A man charged in one of a string of robberies across southern Maine now faces a federal charge.

Travis J. Card, 38, of Westbrook was charged Friday by criminal complaint in U.S. District Court in Portland with interference with commerce by robbery.

Federal officials said their charge arose from the investigation into armed robberies in the Portland area in early spring. Card was arrested in Westbrook on April 13 by FBI agents and police from three communities.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office mentioned only one robbery in announcing the federal charge and Card so far has been charged with only one robbery in state court.

However, prosecutors have said they believe Card may have committed some or all of 11 unsolved robberies that occurred over four weeks in March and April. Both the state charge and the federal complaint reference one robbery on April 6 in which Card is accused of going into a Westbrook Gulf Mart store, showing the clerk what is believed to have been a black firearm and telling the clerk to open the register and give him money. He took off with more than $500, federal authorities allege.

Card is being held at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland on the state charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Portland has not been scheduled.

If convicted, Card faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

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

emurphy@pressherald.com

IN ANSON, Thursday at 10:31 a.m., debris was reported on the Greenleaf Road.

2:59 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Campground Road.

IN BELGRADE, Thursday at 10:48 a.m., a brush, grass or woods fire was reported on Burton Woods Road.

IN ATHENS, Friday at 5:46 a.m., mischief was reported on Brighton Road.

IN BINGHAM, Thursday at 12:20 p.m., mischief was reported on Mayfield Road.

IN CLINTON, Thursday at 7:24 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Johnson Flat Road.

3:59 p.m., a theft was reported at Powers Auto Center on Main Street.

10:16 p.m., noise was reported on Pearl Street.

11:34 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Interstate 95.

11:38 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Taylor Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday at 1:23 p.m., a scam was reported on Martin Stream Road.

2:48 p.m., threatening was reported on Main Street.

3:02 p.m., a scam was reported on Oakland Road.

6:44 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported on Winter Street.

Friday at 11:17 a.m., a scam was reported on Mountain Avenue.

IN MADISON, Thursday at 12:13 p.m., harassment was reported on Naomi Avenue.

6:44 p.m., mischief was reported on Hidden Acres Drive.

IN NEW SHARON, Thursday at 11:57 a.m., a case involving theft or fraud was reported on Swan Road.

10:15 p.m., a burglary was reported in progress on Hayden Street.

Friday at 9:13 a.m., a theft was reported on Main Street.

11:10 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Bean Street.

IN NEW VINEYARD, Thursday at 8:32 p.m., a brush fire was reported on New Vineyard Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Thursday at 5:21 p.m., a theft was reported on Walnut Drive.

8:04 p.m., trespassing was reported on Martin Stream Road.

9:40 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Walnut Drive.

11:30 p.m., debris was reported in the roadway on Waterville Road.

Friday at 7:25 a.m., an auto theft was reported on River Road.

IN RIPLEY, Friday at 10:11 a.m., mischief was reported on Chandler Hill Road.

IN ST. ALBANS, Thursday at 12:44 p.m., a burglary was reported on Cotta Lane.

8:13 p.m., threatening was reported on Corinna Road.

11:54 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported at Spruce Grove Mobile Home Park.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Thursday at 4:51 p.m., a theft was reported on Water Street.

6:49 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported at Fairgrounds Market Place.

7:14 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Canaan Road.

9:57 p.m., trespassing was reported on McClellan Street.

Friday at 9:26 a.m., a theft was reported on Water Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 8:09 a.m., a theft was reported at Amici’s Cucina on Main Street.

9:53 a.m., a caller from Jorgensen’s Cafe on Main Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

11:59 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Elm Street.

12:04 p.m., an assault was reported at Care & Comfort on Main Street.

12:47 p.m., a theft was reported on Summer Street.

1:45 p.m., a shoplifter was reported at Walmart, on Waterville Commons Drive.

3:09 p.m., a burglary was reported on Elm Street.

3:21 p.m. a traffic offense was reported on Interstate 95. A man was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol.

3:55 p.m., threatening was reported on Silver Street.

7:34 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported near Western Avenue and Silver Street.

9:27 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Summer Street.

Friday at 1:04 a.m., a theft was reported on Summer Street.

4:12 a.m., a caller from Summer Street reported an unwanted person on the premises.

IN WILTON, Thursday at 1:49 a.m., a burglary was reported on Village View Street.

2:14 a.m., threatening was reported on Main Street.

IN WINSLOW, Thursday at 1:45 p.m., a case involving forgery or fraud was reported on Meadowview Lane.

4:37 p.m., a case involving forgery or fraud was reported on Taylor Road.

5:59 p.m., a drug offense was reported on Whipple Street.

6:49 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported at Boucher Meats on Benton Avenue.

ARRESTS

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 9:16 a.m., Tisha M. York, 37, of Troy, was arrested and charged with operating after habitual offender revocation.

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Thursday at 12:15 a.m., Joseph Richard McKenna, 48, of Wilton, was arrested and charged with failure to appear.

9:30 a.m., Amy J. Heckbert, 36, of Wilton, was arrested and charged with violating condition of release.

2:17 p.m., Jonathan Michael Maginnis, 25, of Farmington, was arrested on a warrant.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Thursday at 1:35 p.m., Joshua Jason Johnson, 30, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a probation hold.

6:05 p.m., Carl Allen Landry, 48, of Madison, was arrested and charged with probation revocation.

11 p.m., Christopher Skinner, 45, of St. Albans, was arrested and charged with domestic violence terrorizing.

11:30 p.m., Nadia D. Viles, 39, of St. Albans, was arrested on five warrants.

Friday at 1:58 a.m., Gregory A. Macomber, 59, of Dexter, was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of fish in violation.

9:40 a.m., Zackery E. Gagnon, 25, of Clinton, was arrested and charged with unauthorized use of property.

IN WATERVILLE, Thursday at 3:21 p.m., Joseph Dedam, 57, of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence.

10:18 p.m., Benjamin Lajoie, 27, of Windham, was arrested and charged with violation of condition of release.

SUMMONS

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 8:40 a.m., Zackery E. Gagnon, 25, of Vassalboro, was summoned and charged with operating while license suspended or revoked.

A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to six years, eight months in federal prison for trafficking in fentanyl.

Rafael Buli, 24, of Lawrence was sentenced Friday in Portland by U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy for conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, and aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.

The sentence will run consecutively to a three-year sentence that Buli is currently serving in Massachusetts for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Buli pleaded guilty to the Maine charges on Feb. 2.

According to court records, Buli, Wender Santos and others conspired to distribute fentanyl in the Lawrence area. Maine drug customers contacted Santos, who told Buli to sell them drugs. On Sept. 1, 2016, federal and state agents stopped a Maine customer after Buli had sold him about 400 grams of fentanyl.

At the time of many of the transactions, Buli was being electronically monitored by the Massachusetts Department of Probation, and the electronic monitoring bracelet he was wearing placed him at the scene of several controlled buys of drugs conducted by federal agents.

Santos pleaded guilty on April 3 to the same charges as Buli and awaits sentencing.

IN AUGUSTA, Thursday at 7:37 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Eastern Avenue.

8:48 a.m., an overdose rescue was done on Capitol Street.

9:05 a.m., theft was reported on Water Street.

11:11 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Airport Road.

11:36 a.m., property was recovered on Bog Road.

11:53 a.m., a well-being check was done on Laurel Street.

1:03 p.m., a city ordinance violation was reported on Howard Street.

2:38 p.m., a well-being check was done on Bridge Street.

3 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Edison Drive.

3:04 p.m., a well-being check was done on Pet Haven Lane.

4:13 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Civic Center Drive.

4:52 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Howard Street.

5:19 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Greenlief Street.

5:22 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

6 p.m. criminal trespassing was reported on Canal Street.

6:10 p.m., property was recovered on Civic Center Drive.

6:22 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Purinton Avenue.

6:34 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Gannett Street.

7:46 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Stephen King Drive.

8:41 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Arsenal Street.

8:50 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Bridge Street.

11:22 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Winthrop Street.

Friday at 1:57 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on New England Road.

IN CHELSEA, Thursday at 2:21 p.m. a well-being check was done on Collins Road.

IN GARDINER, Thursday at 1:42 p.m., theft was reported on Church Street.

IN HALLOWELL, Thursday at 5:35 a.m., a well-being check was done on Water Street.

