three warrants.

11:10 p.m., Chase Duguay, 19, of Waterville, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license beyond restrictions.

11:20 p.m., Chad McDougal, 26, listed as transient, was arrested on a warrant.

IN WINSLOW, Tuesday at 5:42 p.m., Joshua Michael Vashon, 18, of Winslow, was arrested and charged with OUI involving drugs, illegal transportation of drugs by a minor and possession of drug paraphernalia.

6:08 p.m., a fire was reported on Silver Street.

SUMMONSES

IN OAKLAND, Tuesday at 9:33 a.m., Ronald M. Mullen, 57, of Oakland, was summoned and charged with domestic violence terrorizing, obstructing report of a crime and violating condition of release.

IN WINSLOW, Wednesday at 12:46 a.m., Eric J. Smith, 27, of Augusta, was summoned and charged with operating with suspended registration.

IN AUGUSTA, Monday at 9:13 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Caldwell Road.

10:54 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Eastern Avenue.

12:07 p.m., an animal well-being check was done on Civic Center Drive.

12:46 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Civic Center Drive.

2:30 p.m., harassment was reported on Waldo Street.

2:43 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Whitten Road.

3:27 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Mount Vernon Avenue.

3:34 p.m., a dog bite was reported on Washington Street.

4:18 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on North Street.

4:36 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on School Street.

4:49 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Winthrop Street.

5:02 p.m., property was recovered on Water Street.

5:35 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

5:52 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Cony Street.

6:16 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Water Street.

6:21 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Stephen King Drive.

6:44 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Blair Road.

6:49 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on State Street.

6:50 p.m., indecency was reported on Willow and Cony streets.

6:50 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cony and Arsenal streets.

7:55 p.m., a dog bite was reported on Washington Street.

9:04 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Glenridge Drive.

10:10 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Cony Street.

10:40 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eastern Avenue.

10:54 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Washington Street.

Tuesday at 12:09 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Tall Pines Way.

6:05 a.m., a well-being check was done on Mount Vernon Avenue.

7:23 a.m., a well-being check was done on Northern Avenue.

10:05 a.m., littering was reported on Winthrop Street.

10:10 a.m., property was recovered on Northern Avenue.

12:18 p.m., theft was reported on Laurel Street.

2:22 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Western Avenue.

2:22 p.m., theft was reported on Union Street.

3:36 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Stephen King Drive.

4:24 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Stephen King Drive.

6:56 p.m., a well-being check was done on Cony Street.

7:25 p.m., a well-being check was done on Water Street.

9:10 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Eight Rod Road.

9:41 p.m., harassment was reported on Stone Street.

9:57 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Rodrigue Heights.

11:33 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eastern Avenue.

Wednesday at 1:17 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Piggery Road.

IN FARMINGDALE, Monday at 10:37 p.m., a well-being check was done on Northern Avenue.

IN FAYETTE, Monday at 10:10 a.m., theft was reported on Sandy River Road.

IN GARDINER, Monday at 10:56 a.m., threatening was reported on Highland Avenue.

Tuesday at 10:04 a.m., juvenile bullying was reported on Cobbossee Avenue.

IN HALLOWELL, Monday at 6:51 p.m., criminal threatening was reported on Nye Road.

10:27 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Water Street.

Tuesday at 10:10 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

IN JEFFERSON, Sunday at an unidentified time, an 8-foot-by-8-foot section of wooden float was reported stolen from an unidentified location.

IN MOUNT VERNON, Tuesday at 10:04 a.m., a well-being check was done on Wings Mills Road.

IN WINTHROP, Tuesday at 6:05 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on U.S. Route 202.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 7:45 p.m., Tammy L. Boyington, 48, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant, on York Street.

IN WHITEFIELD, Thursday at an unidentified time, Autumn L. Parady, 20, of Gardiner, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release, on Pittston Road.

SUMMONSES

IN AUGUSTA, Monday at 8:33 a.m., Leo C. Dyer, 33, of Augusta, was summoned on a charge of robbery, on Union Street.

1:35 p.m., Dylan N. Hendsbee, 26, of West Gardiner, was summoned on a charge of operating while license was suspended or revoked, after a traffic accident was reported on Bangor Street.

7:45 p.m., a 24-year-old South Paris man was summoned on a charge of failing to register a vehicle, after a traffic stop was done on Western Avenue and Whitten Road.