6:42 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Water Street.

2:45 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Water Street.

IN MONMOUTH, Thursday at 7:41 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on U.S. Route 202.

IN PITTSTON, Thursday at 8:57 a.m., identity theft was reported on East Pittston Road.

ARREST

IN AUGUSTA, Robert A. Brann Jr., 44, of Whitefield, was arrested on charges of unlawful possession of schedule W drugs (oxycodone), operating after license suspension, violating conditions of release, and unlawful possession of a scheduled drug (suboxone), after a traffic complaint was made on Western Avenue.

SUMMONSES

IN AUGUSTA, Thursday at 9:03 a.m., Christopher Richard Pinkham, 45, of Pittston, was summoned on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, after an investigation was done on State Street.

10:29 p.m., a 20-year-old Richmond man was summoned on a charge of operating with a license suspended or revoked, during a traffic stop on State and Bond streets.

AUGUSTA — Jeremy Clement, a Fairfield man who was found guilty of attempted murder in a jury trial, is scheduled to be sentenced Monday at the Capital Judicial Center.

In addition to the attempted murder charge, Clement, 36, was found guilty of burglary, aggravated assault and assault on May 23.

Justice William Stokes also entered into the verdict a count of possession of a firearm, which the jury had not been tasked with deliberating, since Clement had admitted during testimony to having a gun when he was prohibited from having one.

On April 19, 2017, Clement rode his all-terrain vehicle to a house in Oakland where his ex-girlfriend, Jasmine Caret, was staying with her mother, Roseanna, and her grandmother, May. Clement, armed with a pistol, kicked in the door. He got into an altercation with Roseanna Caret, who defended herself and her daughter with a baseball bat, striking Clement, who then shot Jasmine Caret.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges in October 2017.

Jasmine Caret, who was present during portions of Clement’s trial, was brought to tears and nearly became ill at the sight of the blood-stained shirt she was wearing when she was shot, which was admitted as evidence.

The jury initially was not able to reach a verdict on the attempted murder charge, but Stokes sent them back, advising them to continue working. After nearly six hours of deliberation, the 12-person jury found him guilty on all charges, ending the three-day trial.

Clement was represented by Augusta attorney Walter McKee, who said Clement never intended to harm Jasmine Caret. Instead, he argued that Clement had gone over to the Caret home to kill himself with his gun in front of Jasmine.

“I was planning to commit suicide and have her watch it,” Clement said during his May 22 testimony. When asked why he wanted Jasmine Caret to watch him shoot himself, Clement responded, “I don’t know. I don’t know.”

Clement said he had been drinking that day and had been abusing alcohol leading up to the events. He said Jasmine Caret also had been abusing alcohol. He felt depressed because he had lost custody of his three children, including the son he had with Jasmine Caret.

Clement’s relationship with Caret had been “great” to begin with, he said. They had met when he was 16, had been dating for about six years, and had been living together. However, he said he had to take a leave of absence from work because things were falling apart with his family.

Clement testified he had called the Department of Health and Human Services about Caret’s drinking problem. He said DHHS then looked at his drinking problem and took his children.

McKee said Clement was facing the prospect of not having custody of his children again and felt hopeless. He said it was not out of the ordinary for someone in Clement’s predicament to feel suicidal.

“Him being suicidal is not in dispute,” McKee said during the trial.

However, the prosecution, which was led by Assistant District Attorney Michael Madigan, said Clement went to the Oakland home fully intending to kill Jasmine Caret. Madigan said Clement didn’t come up with the story of planning to kill himself until well after the shooting took place. He also noted that Clement never asked about Jasmine Caret’s well-being after the shooting.

“He didn’t go inside to kill himself. He didn’t go there with one bullet. He went there with a magazine,” Madigan told the jury on May 23.

Clement’s defense said he shot Jasmine Caret by mistake when he was struck in the head by her mother, Roseanna Caret, with a baseball bat. The defense stated Clement had been holding the gun high in the air, and it only came down toward Jasmine Caret after he had been hit in the head with the bat.

The prosecution, however, refuted that claim, saying it didn’t add up because of the entry and exit wound in Jasmine Caret’s shoulder. She was crouched lower to the ground. In her testimony, Jasmine Caret had said Clement was holding her down. Clement denied that.

“The bat did not make this gun go off. Jeremy did,” Madigan said.

McKee said Clement did not shoot Jasmine at close range, as evidenced by the lack of burn marks on the bloody shirt she had worn that day. He also said the evidence didn’t show where she was standing, if Clement was holding her down or whether he had the gun pressed against her.

McKee had attempted to make the jury view all of the Carets’ testimony as untrustworthy. He said Jasmine, Roseanna and May had either lied or changed their stories during testimony.

Jasmine had lied about drinking the day of the shooting, McKee said, initially having said she wasn’t drinking because she had gone through a detoxification program. However, in May, Jasmine Caret said she had been drinking that day. McKee argued that this was proof her testimony was unreliable, and both she and Clement testified they suffered from alcohol addiction.

He also called into question Roseanna Caret’s previous testimony, as well as May’s, over how many shots were fired and who they were fired at that day. McKee said the state’s witnesses provided “a troubling amount of inaccurate information.”

However, the jury ultimately sided with the state, finding Clement guilty on the charges levied against him.

Since his conviction, Clement has been held without bail. Before the verdict his bail had been set at $500,000.

Sentencing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday.

Colin Ellis — 861-9253

cellis@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @colinoellis

UNITY — We are not going to arrest our way out of this.

The mantra has become a watchword for law enforcement agencies as they’ve grappled with how to respond to the heroin and opioid crisis that has ravaged communities across the United States, killing 418 people last year in Maine alone.

Karl Colder, who formerly served as the Drug Enforcement Administration’s special agent in charge of the Washington division and is now retired, said police departments and agencies have learned from past drug crises that incarcerating addicted populations is not a solution to what is now perceived as a public health problem.

Colder was speaking to a crowd of about 40 including law enforcement, first responders, school administrators and other community stakeholders from across the state Friday afternoon during his keynote address at Unity College’s first-ever Public Safety and Crisis Management Institute.

The two-day seminar, which was organized by Unity’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, Rana Johnson, aimed to expand community leaders’ knowledge to help them respond and manage crisis situations to meet the needs of the constituents they serve.

Presentation topics included active shooters, crowd management, disaster and emergency management plans, bereavement and death notification, environmental protection including bomb threats, and chemical safety and hazardous materials management.

The institute’s aim was to enhance participants’ cultural competency skills to address significant demographic shifts across the nation. On Thursday, panelists who work in law enforcement, community outreach and refugee resettlement discussed how to be proactive in crisis management plans and how to be collaborative in diverse communities.

Colder’s speech was the main draw Friday, as he described response models law enforcement agencies can use to help save addicts’ lives.

Before launching into the solutions, Colder laid out how the country into an opioid crisis. He said it began primarily with doctors overprescribing pain medication, such as hydrocodone, to the extent that patients became dependent upon it and subsequently addicted.

The crisis also has been aided by an existing heroin culture in areas such as Baltimore as well as young people experimenting with pills.

But as those addicted people run out of opioids or no longer can afford them, they turn to heroin — which is more addictive and less expensive.

Now, Colder said, fentanyl, a powerful synthetic that is 50 times more potent than heroin, is making up a larger portion of the drug market. Unlike heroin, fentanyl can be made in a laboratory and is easier to smuggle because it’s sold in tiny doses.

The first step in resolving the crisis is accepting that it’s not going to go away on its own.

“We used to say it’s just an inner-city problem. We used to say it will go away on its own,” he said. “It’s not going away. So we need to educate, protect and treat.”

Response model law enforcement ought to involve metrics, mapping and best practices, which help save the lives of those addicted.

Collaboration through three basic pillars, including public health, law enforcement and community, should all be a part of the response, Colder said.

The Waterville Police Department uses this type of model for its Operation HOPE (Heroin Opiate Prevention Effort), which aims to place people in treatment facilities rather than incarcerate them.

Reviving people who overdose by using naloxone is an important piece of the response, Colder said, and the state has embraced it as a way to prevent more deaths — but police need to work with the victims after overdoses to find their suppliers.

When an officer responds to an overdose, he said, they should be trying to gather data. The most critical data comes from the victim’s cellphone. The victim’s dealer probably would be the last person with whom the victim was in contact. That data then can be plugged into a database or shared with other agencies at the state and federal level, and it will help investigators locate the high-level conspirators.

One phone number that was collected by Colder’s division helped the group solve 10 homicides in Virginia and shut down two cliques that were a part of MS-13, an international criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles, California.

In addition to helping target big-time dealers, the data also helps pinpoint overdose hotspots so agencies know where to place treatment and harm reduction resources.

By using this model, Colder said police could be “smart on crime” without being “tough on crime.”

Emily Higginbotham — 861-9239

ehigginbotham@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @EmilyHigg

RUMFORD — Dozens of state and local police officers gathered at Mountain Valley High School on Friday afternoon as the search for a man suspected of killing his wife in Berlin, New Hampshire, focused on the Rumford-Mexico area.

Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for Denis Bisson, 52, who is believed to be driving a silver 2015 Toyota Tundra pickup with the New Hampshire license plate “ALL-GD.” Bisson was described as roughly 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair.

Several people reported a number of police vehicles rolling into the school parking lot around 2 p.m., while others said helicopters were flying overhead into the early evening.

Police said the 43-year-old woman’s body was found inside a home Friday morning. The search was on later in the day for Bisson, who is suspected of shooting his wife and is considered armed and dangerous. New Hampshire authorities issued an arrest warrant for Bisson charging him with second-degree murder, according to Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

Investigators said Bisson was believed to be in the Rumford-Mexico area, although there had been no confirmed sightings of him or the truck he was driving.

One woman who lives near the high school reported at least 40 police vehicles in the parking lot. Among them, she said, was a crisis negotiation van.

McCausland said more than three dozen Maine police officers participated in the manhunt for Bisson, and that a command post was set up on the grounds of the high school in Rumford.

Several people who live in the area said they were staying home and locking their doors until police advised them on the situation.

“There have been no confirmed sights of Bisson or his truck,” McCausland said in a statement Friday night. “Anyone who has seen Bisson, his truck, or has information on his whereabouts is asked to call Maine State Police in Augusta at 207-624-7076.”

Press Herald Staff Writer Kevin Miller contributed to this report.

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain did not have any narcotics in his system when he died earlier this month, according to French investigators.

The award-winning “Parts Unknown” host was found hanging in his bathroom in a luxury hotel room in France on June 8. Police at the time ruled his death a suicide by hanging, but said they would continue to look into the matter – including whether he’d been under the influence of any substances at the time.

Christian de Rocquigny, the local prosecutor leading the investigation, told The New York Times the only substance uncovered in the toxicology report was a non-narcotic medicine in a “therapeutic dose.”

The 61-year-old chef had been in Kaysersberg – a small village in the Alsace region of France – filming his CNN show with fellow chef and his French-born friend, Eric Ripert.

Bourdain did not arrive for breakfast with Ripert on the morning of June 8, prompting a receptionist to check on his well-being. The hotel staff member was the one who discovered the body.

The late culinary star was cremated in France and his remains were sent to his younger brother.

Bourdain had been candid when it came to his history of substance abuse and struggles to find happiness.

In February, Bourdain told People he used to be a “heroin addict, for sure, and I was a cocaine addict, for sure, but I never stopped drinking.”

He entered rehab in the early ’90s after spending the decade prior bouncing between jobs at New York city restaurants as he struggled with his addictions.

Bourdain last winter told The New Yorker he used to skim his carpet for paint chips and then smoke them, hoping they were remnants of crack.

A Naples woman facing a felony drug charge for her alleged role in the fatal overdose of a friend had overdosed with him the day before he took his lethal dose, police say.

Westbrook police charged Talisha Goodine-Mitchell, 31, in connection with the death of Steven Reali Jr., 31, who was hospitalized after ingesting fentanyl at a house on Cottage Street in Westbrook on March 7. Reali died three days later after being taken off life support at Maine Medical Center. Brandon Steele, 24, also has been charged in connection with Reali’s death.

Brandon Steele, 24, and Talisha Goodine-Mitchell, 31, have been charged in connection with the death of Steven Reali Jr., who overdosed on fentanyl March 7 and died three days later in the hospital.

A police affidavit says that Goodine-Mitchell and Reali had spent several days together leading up to Reali’s fatal overdose and that they both had overdosed in Buxton the previous day, with Goodine-Mitchell getting taken to a hospital while Reali was arrested by local police.

The details provide insight into what police in Westbrook say has become a somewhat routine, but not often highlighted type of drug investigation that begins with an overdose death, and can result in charges for anyone who police can prove played a role in selling or providing the lethal dose.

“Any time there’s a fatal drug overdose it gets investigated by police agencies across the state to determine who may have sold or provided the drug that killed the person,” Westbrook police Capt. Steve Goldberg said. “Sometimes these cases are not successful. These are sometimes complicated cases.”

Goodine-Mitchell and Steele were charged under laws designed to address drug dealing or distribution that results in death.

Steele faces up to 30 years in prison – the same maximum penalty as manslaughter – for one count of aggravated trafficking of a scheduled drug, a Class A felony. Goodine-Mitchell faces one count of aggravated furnishing, a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Around the country, as opioid use and deaths reach staggering heights, prosecutors are pursuing people who use drugs together after one of them dies, sometimes even pursuing murder charges.

Although the rate of deaths in Maine is down slightly through the first half of 2018, the overdose scourge is still on track to take at least one life per day.

Goodine-Mitchell and Steele also each face one count of unlawful furnishing, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

The investigation into Reali’s death was assisted by Goodine-Mitchell, who initially told police she was willing to work with them to investigate Steele’s alleged role.

According to investigators, after Reali overdosed and was arrested in Buxton, he bailed himself out from the Buxton Police Station the next day. He picked up Goodine-Mitchell from the hospital and they went back to his family home in Hollis.

But Reali and his parents were arguing and they asked him and Goodine-Mitchell to leave, Goodine-Mitchell told an investigator in an interview that’s described in the police affidavit.

Reali needed a ride to Westbrook, so he called a friend and offered him $50 to take Reali and Goodine-Mitchell there, police said. The friend, identified as Benjamin Farrington, agreed, and when the group arrived at the Main Street Subway sandwich shop in Westbrook, Reali gave Farrington a check for $500, told him to go cash it at a bank and keep $50 for himself.

Farrington agreed, and returned with the $450 for Reali, Goodine-Mitchell told police.

Around the same time, Goodine-Mitchell contacted Steele and arranged for him to meet her to buy 1 gram of what she suspected to be heroin for $130, the affidavit said.

Steele, being driven in a maroon SUV by another person, met them in the Subway parking lot. Reali and Steele exchanged money and drugs, and together, the four people in the car proceeded to Cottage Street.

“(Goodine-Mitchell said) they went inside and had a playful debate about who would use their share of the drugs first,” Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent Philip W. Robinson wrote in the affidavit. “She told me they had been warned by Steele about this batch of (suspected heroin) being potent and to be cautious about how much they used.”

Once inside the Cottage Street home, Reali and Goodine-Mitchell went into the bathroom, where she snorted a small amount of the drugs.

The next thing Goodine-Mitchell remembers, she told police, was Steele standing over her body as she lay on the floor. She was groggy and disoriented, but she saw the bathroom door was open. Through it she saw Reali on the floor of the kitchen unconscious and motionless. His lips had turned blue and he had stopped breathing, Goodine-Mitchell told police.

“She told me within moments police officers and paramedics were on scene tending to him,” Robinson wrote. “She made no mention of providing him aid.”

Steele called 911 when he discovered Reali, according to the court papers, but while on the phone he apparently tried to obscure his alleged involvement, telling the dispatcher that Reali and Goodine-Mitchell came over to the house to smoke marijuana in the bathroom.

“I had no idea what he was doing he was just in there forever, so I opened the door and he was on the (expletive) floor,” Steele said, according to a portion of the 911 call transcribed in the affidavit.

After Reali’s death, Goodine-Mitchell told police she was still on good enough terms with Steele to call him back for more drugs, and she offered to assist MDEA agents to make purchases in pursuit of a drug investigation.

But according to the affidavit, Goodine-Mitchell lied to investigators about where she was living and why she could not meet up with them to discuss the situation, saying she was “stuck” at a home in Hiram. She then also missed an appointment she had made with a detective to talk about the case, the court documents say.