Tuesday at 6:33 p.m., Bonnie Lee French, 45, of Augusta, was summoned on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer (less than $500), on Kendall Street.

IN FAYETTE, Monday at 4:20 p.m., Roy E. Ivers, 74, of Fayette, was summoned on a charge of violating a protection order, on Bamford Hill Road.

An Exeter man was arrested Wednesday morning after leading a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy down U.S. Route 2 in Canaan at speeds that reached 87 mph, police said.

Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said Jesse P. Hensley, 28, was riding a black 1980 Yamaha 850, heading east on U.S. 2 at a high rate of speed when Deputy Toby Blodgett spotted him just before 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Blodgett clocked Hensley at a radar speed of 87 mph in a 55-mph zone, Lancaster said. Blodgett attempted to catch and stop the motorcycle, as the rider made “bad passes” through Canaan village, he said.

Lancaster said Blodgett was able to catch up to the motorcycle on U.S. 2 in Skowhegan between Lambert Road and East Ridge Road.

“The motorcycle got behind vehicles going in the same direction,” Lancaster said. “When Deputy Blodgett got behind the motorcycle, it pulled over.”

Hensley’s Maine driver’s license is suspended and he is subject to bail conditions as a result of a pending domestic violence charge, Lancaster said.

Hensley was arrested on charges of criminal speed, operating after suspension and violating conditions of release.

Lancaster said Hensley told the deputy that the reason he was speeding was because he was trying to get to court to see a judge about his pending charges.

Hensley was taken to the Somerset County Jail in East Madison and is scheduled to appear Aug. 8 in Somerset County Unified Court.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

dharlow@centralmaine.com

Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

Maine’s juvenile justice system has faced intense scrutiny since Charles Knowles, a 16-year-old transgender boy, killed himself at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland in October 2016.

AUGUSTA — The chief justice of the state’s highest court asked Wednesday whether the state’s juvenile justice system is failing Maine’s troubled kids.

The comments came during oral arguments in an appeal by a Skowhegan teenager, referred to only as J.R., who is challenging his commitment to Long Creek Youth Development Center for up to 18 months for a string of property crimes. The teen was committed there after he racked up multiple charges in a short period, resisted following rules and participating in counseling, and failed to appear for a court date, leading to his arrest.

Assistant District Attorney Carie James argued before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court that the commitment to Long Creek for that long was appropriate after J.R. refused to follow conditions of release, participate in counseling and improve his behavior.

“He had the opportunity for probation,” James said. “He failed. Attempts to rehabilitate J.R. in the community were not successful.”

But Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley interjected, and asked James to “step out to 30,000 feet.”

“This is a juvenile who is 16 during most of this period of time,” Saufley said. “He is acting inappropriately, which is not unusual for a juvenile. He is not showing up where he should be, which is not unusual for a juvenile. And the only thing the state could figure out to get this young man back on the ordinary track is incarceration. And I want to be clear, Long Creek is not a treatment facility. These kids are in lock down. It changes who they are, it changes who they think they are. Have we not failed our kids?”

James said there is no secure residential facility short of Long Creek that would have been appropriate for J.R., and while a Department of Corrections official said the agency is in favor of creating community-based options for teens, there is a lack of funding to build them.

Chief Justice Leigh Saufley: “The continuum of care … for juveniles … goes from nothing that is particularly restrictive, to incarceration.”

“But the continuum of care that we have available for juveniles in the state of Maine goes from nothing that is particularly restrictive, to incarceration,” Saufley responded. “We just leap over all the other options that could provide long-term economic benefit to the state of Maine when they have healthy outcomes. What does the court do?”

Another justice also questioned whether there is a fundamental issue of fairness when a teenager whose conduct is handled through the juvenile justice system may be incarcerated longer than an adult charged with the same crimes.

“With his commitment, he will be locked up there for at least nine months to 18 months,” said Justice Jeffrey L. Hjelm. “That is galaxies away from what sentence could be imposed for an adult. How is that fair?”

During the arguments, justices also pressed J.R.’s attorney, Tina Heather Nadeau, for how the lower court judges and juvenile community corrections officers – who operate similar to probation officers but with closer involvement – could have acted differently in handling the outcome of J.R.’s criminal charges, which played out over about eight months between the end of 2016 and the summer of 2017.

Nadeau argued for a slowdown of the process and a more careful and thorough exploration of options – and bluntly told the nine justices that the lower courts should be “better,” Nadeau said.

“I wanted them to do better by this kid,” she said.