Police finally caught up with her when a state police trooper received a tip about Goodine-Mitchell’s involvement in Reali’s death, and that she was hiding out at her boyfriend’s home in Old Orchard Beach.

The trooper also informed the MDEA that Goodine-Mitchell was wanted by her probation officer for failing to check in, and a probation hold had been placed on her, meaning any contact with police would result in an arrest.

With the assistance of an Old Orchard Beach detective, MDEA investigators located Goodine-Mitchell and took her into custody on the probation hold. She was charged for her alleged role in Reali’s death while incarcerated.

Steele, too, was in Cumberland County Jail on other charges. In his case, it was two instances involving alleged possession of fentanyl.

Both Goodine-Mitchell and Steele were being held at the Cumberland County Jail on Friday night.

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

mbyrne@pressherald.com

Twitter: MattByrnePPH

A New Hampshire man suspected of killing his wife in Berlin, New Hampshire, was found dead Friday night in Rumford, according to Maine State Police.

Denis Bisson, 52, shot himself along the banks of the Androscoggin River, near an information booth on Bridge Street, Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Safety, said in a statement Saturday morning.

Nearby residents heard a shot and called police, who found Bisson’s body about 11:30 p.m. Friday.

Bisson’s pickup truck was found earlier along an all-terrain vehicle trail off Route 108, about 3 miles from where his body was found, McCausland said.

Bisson was wanted in the shooting death of his wife, Angie Bisson, 43, whose body was found inside a home in Berlin on Friday morning. An arrest warrant was issued for Bisson charging him with second-degree murder.

More than three dozen Maine police officers participated in the manhunt for Bisson, who was considered armed and dangerous. A command post was set up on the grounds of the high school in Rumford.

An autopsy is being performed on Bisson by the state Medical Examiner’s Office in Maine, New Hampshire State Police said.

Beth Quimby can be contacted at 791-6363 or at:

bquimby@pressherald.com

Twitter: bquimby

IN AUGUSTA Friday at 8:04 a.m., one person was taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center following a request from a Western Avenue caller to check the welfare of an individual.

9:01 a.m., an Eastern Avenue caller reported a protection order violation.

1:58 p.m., a Hospital Street caller reported theft.

2:26 p.m., a Penobscot Street caller reported a burglary.

2:54 p.m., a caller from Medical Center Parkway reported a disturbance/disorderly conduct.

4:16 p.m., a theft report was taken at the Police Department on Union Street.

4:46 p.m., one person was charged following a report of an assault from a Quimby Street caller.

6:19 p.m., a caller from Learners Drive reported theft.

6:38 p.m., a Hospital Street caller reported theft.

6:50 p.m., an unidentified individual was arrested following a report of theft from a Civic Center Drive caller.

6:53 p.m., a Cross Hill Road caller reported criminal trespass.

7:03 p.m., a suspicious incident was reported at Washington and Jefferson streets.

7:35 p.m., an unspecified offense was reported by a Granite Street caller.

10:56 p.m., an unidentified individual was arrested following a motor vehicle stop at Western Avenue and Western Avenue Place

Saturday at 12:48 a.m., a Northern Avenue caller reported a disturbance.

IN BINGHAM, Friday at 12:03 p.m., theft was reported on Owens Street.

8:56 p.m., a brush fire was reported on Melcher Drive.

Saturday at 11:11 a.m., an assault was reported on Owens Street.

IN CARRABASETT VALLEY, Friday at 3:55 p.m., theft was reported on Carrabasett Drive.

IN CHINA, Friday at 9:58 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Maple Grove Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 1:45 p.m., threatening was reported on Kennebec Street.

9:52 p.m., an assault was reported on Green Road.

IN FARMINGTON, Friday at 9 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Farmington Falls Road.

9:24 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Farmington Falls Road.

IN JAY, Friday at 3:58 a.m., harassment was reported on Main Street.

Saturday at 10:33 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Allen Street.

IN MADISON, Friday at 12:16 p.m., theft was reported on Lower Mills Road.

Saturday at 2:32 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Preble Avenue.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Saturday at 10:45 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Mercer Road.

IN OAKLAND, Friday at 8:03 p.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

11:03 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Gagnon Road.

IN PHILLIPS, Friday at 5:05 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Bray Hill Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Friday at 12:32 p.m., loud noise or music was reported on North Avenue.

5:50 p.m., trespassing was reported on South Factory Street.

Saturday at 5:22 a.m., loud noise or music was reported on Family Circle.

10:59 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Dartmouth Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 6:41 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

6:48 a.m., a fight call was taken on Franklin Street.

7:41 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Summer Street.

8:26 a.m., harassment was reported on Main Street.

2:56 p.m., theft was reported on Summer Street.

3:07 p.m., an unwanted person was reported on Elm Street.

3:41 p.m., harassment was reported on Main Street.

4:08 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

4:12 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Elm Street.

7:15 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Chase Avenue.

8:38 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on College Avenue.

9:06 p.m., fireworks were reported on Preston Street.

9:07 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Gold Street.

10:15 p.m., an assault was reported on Grove Street.

Saturday at 2:24 a.m., an unwanted person was reported on College Avenue.

2:35 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Highwood Street.

2:37 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Silver Street.

4:05 a.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Summer Street.

IN WILTON, Friday at 11:49 a.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

2:20 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Temple Road.

4:38 p.m., threatening was reported on Village View Street.

IN WINSLOW, Friday at 7:17 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eames Road.

8:51 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Benton Avenue.

10:53 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Monument Street.

12:15 p.m., harassment was reported on Augusta Road.

3:09 p.m., threatening was reported on China Road.

7:57 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Halifax Street.

8:14 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Carter Memorial Drive.

Saturday at 2:20 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cardinal Way.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Saturday at 1:28 a.m., Brian R. Cormier, 29, of Auburn, was arrested on four charges of violating condition of release and one charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer following a report of a disturbance/disorderly conduct from a North Street caller.

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Friday at 12:45 a.m., Christopher O’Neil, 26, of Jay, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

6 p.m., Jeremiah Paulton, 35, of Jay, was arrested on a charge of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs.

IN HALLOWELL, Saturday at 12:42 p.m., Simon Quist, 27, of Readfield, was arrested on a charge of operating after license suspension following a motor vehicle stop on Water Street.

IN OAKLAND, Friday at 4:26 p.m., a 16-year-old, of Fairfield, was arrested on a warrant.

IN WATERVILLE, Friday at 6:11 p.m., Chad Decker, 39, of Waterville, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence terrorizing.

Saturday at 12:51 a.m., Nicholas James Wagner, 34, of Pittsfield, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release.

12:55 a.m., Troy Joseph Albin, 46, of Waterville, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

1:43 a.m., Molly May Roy, 18, of Winslow, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release.

SUMMONSES

IN AUGUSTA Friday at 8:31 a.m., a 49-year-old Randolph woman was issued a summons charging her with negotiating a worthless instrument following a complaint of fraud from an Armory Street caller.

11:51 a.m., a 47-year-old Augusta woman was issued a summons charging her with acquiring drugs by deception following a report of theft from an Enterprise Drive caller.

5:15 p.m., a 44-year-old Augusta man was issued a summons charging him with operating while license suspended or revoked.

8:24 p.m., a 36-year-old Augusta man was issued a summons on Mount Vernon Avenue charging him with failure to register vehicle.

IN WINSLOW, Friday at 8:51 a.m., Travis Wood, 18, of Vassalboro, was issued a summons on a charge of a minor possessing liquor.

AUGUSTA — A former mental health worker at Riverview Psychiatric Center is accused of defrauding the state of more than $10,000 in payments after he allegedly falsely reported he was injured by a patient there.

Ahmad Khansari Nejad, 61, of Lewiston, was indicted Thursday by a grand jury in Kennebec County on one charge of theft by deception.

It was one of a number of indictments handed up by the same grand jury.

An indictment is not a determination of guilt, but it indicates that there is enough evidence to proceed with formal charges and a trial.

The indictment against Nejad says that he fraudulently received money and payments for medical services Jan. 5-April 5, 2018, by giving the false impression that “he was attacked and pushed violently to the floor by the patient” and was seriously injured and unable to work.

It was not clear whether Nejad has an attorney in the case.

Here is a list of others indicted Thursday:

• Karon Baker, also known as “Cali”, 42, of Gardiner, two counts each of aggravated trafficking in cocaine base and aggravated trafficking in heroin, and criminal forfeiture of $14,800 cash and three pairs of Christian Louboutin sneakers, all March 29, 2018, in Augusta.

• Michael Roger Beaulieu, 38, of Winslow, operating after revocation Jan. 11, 2018, in Waterville.

• Andrew J. Bielski, 32, of Canaan, operating after revocation and violation of condition of release April 21, 2018, in Clinton.

• Jennifer Lynn Blakeslee, 33, of Winslow, operating after revocation, unlawful possession of cocaine and unlawful possession of suboxone Feb. 24, 2018, in Winslow.

• Nichole J. Bowie, 43, of Augusta, escape (from a community confinement monitoring program) May 3-15, 2017, in Augusta.

• Benjamin Matthew Caret, 32, of Belgrade, criminal operating under the influence and operating beyond license condition or restriction March 25, 2018, in Winslow.

• Olin Charette, 62, and Christa Pauley, 30, both of Vassalboro, two counts of unlawful trafficking in cocaine base and one count of unlawful trafficking in heroin/fentanyl, all March 22, 2018, in Vassalboro. Charette is also charged with one count of criminal forfeiture of two firearms seized April 25, 2018, from Charette.

• Krystle Clark, 27, of Sidney aggravated trafficking in heroin, unlawful trafficking in cocaine base and violation of condition of release, all April 2, 2018, in Augusta.

• Jamie J. Condon, 41, of Windsor, theft by unauthorized taking April 18, 2018, in Augusta.

• John H. Cunningham, 40, of Winslow, unlawful trafficking in cocaine base, unlawful trafficking in suboxone, unlawful possession of morphine, unlawful possession of heroin, unlawful possession of Adderall, all April 26, 2018, in Waterville.

• Jennifer D’Alessandro, 33, of Augusta, aggravated trafficking in cocaine base and aggravated trafficking in heroin and unlawful trafficking in heroin and cocaine base, all March 29, 2018 in Augusta.

• Darrick Delile, 37, of the Maine Correctional Center, Windham, aggravated trafficking in heroin/fentanyl Oct. 15, 2017-Feb, 15, 2018, in Waterville; and criminal forfeiture of $2,130 seized Feb. 14, 2018, from the person/residence of Darrick Delile/Robert Delile in Winslow Feb. 14, 2018.

• Robert Delile, 64, of Winslow, conspiracy to commit unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs Nov. 23, 2017-Feb. 14, 2018, in Oakland and/or Winslow, and criminal forfeiture of $2,130 seized Feb. 14, 2018, from his person/residence in Winslow Feb. 14, 2018.

• Antonio M. Giandrea, 47, of Litchfield, theft by unauthorized taking of more than $10,000 Dec. 1, 2017-March 24, 2018, in Litchfield.

• Raymond B. Jones, 62, of Norridgewock, operating after revocation Feb. 16, 2018, in Winslow.

• Alex Kanaris, 27, of Sidney, two counts of aggravated trafficking in heroin and one count of aggravated trafficking in cocaine base and criminal forfeiture of $3,588 cash, all April 2, 2018, in Augusta.

• Jill M. Mansir, 43, of Chelsea, theft by unauthorized taking Feb. 24, 2018, in Augusta.

• Justin X. Maxim, 28, of Augusta, five counts of possession of sexually explicit materials Feb. 26-March 25, 2015, in Augusta.

• Timothy Mosher, 57, of Smithfield, two counts of aggravated trafficking in cocaine base Nov. 8, 2017, and Dec. 18, 2017, both in Waterville.

• Shannon Naomi Perkins, 38, of Manchester, theft by unauthorized taking Nov. 20, 2017, in Augusta.

• Andrew Redmond, 29, of Augusta, aggravated trafficking in heroin, unlawful trafficking in cocaine base and criminal forfeiture of $264, all April 2, 2018, in Augusta.

• Thomas E. Simmons, 59, of Brooks, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, a firearm, and threatening display of weapon Feb. 6, 2018, in Waterville.

• Eric J. Smith, 35, of Vinalhaven, operating after revocation and unlawful possession of Ritalin Feb. 14, 2018, in Winslow.

• Deondray Warren, 33, of Belgrade, unlawful trafficking of cocaine base and unlawful trafficking of fentanyl and/or heroin, operating without a license and criminal forfeiture of $1,488 cash seized from his wallet, all Feb. 20, 2018, in Augusta.

• Justyn Edson Wilson, 19, of Augusta, unauthorized use of a vehicle and operating after suspension Dec. 3, 2017, in West Gardiner.

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AUGUSTA — This is a roundup of cases closed June 14-20, 2018, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.

Lorraine K. Ashton, 52, of Sabattus, criminal threatening Dec. 24, 2017, in Litchfield; $250 fine, $250 suspended; assault, same date and town, dismissed. Violating condition of release April 12, 2018, in Monmouth; 180-day all suspended jail sentence, one-year probation; protective order from harassment violation April 12, 2018, in Monmouth; $250 fine.

Jacob A. Bickford, 24, of Norridgewock, false public alarm or report May 3, 2018, in Waterville; $300 fine.

Bertrand Blais, 88, of Winthrop, failure to stop, remain, provide information May 18, 2017, in Augusta, dismissed.

Nicole Amber Breton, 24, of Chelsea, operating under the influence Aug. 21, 2017, in Gardiner; $600 fine, 150-day license suspension.

Caleb Brezler, 19, of Sabattus, use of drug paraphernalia March 31, 2018, in Monmouth, dismissed.

Anntoinette M. Brown, 31, of Chelsea, operating vehicle without license March 28, 2018, in Farmingdale; $500 fine; operating while license suspended or revoked, same date and town, dismissed.

Caleb Matthew Brezler, 19, of Sabattus, aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs March 31, 2018, in Litchfield, dismissed.

Jesse N. Chanthaseng, 19, of Waterville, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer April 26, 2018, in Waterville; $400 fine.

Sandra D. Christie, 54, of Hallowell, operating under the influence May 28, 2018, in Augusta; $2,100 fine, three-year jail sentence all but six months suspended, two-year probation, 10-year license and registration suspension; operating motor vehicle beyond class restriction, same date and town, dismissed.

Richard W. Clayton, 33, of Augusta, operating under the influence May 5, 2018, in Augusta; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension.

Michael Cloutier, 67, of Winslow, continuing as vehicle dealer after suspension Sept. 24, 2016, in Winslow; $200 fine.

Todd Collins, 31, of West Gardiner, unlawful possession of heroin Dec. 1, 2016, in Augusta; $400 fine, 18-month Department of Corrections sentence, all suspended, one-year probation.

Jason Corbett Sr., 45, of Augusta, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit April 27, 2017, in Augusta; five-day jail sentence.

Zachary James Curtis, 18, of China, operating under the influence June 13, 2018, in Windsor; $600 fine, seven-day jail sentence, 150-day license suspension; operating after habitual offender revocation, failing to notify of motor vehicle accident and violating condition of release, same date and town, dismissed. Operating under the influence May 29, 2018, in Winslow; $500 fine, seven-day jail sentence, 150-day license suspension; operating while license suspended or revoked May 29, 2018, in Winslow; $500 fine, $500 suspended, two-day jail sentence; theft by unauthorized use of property May 29, 2018, in Winslow; seven-day jail sentence.

Aubrey L. Danforth Jr., 27, of Waterville, operating while license suspended or revoked May 25, 2018, in Oakland, $500 fine.

Kevin A. Dawe, 26, of Waterville, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer April 7, 2017, in Waterville; 364-day Department of Corrections sentence all but 30 days suspended, one year probation, $20 restitution.

Anna Ad Dyer, 24, of Belfast, operating after registration suspended March 20, 2018, in West Gardiner, dismissed.

Robert I. Eldridge Jr., 64, of Augusta, failure to register vehicle May 9, 2018, in Augusta; $50 fine.

Brandyn E. Engler, 26, of Albion, possession of hypodermic apparatuses Aug. 4, 2017, in Albion; $400 fine, 14-day jail sentence, $400 restitution.

Lisa M. Farrin, 55, of Hinckley, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer May 6, 2018, in Waterville; $200 fine, $24.67 restitution.

Andrew Lawrence Fertig, 62, of Clinton, failure to stop, provide information April 24, 2018, in Clinton; $400 fine.

Addie Fleuriel, 39, of Waterville, operating under the influence April 29, 2018, in Waterville; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension.