The broader challenges to Maine’s juvenile justice system loom over J.R.’s case. The system has faced intense scrutiny since Charles Knowles, a 16-year-old transgender boy, killed himself at Long Creek in October 2016.

Since Knowles’ death, advocates have called for the closure of Long Creek, and policy researchers have looked more deeply into the ways in which mentally ill children, who make up a large portion of Long Creek’s population, are not well-served there.

While the case prompted questions about the state of the juvenile justice system in Maine, the appeal before the justices could lead to a more narrow decision about the treatment of one individual.

The state juvenile justice code requires judges to seek the least-restrictive means of treatment or rehabilitation for a child, while balancing the larger interests of the safety of society. One issue in the case that Saufley noted Wednesday is that the judge who handed down J.R.’s commitment did not squarely address whether J.R. was a danger to the community.

Matt Byrne can be contacted at 791-6303 or at:

mbyrne@pressherald.com

Twitter: MattByrnePPH

LEWISTON — State and local police are investigating a melee late Tuesday night in the area of Kennedy Park involving at least two dozen teenagers, preteens and three adult males that left one man in critical condition, authorities said.

The man remained in critical condition Wednesday following surgery, police said. Several of the victim’s friends told the Sun Journal on Wednesday afternoon that the man, said to be in his 30s, had died. However, a Maine State Police spokesman said police are not aware of any death.

Nicholas Vinciguerra, who lives on Maple Street, said he and his longtime friends, whom he refers to as family, had been gathered in the park Tuesday night, many seeking “payback” for a previous confrontation, when gunfire from BB and pellet guns erupted from the open windows of a black car driving north on Bates Street.

Daniel Dennison, left, and Jennifer Hixon were involved in a Kennedy Park fight Tuesday night.

According to police, the people involved in the May 17 incident refused to file complaints that would have led to an investigation and that a video posted on social media is only a portion of what happened and does not portray what started the fight or whether anyone was injured.

Those hanging out in the park Wednesday complained that police don’t investigate these types of attacks as vigorously as they should. “It’s like the police are scared,” said a woman named Lori, sitting on a bench Wednesday in the middle of Kennedy Park. “But they need to put a stop to it or there are going to be riots.”

Lewiston Mayor Shane Bouchard said he wouldn’t comment on the matter while it was being investigated.

Police Lt. David St. Pierre said there has been increased tension at the park since the May 17 incident and that police are “definitely stepping up some patrols in the Kennedy Park area to hopefully address it and put an end to it, because it is concerning.”

“I wouldn’t say there’s some drastic uptick in calls there, but we are concerned because we’ve had a couple of incidents,” including the one Tuesday night, he said.

Police said Wednesday they would be enforcing a 9 p.m. curfew in the park. That means people will be allowed to move through the park but not congregate there.

LEWISTON — Police said Thursday a man who was badly beaten two days earlier in a nighttime brawl near Kennedy Park remains in guarded condition.

A clash of two groups occurred on Knox Street after teens in a car reportedly drove past the park and shot pellets and BBs at a group gathered there, according to Sun Journal sources who said they witnessed the events. Several members of the group pursued the car to Knox Street, where a melee broke out, the teens reportedly wielding sticks, bats and bricks, Sun Journal sources said.

A local man was critically injured and taken to a nearby hospital where he underwent surgery. Police said he continues to cling to life.

“He’s alive,” Lt. David St. Pierre said at a noon press conference on Thursday. The name of the victim, who remains in critical condition, was not released.

An investigation into the incident and assault continue, St. Pierre said.

Tuesday night’s brawl was the latest in several recent incidents that have resulted in violence, but none as serious as this one, he said.

“It’s very concerning to us,” he said.

St. Pierre said he didn’t know what has sparked the recent clashes.

“Some of them are as very small as fighting over lighting a cigarette,” he said. “I’m not exactly sure what precipitated this most recent event or the May 17 event we’re investigating as well.”

Asked whether race played a role in Tuesday’s altercation, St. Pierre said: “There were certainly different ethnic origins involved in the fight. I don’t know exactly how many. We get reports or I’ve seen on social media and other outlets that people are saying there are as many as 30 or 40 people from different ethnic backgrounds. I don’t know that to be accurate.”

The police investigation will help determine who was involved and why, he said. But the participants don’t appear to be the same individuals each time nor the same groups of people.

“We’re still working strongly in concert with the Maine State Police,” which is leading the investigation, he said. Detectives from the two agencies are working together to seek out and interview “as many witnesses as possible at this point,” he said.