Marc A. Foster, 26, of Waterville, operating while license suspended or revoked April 25, 2018, in Waterville; $500 fine.

Michael J. Griffin, 70, of Oakland, operating under the influence Jan. 24, 2018, in Oakland; $500 fine, 96-hour jail sentence, 150-day license suspension.

Angela L. Hanson, 31, of Winslow, theft by deception Feb. 27, 2018, in Waterville; $200 fine.

Krystal Harrington, 21, of Augusta, operating vehicle without license May 2, 2018, in Waterville; $100 fine; attaching false plates, same date and town, dismissed.

Michael Hawkins, 32, of Harpswell, unlawful sexual contact July 1, 2012, in Augusta, dismissed.

John L. Hayes, 51, of Oakland, disorderly conduct, loud noise, private place May 4, 2018, in Oakland; $100 fine.

Taylor Higgins, 25, of Augusta, domestic violence assault Jan. 23, 2017, in Augusta, dismissed.

Michael B. Hippler, 19, of Belgrade, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer April 26, 2018, in Waterville; $400 fine.

Mark S. Horn, 54, of Hallowell, fishing without valid license May 6, 2018, in Hallowell; $100 fine.

Wendy L. Hutchings, 63, of Readfield, failure to register vehicle May 9, 2018, in Gardiner, dismissed.

Jean B. Jessen, 59, of West Gardiner, failure to register vehicle May 10, 2018, in West Gardiner; $100 fine.

Lucien E. John, 26, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, operating vehicle without license April 11, 2018, in Clinton; $75 fine. Operating vehicle without license April 12, 2018, in Clinton, dismissed.

Katherine A. Jordan, 22, of Winslow, failure to give correct name, address, date of birth May 5, 2018, in Waterville; $200 fine; operating vehicle without license May 5, 2018, in Waterville; $150 fine; obscuring motor vehicle plates mark, same date and town, dismissed.

Christopher Kaklegian, 27, of Mount Vernon, operating vehicle without license May 17, 2018, in Belgrade; $100 fine.

Justin C. Kinney, 40, of Mount Vernon, passing stopped school bus April 4, 2018, in Readfield; $250 fine.

Jordan N. Knox, 24, of Augusta, operating while license suspended or revoked March 5, 2018, in Augusta; $500 fine.

Anna Leah Leclair, 24, of Augusta, operating under the influence May 5, 2018, in Augusta; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension.

Matthew Lee, 51, of Albion, operating vehicle without license April 20, 2018, in Albion; $150 fine.

Kenneth A. Mills, 42, of Augusta, criminal mischief April 1, 2018, in Augusta; two-day jail sentence, $30 restitution; assault April 1, 2018, in Augusta; $300 fine, two-day jail sentence; criminal trespass, same date and town, dismissed. Operating while license suspended or revoked May 11, 2018, in Augusta; $250 fine.

Matthew S. Musselman, 47, of Mount Vernon, operating while license suspended or revoked March 31, 2018, in West Gardiner; $250 fine.

Audrey Oxton, 32, of Augusta, (having) habitually truant student April 30, 2018, in Augusta; $200 fine.

Jeffrey Paquette, 35, of North Vassalboro, domestic violence assault Feb. 24, 2016, in Winslow; five-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but two years suspended, four-year probation.

Lamar V. Parker, 19, of Augusta, failing to make oral or written accident report May 7, 2018, in Augusta; $250 fine.

Janet Parsons, 39, of Vassalboro, forgery Nov. 21, 2017, in Vassalboro; $200 fine.

Diannah R. Peebles, 53, of Vassalboro, driving to endanger Nov. 11, 2016, in Augusta; $575 fine, 30-day license suspension; operating under the influence, same date and town, dismissed.

Kevin P. Pelletier, 37, of Waterville, assault April 29, 2018, in Waterville; $300 fine, seven-day jail sentence; assault, same date and town, dismissed.

Kasi A. Pratt, 22, of Canaan, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer May 6, 2017, in Augusta, dismissed.

Austin S. St. Pierre, 20, of Pittston, minor possessing liquor May 2, 2018, in Augusta; $200 fine.

Allisha R. Savage, 29, of Manchester, use of drug paraphernalia May 17, 2018, in Gardiner; $300 fine.

Drew Simpson, 34, of Brewer, altering vehicle after inspection April 20, 2018, in Waterville, dismissed.

Jenita Smith, 46, of Clinton, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Dec. 9, 2017, in Waterville; $400 fine, $154 restitution.

Roberto Torres Jr., 27, of Waterville, false public alarm or report May 3, 2018, in Waterville; $300 fine.

Francis M. Underwood, 53, of Waterville, failing to comply sex offender registry act April 30, 2018, in Waterville; $250 fine.

Cole Cannon Verville, 20, of Skowhegan, operating while license suspended or revoked March 31, 2018, in Winslow, dismissed.

Herbert F. Warrender, 54, of Phippsburg, theft by receiving stolen property May 1, 2018, in Augusta; six-month jail sentence; theft by receiving stolen property, same date and town, dismissed.

Matthew R. Watts, 26, of Augusta, operating while license suspended or revoked April 13, 2018, in Augusta; $600 fine, seven-day jail sentence, one-year license suspension.

Joel Everette Williams Jr., 19, of Augusta, furnishing liquor to a minor May 3, 2018, in Augusta; $100 fine.

Maurice A. Wilson, 37, of Augusta, operating vehicle without license conditions/restrictions Sept. 4, 2017, in Augusta; 30-day jail sentence.

Tiffany Wilson, 22, of Randolph, operating while license suspended or revoked June 8, 2017, in Randolph, dismissed.

Dylan Scott Young, 18, of Gardiner, operating under the influence April 3, 2018, in Monmouth; $500 fine; operating vehicle without license conditions/restrictions April 3, 2018, in Monmouth; $100 fine, $100 suspended.

IN ATHENS, Saturday at 1:39 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Stickney Hill Road.

IN BINGHAM, Sunday at 12:22 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

IN CANAAN, Saturday at 2 p.m., threatening was reported on Tuttle Road.

2:48 p.m., a smoke investigation was conducted on Sand Road.

Sunday at 5:13 a.m., burglary of a motor vehicle was reported on Hill Road.

IN CHESTERFIELD, Saturday at 10:19 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Dr. Mann Drive.

IN CHINA, Saturday at 6:41 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Waterville Road.

IN CLINTON, Saturday at 10:20 a.m., threatening was reported on Darling Avenue.

4:36 p.m., harassment was reported on Spring Street.

6:01 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Battle Ridge Road.

IN CORINNA, Saturday at 4:52 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Spurwink Lane.

IN DEXTER, Saturday at 9:05 p.m., theft was reported on Water Street.

IN FAIRFIELD, Saturday at 12:57 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

2:03 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Police Plaza.

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

10:55 p.m., loud noise or music was reported on Sites Stinson Drive.

IN FARMINGTON, Saturday at 3:42 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Perham Street.

5:47 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Philbrick Street.

Sunday at 9:47 a.m., harassment was reported on Croswell Street.

IN JACKMAN, Saturday at 2:31 p.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

IN JAY, Saturday at 10:33 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Allen Street.

IN NEW PORTLAND, Saturday at 7:32 p.m., loud noise or music was reported on Meadow Brook Road.

IN NEW SHARON, Saturday at 4:40 p.m., theft was reported on Farmington Falls Road.

IN OAKLAND, Saturday at 6:48 a.m., an unwanted person was reported on Main Street.

9:43 a.m., a fire call was taken on East Pond.

10:39 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Messalonskee High Drive.

IN RANGELEY, Saturday at 11:31 a.m., vandalism was reported on Main Street.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Saturday at 4:44 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Madison Avenue.

7:32 p.m., loud noise or music was reported on Dartmouth Street.

8:22 p.m., a disturbance was reported on North Avenue.

8:29 p.m., loud noise or music was reported on Dartmouth Street.

Sunday at 3:39 a.m., loud noise or music was reported on Family Circle.

IN STARKS, Saturday at 6:33 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Doyen Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 6:15 a.m., an assault was reported on Silver Place.

7:16 a.m., an unwanted person was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

9:10 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

9:35 a.m., theft was reported on Gray Avenue.

9:42 a.m., burglary was reported on Chase Avenue.

1:01 p.m., threatening was reported on Gray Avenue.

3:10 p.m., harassment was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

3:49 p.m., harassment was reported on Front Street.

4:50 p.m., harassment was reported on Colby Street.

6:42 p.m., a fight call was taken on Merryfield Avenue.

9:43 p.m., an assault was reported on Common Street.

10:32 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on College Avenue.

11:50 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on School Street.

Sunday at 12:09 a.m., a noise complaint was taken on Boutelle Avenue.

1:13 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Main Street.

1:27 a.m., a fight call was reported on Post Office Square.

2:17 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Riverside Drive.

2:37 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Street.

IN WINSLOW, Saturday at 7:46 a.m., fireworks were reported on Cushman Road.

9:13 a.m., fireworks were reported on Cushman Road.

3:13 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on the Norton Street Playground.

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

Arrests

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Saturday at 3:04 p.m., Jennifer Banton, 35, of Lewiston, was arrested on charges of violating protective orders.

6:57 p.m., Jordan Douglas Millette, 24, of Strong, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Saturday at 1:33 a.m., Dominique Kirk, 30, of Richmond, was arrested on a warrant.

7:56 p.m. Alexandria Kinlock, 22, of Exeter, New Hampshire, was arrested on charges of burglary and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

9:44 p.m., Sean Mollica, 47, of Rochester, New Hampshire, was arrested on a charge of being a fugitive from justice.

10:45 p.m., Tabitha Duprey, 29, of Burnham, was arrested on a warrant.

Sunday at 2:12 a.m., Israel Parsons, 20, of Cornville, was arrested on several warrants.

8:13 a.m., Johnathan Michael Chapman, 24, of Fairfield, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 6:42 p.m., Lucien John, 26, of Winslow, was arrested on a charge of illegal possession of a firearm.

Summonses

IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 8:26 p.m., Brodie Allen Dunton, 21, of Waterville, was summonsed on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and violating conditions of release.

IN WINSLOW, Saturday at 4:27 p.m., a 14-year-old was summonsed on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

IN AUGUSTA, Saturday at 9:41 a.m., a 41-year-old Winthrop man was issued a summons on a charge of operating with suspended or revoked license.

10:02 a.m., a complaint about a wild animal was reported on Glenridge Drive.

12:05 p.m., a dog at large was reported on Sherbrook Street.

12:38 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

1:53 p.m., a complaint about a wild animal was reported on Glenridge Drive.

2:39 p.m., a misuse of 911 was reported on Medical Center Parkway.

3:12 p.m., a complaint about intoxicated persons was reported Western Avenue.

3:44 p.m., lost property was reported on Eastern Avenue.

4:36 p.m., a well-being check was requested on Mount Vernon Avenue.

5:05 p.m., a simple assault was reported on Washington Street.

6:14 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Civic Center Drive.

6:30 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Howard Street.

7:18 p.m., an overdose rescue was performed on Eastern Avenue.

10:07 p.m., a well-being/mental health check was requested on Old Belgrade Road.

10:48 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Summerhaven Road.

IN HALLOWELL, Saturday at 8:25 a.m., a complaint about an unlicensed dog was reported on Second Street.

9:22 a.m., a complaint about a wild animal was reported on Maple Street.

10:18 a.m., a complaint about an unlicensed dog was reported on Union Street.

10:45 a.m., a complaint about an unlicensed dog was reported on Foye Road.

11:05 a.m., a complaint about an unlicensed dog was reported on High Street.

11:19 a.m., a complaint about an unlicensed dog was reported on Outlet Road.

11:29 a.m., a complaint about an unlicensed dog was reported on McPherson Lane.

11:44 a.m., a complaint about an unlicensed dog was reported on Grove Street.

11:56 a.m., a complaint about an unlicensed dog was reported on Chestnut Street.

12:01 p.m., a complaint about an unlicensed dog was reported on Mayflower Road.

12:11 p.m., a complaint about an unlicensed dog was reported on Middle Street.

12:18 p.m., a complaint about an unlicensed dog was reported on Middle Street.

12:36 p.m., a complaint about a wild animal was reported on Maple Street.

6:48 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

10:09 p.m., a well-being/mental health check was performed on Water Street.

Sunday at 1:51 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Second Street.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Saturday at 7:25 p.m., Amber Marie Hanson, 23, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant (failure to pay fine), following an investigation into a disturbance on River Street.

11:37 p.m., Emily A. Singer, 27, a transient of Lewiston, was arrested on a warrant.

Sunday at 12:30 p.m., James D. Poirier, 52, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release following an investigation of a 911 hangup.

A man accused of selling deadly heroin to a woman last week was released from jail Sunday on $25,000 cash bail.

Cornell Collins, 49, of 46 High St. in Auburn, was charged with aggravated trafficking, aggravated possession of heroin and aggravated furnishing of a drug that resulted in death.

Collins was arrested Wednesday. After making an initial court appearance Friday, he was held at the county jail until making bail Sunday.

Bail conditions include an order for him to remain in Androscoggin County.

Police said a 25-year-old woman overdosed on heroin Wednesday inside her Turner Street apartment. Neighbors called for help after the woman’s son, about 6 years old, was spotted playing by himself outside the home.

Police said they determined that the woman had been hanging around with two men, one of whom was known to be a heroin user. One of the men told investigators that the day before the overdose, he had taken the woman to get heroin.

After buying a bad batch, the man told police, he contacted a drug dealer on High Street whom he knew only as Smoova.

Police said Smoova is Collins’ street name, and that shortly after the woman bought heroin from him, she overdosed on the drug.

IN AUGUSTA, Sunday at 9:02 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Civic Center Drive.

9:50 a.m., theft was reported on Cony Street.

12:07 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Stephen King Drive.

12:50 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on North Belfast Avenue.

12:57 p.m., property was recovered on Union Street.

1:17 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Caswell Street.

1:39 p.m., a well-being check was done on Western Avenue.

1:56 p.m., harassment was reported on Waldo Street.

2:15 p.m., a motor vehicle crash involving injury was reported on Townsend Road.

2:40 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Stephen King Drive.

3 p.m., harassment was reported on Waldo Street.

4:20 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Sewall Street.

5:18 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Winthrop Street.

6:11 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

10:31 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Green Street.

10:33 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Fairfield Street.

10:54 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Fairfield Street.

11:44 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Old Belgrade Road.

Monday at 7:34 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Civic Center Drive.

IN HALLOWELL, Sunday at 3:32 p.m., an animal well-being check was done on Water Street.

4:18 p.m., suspicious activity was reported at the town boat landing.

8:09 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

IN MONMOUTH, Friday at 10:31 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Route 135.

Saturday at 2:10 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on U.S. Route 202.

4:44 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Monmouth Beach.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Sunday at 9:12 a.m., William Joseph Young, 51, of Augusta, was arrested on a probation hold, on Gage Street.

9:06 p.m., Michael Lee Karcher, 31, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of violation of probation, after an investigation was done on Greenlief Street.

9:26 p.m., Jill M. Mansir, 43, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release, after a pedestrian check was done on Gage Street.

SUMMONSES

IN WINDSOR, Saturday at 7:04 p.m., Joseph M. Lewis, 36, of Waldoboro, was issued a summons on a charge of violating conditions of release, on Route 17.

A 24-year-old Portland man was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison for possession of crack cocaine.

Tem Tom pleaded guilty in November to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, commonly known as crack. He was sentenced in federal court in Portland by U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby to seven years in prison with eight years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.

Court records show that agents conducting surveillance in Portland on Feb. 2, 2017, approached a vehicle in which Tom was a passenger after a suspected drug transaction. The agents seized more than an ounce of crack and $3,580 from Tom.

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Portland police.

John D. Williams, who is accused of killing Somerset County sheriff’s Cpl. Eugene Cole, is led out of the Cumberland County Courthouse on June 12 after pleading not guilty to murder.

SKOWHEGAN — The man accused of killing Cpl. Eugene Cole claimed he “got the drop” on the officer and shot him in the head after he had tripped backward and fallen to the ground during an arrest in Norridgewock two months ago, according to newly unsealed court documents.

Cpl. Eugene Cole

“John (D.) Williams commented that he ‘eliminated’ Cpl. Cole,” Maine State Police Detective Jason Andrews wrote in an affidavit asking the court for a search warrant following the suspect’s arrest in Fairfield after a four-day manhunt.