“I think we’re making some significant strides,” he said.

State Police handle investigations when a death has resulted, or may result, from an incident.

Meanwhile, a 9 p.m. curfew in the park has been enforced since the altercation.

With the added police patrols, “We’re doing the best we can to possibly make sure that the community is safe,” St. Pierre said. “We want people to feel safe in the environment, whether it’s Kennedy Park or in their own home or walking down any city street on the outskirts.”

St. Pierre said he “wouldn’t say anyone in particular is being targeted.”

“Keeping peace in the park obviously is one of our priorities right now,” St. Pierre said. “We have hired some additional officers to patrol the park, especially during the evening hours.”

The Lewiston Police Department participates in many outreach programs and events throughout the year such as our Community Resource Team working with area Mosques to improve relations with the Muslim Community, St. Pierre said.

“We attend monthly meetings with area community groups to improve overall relations between the community and police. We meet regularly with Fatuma Hussein, who is the director of the Immigrant Resource Center of Maine, and are working on getting more outreach workers into the community,” he said.

“A large number of our officers have actively taken part in regular and various ‘Community Conversations’ organized by Nicola Chin of ‘Up with Community,'” he said.

“We do the best we possibly can,” St. Pierre said.

IN BINGHAM, Wednesday at 11:17 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

IN CANAAN, Wednesday at 10:54 a.m., police made an arrest during a traffic stop on Main Street.

5:10 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street.

Thursday at 7:25 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Mud Run.

9:04 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Mud Run.

9:53 a.m., court paperwork was served on Mud Run.

IN EMBDEN, Wednesday at 2:35 p.m., fire units were sent in response to a report of a vehicle fire on Kennebec River Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Wednesday at 9:39 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Summit Street.

5:59 p.m., police made an arrest during a traffic stop on Main Street.

8:17 p.m., police were called to assist another agency on Main Street.

8:24 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Pleasant Street.

8:50 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Valley Farms Road.

IN FARMINGTON, Wednesday at 12:23 p.m., harassment was reported on Franklin Avenue.

4:16 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Hovey Road.

IN HARMONY, Wednesday at 4:04 p.m., police, rescue and an ambulance were sent in response to a report of a disturbance on Mainstream Road.

IN HARTLAND, Wednesday at 8:07 a.m., fire units were sent in response to a call on Canaan Road.

IN MADISON, Wednesday at 2:08 p.m., larceny or fraud was reported on Maple Street.

5:24 p.m., a brush fire was reported on Preble Avenue.

11:09 p.m., a burglary in progress was reported on Madison Avenue.

IN MERCER, Wednesday at 5:57 p.m., a disturbance was reported on East Sandy River Road.

10:37 p.m., a disturbance was reported on East Sandy River Road.

Thursday at 1:08 a.m., a disturbance was reported on East Sandy River Road.

3:34 a.m., police made an arrest after a report of a disturbance on East Sandy River Road.

IN OAKLAND, Wednesday at 12:31 p.m., noise was reported at Lakes Region Dental on Center Street.

IN PALMYRA, Wednesday at 6:59 a.m., sheriff’s deputies and state police responded to a welfare check on Raymond Road.

12:13 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street.

IN PHILLIPS, Wednesday at 6:49 a.m., a fire with lines down was reported near Wheeler Hill and Parlin roads.

6:29 p.m., harassment was reported on Main Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Wednesday at 11:38 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Washington Street.

7:10 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Hunnewell Avenue.

7:22 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Dogtown Road.

Thursday at 7:50 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Waverly Street.

9:01 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Waverly Steet.

IN ST. ALBANS, Wednesday at 12:36 p.m., a theft was reported on Osprey Drive.

IN SALEM TOWNSHIP, Wednesday at 9:05 p.m., a road hazard was reported on Salem Road.

IN STRONG, Thursday at 5:50 a.m., a road hazard was reported on Pillsbury Road.

IN SIDNEY, Wednesday at 11:57 a.m., a two-vehicle crash was reported on Richard Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Wednesday at 8:19 a.m., trespassing was reported on Winter Street.

2:12 p.m., police were called to help another agency on Malbons Mill Road.

5:26 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Water Street.

5:43 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Waterville Road.

6:33 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street.

8:39 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Molunkus Road.

9:09 p.m., threatening was reported on High Street.

9:31 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Heselton Street.

11:01 p.m., police made an arrest after a traffic accident on Madison Avenue.

Thursday at 8:07 a.m., an auto theft was reported on Hilltop Drive.

8:49 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Main Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Wednesday at 10:56 a.m., harassment was reported at The Big Apple store on Elm Street.

1:05 p.m., a shoplifter was reported at Hannaford at Elm Plaza.

2:03 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on College Avenue.

6:25 p.m., a caller from Waterville Public Library on Elm Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

6:49 p.m., a burglary was reported at Waterville Pediatrics on Silver Street.

6:54 p.m., a caller from Waterville Public Library reported an unwanted person on the premises.

8 p.m., a shoplifter was reported at the Maine Smoke Shop on College Avenue.

10:25 p.m., a caller from Maine Film Center at Railroad Square reported a domestic dispute.

11:23 p.m., a caller from Domino’s Pizza reported an unwanted person on the premises.

IN WILTON, Wednesday at 10:09 p.m., noise was reported on High Street.

IN WINSLOW, Wednesday at 3:25 p.m., a case involving forgery or fraud was reported on Dixon Terrace.

5:51 p.m., a theft was reported at the Lobster Trap on Bay Street.

7:38 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Maple Ridge Road.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wednesday at 12:21 a.m., Kenneth Warren Imlay, 40, of Farmington, was arrested on a probation hold and charged with operating under the influence and operating after suspension.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Wednesday at 10:50 a.m., Lilah Alanna Jacques, 36, of Moscow, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

11:22 a.m., Jesse P. Hensley, 28, of Exeter, was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release, operating after suspension and exceeding speed limit by 30 mph or more.

12:47 p.m., Moises Radahme Pujols, 34, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a probation hold.

8:53 p.m., Alban Dale Bouchard, 58, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a theft charge.

Thursday at 7:06 a.m., Tyler K. Nicolson, 32, of Denver, Colorado, was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release, terrorizing and disorderly conduct.

IN WATERVILLE, Wednesday at 8 a.m., Troy P. Everlith, 33, of Clinton, was arrested and charged with violation of a protection order.

2:30 p.m., Peter Wing, 56, of Waterville, was arrested and charged with obstructing government administration.

2:30 p.m., Callyn Molloy, 56, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant.

3:40 p.m., Evonne Barter, 49, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant.

IN WINSLOW, Wednesday at 4:34 p.m., Eric Vincent Nelson, 33, of Winslow, was arrested on a probation hold.

5:51 p.m., Amy Jean Hudson, 35, of Waterville, was arrested and charged with four counts of violating conditions of release and theft of services.

A woman who racked up a $60 tab at the Lobster Trap in Winslow Wednesday and left the restaurant without paying will head to court in August, according to police.

Amy Jean Hudson

Amy Jean Hudson, 35, was out on bail conditions for theft and indecent conduct when she dined at the 21 Bay St. eatery and walked out before 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, “highly intoxicated,” police Chief Shawn O’Leary said Thursday.

A restaurant employee called police. Winslow police Detective Brad Hubert, who was taking a person to jail, saw Hudson on Bay Street seven minutes later near the Ticonic Bridge and stopped her, according to O’Leary.

Hudson told Hubert, who was familiar with her, that she was coming into Winslow from Waterville, but Hubert knew that was not the case, he said.

Hubert arrested Hudson and charged her with theft of services and four counts of violating conditions of release, and she was taken to Kennebec County Jail in Augusta, O’Leary said.

As conditions of her bail, Hudson was not to have alcohol or engage in further criminal conduct, according to O’Leary.

A jail spokesman said just after 11:30 a.m. Thursday that Hudson was still at the jail and there was no bail for her.

She is scheduled to appear August 13 in Kennebec County Superior Court in Augusta, according to O’Leary.

Amy Calder — 861-9247

acalder@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @AmyCalder17

AUGUSTA — An attorney a former Oakland woman convicted of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old boy who was asleep at the time argued before Maine’s high court Thursday that a jury had confusing instructions about “duress” when deciding whether to find the woman guilty.

That was the position of attorney Rory McNamara, who represented Sarah Conway in an appeal heard Thursday morning in Augusta by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, sitting as the Law Court.

Conway was convicted May 31, 2017, at the Capital Judicial Center of gross sexual assault, which occurred in the period of December 2014 to March 2015 in Oakland. Conway admitted that the assault occurred, but said it was involuntary because her boyfriend forcibly compelled her to do it. An earlier trial on that charge ended with a hung jury.

Conway, now 28, is serving an eight-year prison sentence and afterward will spend 18 years on supervised release. She was not present for the oral argument.

McNamara is seeking to have Conway’s conviction overturned and a new trial ordered.

He said the instruction given to the jurors before their deliberations at trial “points in two different directions. We don’t know where they ended up.”

In an aside, Chief Justice Leigh Saufley asked McNamara, “Are you engaged with MACDL to talk with defense counsel about those things they should remember to address when conferences are occurring regarding jury instructions?”

McNamara told her that his law partner, Jamesa Drake, was at the annual conference of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on Thursday, and “hopefully addressing some of these issues. It’s something we talk about every year. I do think instruction from this court is very important too — not just for those attending MACDL conferences, for courts as well.”

Deputy District Attorney Paul Cavanaugh, who was the trial prosecutor, argued that there was no “obvious error,” which is the standard used by Law Court in its review, and that Conway’s conviction should stand.

However, he also said the Law Court could provide guidance on the duress instruction.

“Clarity’s always good; that’s not the same as error,” Cavanaugh told the justices.

He said Conway was acquitted at her first trial of charges of unlawful sexual contact because of erroneous jury instructions, “and now, ironically, she argues that she was convicted of sexual assault … again on erroneous jury instructions.”

Cavanaugh said there was a great deal of discussion in the trial judge’s chambers — outside the jurors’ hearing — about the duress instruction and whether Conway feared her boyfriend, Stephen Richard Smith, and acted with recklessness by remaining with him.

“The use of force was contested,” Cavanaugh said. “The state maintains that there was no force.”

He cited Smith’s testimony at trial saying this was something Smith talked Conway into.

Smith himself testified at both trials, saying that he and Conway sexually assaulted the boy after removing the boy’s diaper.

Smith, now 39, is serving the initial 18-year unsuspended portion of a 30-year prison sentence. He pleaded guilty to three counts of unlawful sexual contact, two counts of visual sexual aggression against a child and one count of sexual misconduct with a child under 12.

Prior to the second trial, Conway had pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child under 16, with the same boy plus a girl named as victims. She was sentenced to 364 days in jail concurrently on each count.

At the sentencing hearing in September 2017, Cavanaugh had sought a 20-year prison term for Conway, followed by a 20-year period of supervision.

“The children were 5 and 3 at the time of this conduct,” Cavanaugh said. “They were defenseless.”

The two children are in foster care with family members and supervised by New Hampshire child protection authorities.

The defense attorney at the sentencing hearing, Sherry Tash, blamed Conway’s former boyfriend for bringing “this evil into her life. He manipulated her and emotionally blackmailed her.”

At that hearing, Conway spoke directly to the judge. “I should have fought him or ran (away) with my children,” she said. “I foolishly stayed with this evil man and even had a child with him.”

She said she was not a bad person but someone who made bad choices.

Arrest affidavits filed in Augusta court say that Conway went to the police in Canaan, New Hampshire, on Sept. 16, 2016, and spoke to Sgt. Ryan Porter, saying that Smith was her ex-fiance and that they used to watch child pornography together when they had apartments in Oakland, from December 2014 to March 2015. According to Porter, Smith told her he had sexually abused his own children and talked her into sexually abusing her children.

The Law Court issues decisions in writing, and those decisions are published on the website of State of Maine Judicial Branch.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

IN AUGUSTA, Wednesday at 9:09 a.m., an animal well-being check was done on Commerce Drive.

11:13 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

12:22 p.m., harassment was reported on Jefferson Street.

12:22 p.m., a well-being check was done on Chapel Street.

12:40 p.m., simple assault was reported on Medical Center Parkway.

12:53 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cony Street.

12:55 p.m., property was recovered on Water and Bridge streets.

1:04 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Civic Center Drive.

2:10 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Cony Street.

3:36 p.m., property was recovered on Cony Street.

4:47 p.m., a well-being check was done on North Belfast Avenue.

5:29 p.m., harassment was reported on Jefferson Street.

8:25 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Washington Street.

9:50 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on St. Catherine Street and Brooks Street.

11:31 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Spaulding Street.

Thursday at 4:40 a.m., a well-being check was done on Riverside Drive.

IN GARDINER, Wednesday at 2:17 p.m., a well-being check was done on Adams Street.

IN MONMOUTH, Wednesday at 3:31 p.m., a well-being check was done on Perkins Road.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Wednesday at 10:18 a.m., Angel Mae Trask, 26, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant and a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, on Union Street.

10:31 a.m., Marcia M. Oconnor, 39, of Freedom, was arrested on a warrant, on Union Street.

1:27 p.m., Bonnie Lee French, 45, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant and a charge of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug, on Kendall Street.

3:24 p.m., Tammy L. Boyington, 48, of Augusta, was arrested on two warrants, on State Street.

SUMMONS

IN AUGUSTA, Wednesday at 10:03 p.m., Dennilee D. Peaslee, 34, of Augusta, was summoned on a charge of operating under the influence (drugs or combination), during a traffic stop on Whitten Road.

A Sanford man is facing multiple charges after leading police on a chase that reached speeds faster than 110 mph while driving a motorcycle with stolen license plates.

Zachary Jordan

Maine State Trooper Conner Walton tried to stop a sport-style motorcycle for motor vehicle violations on Thursday in Sanford, but the operator took off at a high rate of speed, police said. Walton pursued the motorcycle through Sanford, with speeds reaching over 110 mph before calling off the chase because of heavy traffic.

Police said the motorcycle was passing vehicles in no-passing zones while driving over 100 mph.

The license plates on the motorcycle came back as stolen, but a Sanford police officer who witnessed part of the chase recognized the motorcycle and the rider, who was not wearing a helmet.

State Police and a Sanford police officer went to the home of the suspect, 21-year-old Zachary Jordan, to wait for him to arrive. Police said he showed up in a car.

After an interview with police, Jordan was arrested and charged with eluding an officer and violating conditions of release. Police say he will be indicted on misdemeanor charges of reckless conduct, criminal speed, operating without a license, driving to endanger and attaching false plates.

Jordan is being held without bail at York County Jail.

IN ANSON, Thursday at 3:39 p.m., violation of bail was reported on Preble Avenue.

IN CHESTERVILLE, Thursday at 6:47 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Sanborn Hill Road.

IN CLINTON, Thursday at 4:37 p.m., theft was reported on Waterville Commons Drive.

IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday at 10:57 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

12:27 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Sites Stinson Drive.

10:44 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Hinckley Road.

11:14 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Island Avenue.

IN FARMINGTON, Thursday at 9:28 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on South Street.

11:00 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on High Street.

IN KINGFIELD, Thursday at 5:35 p.m., harassment was reported on Poland Spring Drive.

IN MADISON, Thursday at 10:05 a.m., burglary was reported on Main Street.

10:23 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Grange Road.

Friday at 3:02 a.m., an arrest was made on East Madison Road.

6:45 a.m., disturbance was reported on Main Street.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Thursday at 4:09 p.m., theft was reported on Madison Road.

9:37 p.m., a violation of bail was reported on Skowhegan Road.

10:17 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Skowhegan Road.

IN PALMYRA, Thursday at 7:08 p.m., disturbance was reported on Main Street.

IN PHILLIPS, Thursday at 7:17 p.m., harassment was reported on Main Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Thursday at 7:06 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Washington Street.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Thursday at 11:59 a.m., loud noise or music was reported on Joyce Street.

2:22 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Academy Circle.

6:22 p.m., a scam was reported on Pratt Court.

7:26 p.m., trespassing was reported on Canaan Road.

8:30 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Moores Mill Road.

9:14 p.m., assault was reported on Middle Road.

10:21 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Sunrise Drive.

IN WINSLOW, Thursday at 5:09 p.m., assault was reported on Benton Avenue.

8:40 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Baker Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 10:19 a.m., a report of a domestic dispute led to an arrest on Summer Street.

10:40 a.m., threatening was reported on Water Street.

12:29 p.m., harassment was reported on Colby Street.

12:50 p.m., threatening was reported on Main Street.

12:57 p.m., a report of shoplifting led to an arrest on Waterville Commons Drive.

1:26 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

1:33 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Swan Street.

1:48 p.m., a report of criminal trespassing led to an arrest on Waterville Commons Drive.

2:08 p.m., theft was reported on Common Street.

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

10:57 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on College Avenue.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Thursday at 9:10 p.m., Roy Gene Gould Jr., 39, of New Vineyard, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence (alcohol).

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Thursday at 12:39 p.m., James Scott Lee, 32, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a warrant for unpaid fines and fees and two warrants for failure to appear in court.

1:29 p.m., Derek J. Foster, 26, of Brownfield, was arrested on a warrant for a probation violation.

1:56 p.m., Mallory Joe Copp, 31, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a charge of theft.

8:54 p.m., Carl Allen Landry, 48, of Madison, was arrested on a probation hold.

9:35 p.m., Darren James Potter, 27, of Palmyra, was arrested on a charge of terrorizing.

Friday at 3:14 a.m., Jacqueline Rose-Lorraine McClure, 26, of Corinna, was arrested on a warrant for unpaid fines and fees and a warrant for failure to appear in court.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 10:39 a.m., Patrick Hamilton, 29, of Fairfield, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault with prior convictions.

A driver allegedly left the scene after crashing a pickup truck Thursday afternoon near 190 Winthrop Center Road in Winthrop.

The crash, which was reported around 3:15 p.m., caused a utility pole to snap and knocked out power in that section of Winthrop, according to Dan Cook, the town’s interim police chief. The road had to be closed as multiple Central Maine Power Co. crews responded to the outage.

About 340 customers lost power in the outage, which lasted from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, according to CMP spokeswoman Gail Rice.

Police are still investigating to determine who was driving the vehicle, a 2006 F-250 pickup truck that was destroyed in the crash.

After the accident was reported, a member of the Maine State Police brought a sniffing dog to assist with the search.

Officers located the registered owner of the truck. That person, whose driver’s license is suspended, denied having driven the truck when contacted by police, Cook said.

“We have a couple of leads,” Cook said. “As of right now, it’s still under investigation.”

Charles Eichacker — 621-5642

ceichacker@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @ceichacker

The 38-year-old man who was badly beaten during a brawl this week in Lewiston’s Kennedy Park has died, state police said.

Donald Giusti

Donald Giusti of Lewiston died Friday afternoon at Central Maine Medical Center, where he had been hospitalized since late Tuesday night when the fight erupted.

Friends of Giusti, a father of two, described him as a former brawler who had been trying to turn his life around.

“He used to be a hell of a fighter,” 44-year-old Cynthia Stoddard told the Sun Journal. “Around three years ago, he said, ‘I don’t want to do this anymore.’ He was a good guy. He was trying to get his life straightened out.”

Two groups clashed Tuesday on Knox Street after teenagers in a car reportedly drove past the park and shot pellets and BBs at a group gathered there, according to Sun Journal sources who said they witnessed the events.

Several people pursued the car from the park to Knox Street, where a melee broke out, the teens reportedly wielding sticks, bats and bricks, sources said.

Police are investigating to determine whether there were racial elements to the fight, an assertion made by many in the aftermath of the brawl.

“There were certainly different ethnic origins involved in the fight,” Lewiston police Lt. David St. Pierre said on Thursday. “I don’t know exactly how many. We get reports or I’ve seen on social media and other outlets that people are saying there are as many as 30 or 40 people from different ethnic backgrounds. I don’t know that to be accurate.”

Lewiston police Officer Tom Murphy talks with people Wednesday about a fight in Kennedy Park late Tuesday night. A man who was beaten during the brawl died Friday.

The police investigation will help determine who was involved and why, he said. But the participants don’t appear to be the same individuals each time nor the same groups of people.

Maine Public Safety Spokesman Stephen McCausland said an autopsy is planned to determine Giusti’s cause of death.

Police said that anyone who saw the fight should contact either Lewiston police at 513-3138, or the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit at 624-7076.

The Sun Journal reported that Lewiston Mayor Shane Bouchard said Friday that Police Chief Brian O’Malley and City Administrator Ed Barrett will be updating the public before Tuesday’s City Council meeting about the city’s response to the violence.

“They’ll be talking about some of the things we’ve done over the last couple weeks in light of these incidents prior to the meeting next week,” he said.

Sun Journal staff contributed to this report.

Matt Byrne can be contacted at 791-6303 or at:

mbyrne@pressherald.com

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A man who authorities say was the head of a major fentanyl and cocaine trafficking ring in New England has pleaded guilty in federal court.

The Providence Journal reports that 25-year-old Ramon Delossantos entered the plea Thursday in a Providence courthouse. He faces a sentence of up to life in prison and $20 million in fines.

The eight-month investigation resulted in 26 other arrests. Investigators seized 23 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, 11 kilograms of cocaine, 11 kilograms of marijuana and 2 kilograms of psychedelic mushrooms.

Delossantos, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, acknowledged that he likely would be deported as a result of the plea.