The documents shed new light on the circumstances that led to the first shooting death of a Maine police officer in nearly 30 years. Williams has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the death of Cole, 62, and faces life in prison if he is convicted.

According to the documents, Williams, 29, told police investigators that “he was mad at Cpl. Cole for arresting his girlfriend, but pointed out that he didn’t have a ‘vendetta’ against him,” and said “that he just didn’t want or wasn’t ready to go to jail” on unrelated drug charges in Massachusetts.

The affidavit says the Somerset County Sheriff’s corporal “interrupted” Williams in the early morning hours of April 25 as Williams was trying to enter the Norridgewock home of Kim Sirois, whom he referred to as his stepmother. A friend of the suspect, Christopher Shulenski, has said that Williams was acting paranoid that night and was carrying a backpack, two duffel bags and a bulletproof vest when Shulenski and another friend dropped Williams off outside Sirois’ home on Route 2 just before 1 a.m.

Shulenski previously had told police that while they were in the driveway of Sirois’ house they saw a Somerset County Sheriff’s pickup truck drive by the home – presumably driven by Cole. They said the sheriff’s truck was proceeding slowly, and that they saw the truck’s brake lights go on.

There is no indication in the newly released affidavit why Cole approached Williams or why he was attempting to arrest him that morning, and Williams reportedly told Cole he didn’t know why Cole was arresting him.

Williams described in the affidavit pulling away from Cole during the encounter, the officer retreating backward, tripping and falling to the ground. Williams then pulled his pistol from his waistband, took the gun off “safe” and shot Cole in the head while he was on the ground, the affidavit says.

The affidavit was filed in support of a request for search warrant for a 9 mm Ruger handgun that police say they found when Williams was arrested in the woods of Fairfield on April 28. The search warrant gave police authority to seize and examine for evidence a Swiss army jacket, a white Zoo York T-shirt, and Dickies pants with a pink belt, according to the documents.

Police received the first indication of Cole’s slaying at 1:42 a.m. on April 25 with a report of a robbery at the Cumberland Farms store on Waterville Road in Norridgewock.

A man, later identified as Williams, is seen entering the store on video footage from the dashboard camera of Cole’s marked cruiser. Hours later, Cole’s body was discovered in Sirois’ yard on Mercer Road, also known as U.S. Route 2, near downtown Norridgewock, where police say Williams once lived as a teenager after he had a falling out with his parents.

Cole’s cruiser was found on Martin Stream Road. Police said Williams, who was scheduled to appear in court in Massachusetts on gun charges that day, had shot Cole, stolen his cruiser and then abandoned it.

What followed over the next four days was a sprawling, frantic manhunt involving an estimated 200 police officers, sheriff’s deputies and game wardens from all over Maine and from New Hampshire and Massachusetts, as well as federal agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Border Patrol and the U.S. Marshals Service. Helicopters were deployed when the weather allowed.

It ended with Williams’ arrest on Norridgewock Road in Fairfield, not far from the search grid, marking a wide area around Martin Stream Road. One of the search teams found Williams outside a small, remote camp in the area of Lost Brook.

Police cuffed Williams using Cole’s handcuffs. Authorities said Williams, who looked worn out when he emerged from the woods shirtless and barefoot, exerted “limited resistance.”

Cole had arrested Williams’ girlfriend, Kristina Pomerleau, on drug charges a few days before Cole’s shooting. Pomerleau was released from the Somerset County Jail on May 10, having posted $5,000 cash bail, according to a jail intake worker. She was indicted by a Somerset County grand jury on two felony drug charges.

Pomerleau, 32, who lived at 357 Water St. in Skowhegan, according to court documents, is charged by the grand jury with unlawful possession of cocaine base, or crack, and with unlawful furnishing of cocaine, both on April 21 in Norridgewock, according to the indictment.

The affidavit on her arrest and how it might be related to Cole’s shooting is set to be released Tuesday after it is signed by a judge.

The Maine House of Representatives and the Senate both approved a bill to name the bridge over the Kennebec River in Norridgewock after Cole.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

dharlow@centralmaine.com

Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

IN ANSON, Sunday at 11:58 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Main Street.

IN BINGHAM, Sunday at 8:06 p.m., a vehicle theft was investigated on Main Street.

IN CANAAN, Sunday at 12:57 p.m., threatening was investigated on Lake George Drive.

IN CLINTON, Sunday at 11:47 a.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Park Avenue.

1:09 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Battle Ridge Road.

6:53 p.m., threatening was reported on River Road.

IN CORNVILLE, Sunday at 5:01 p.m., a civil complaint was investigated on Hidden Valley Lane.

5:01 p.m., a civil complaint was investigated on Hidden Valley Lane.

IN FAIRFIELD, Sunday at 3:59 p.m., an arrest was made following a report of an assault on Martin Stream Road.

8:49 p.m., a complaint was taken on High Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Sunday at 9:47 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Croswell Road.

8:25 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Town Farm Road.

10:25 p.m., a warrant arrest was made on Franklin Avenue.

IN HARTLAND, Sunday at 1:58 p.m., a past burglary was investigated on Athens Road.

2:06 p.m., a complaint of gun shots was investigated on Carson Hill Road.

11:10 p.m., threatening was reported on Morrill Pond Road.

Monday at 7:43 a.m., a complaint was investigated on Pickerel Cove Drive.

IN INDUSTRY, Sunday at 5:44 p.m., a warrant arrest was made on Time Square Road.

IN JAY, Monday at 7:36 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Intervale Road.

IN MADISON, Sunday at 11:34 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Park Street.

11:34 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Park Street.

2:57 p.m., a theft was reported on Martins Road.

6:28 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Martins Road.

IN MADRID TOWNSHIP, Monday at 4:58 a.m., a report of a missing person was taken on River Road.

IN MOSCOW, Sunday at 4:45 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Donigan Road.

4:45 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Donigan Road.

IN NEW SHARON, Sunday at 10:11 p.m., threatening was reported on Weeks Mill Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Sunday at 8:55 p.m., a brush fire was extinguished on Burrill Hill Road.

IN OAKLAND, Sunday at 10:47 a.m., a civil issue was reported on Fairfield Street.

2:06 p.m., suspicious activity was reported at Oakland Pharmacy on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

8:48 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Lowell Heights Drive.

9:23 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Sawtelle and Oak streets.

Monday at 12:19 a.m., a report of a missing person was taken on Heath Street.

IN PALMYRA, Monday at 8:33 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

IN SMITHFIELD, Sunday at 3:49 p.m., trespassing was reported on Miller Lane.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Sunday at 1:45 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated on Fairgrounds Market Place.

6:22 p.m., a complaint was investigated on Court Street.

8:59 p.m., trespassing was investigated on Water Street.

IN STARKS, Monday at 8:23 a.m., threatening was reported on Rand Hill Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Sunday at 10:40 a.m., an unwanted person was reported at the Fireside Inn & Suites on Main Street.

10:42 a.m., suspicious activity was investigated on Grove Street.

12:29 p.m., a report of fraud or forgery was taken on Western Court.

12:32 p.m., a disturbance was investigated on Main Street.

1:39 p.m., criminal mischief was investigated on Elm Terrace.

2:09 p.m., an unwanted person was reported at the Fireside Inn & Suites on Main Street.

2:16 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported on Paris Street.

3:22 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported on Water Street.

5:05 p.m., sex offenses were investigated on West Street.

6:31 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Merryfield Avenue.

8:45 p.m., criminal trespassing was investigated at The End Zone on College Avenue.

11:24 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Edgemont Avenue.

Monday at 12:59 a.m., a noise complaint was investigated on Boutelle Avenue.

1:09 a.m., a disturbance was investigated on Gold Street.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Sunday at 12:32 a.m., Jason A. Hawkins, 38, of Industry, was arrested on charges of operating while license suspended or revoked, operating under the influence, refusing to submit to arrest or detention using physical force, and violating conditions of release.

6:09 p.m., Eric C. Hall, 46, of Industry, was arrested on a warrant for domestic violence stalking.

10:35 p.m., Stephenie M. Serrano, 32, of Mexico, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Sunday at 2:27 p.m., Kristian M. Addison, 24, of Fairfield, was arrested on a warrant for unpaid fines and fees on two charges of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs.

Monday at 12:45 a.m., Amy M. Sanipas, 34, of Anson, was arrested on a probation hold.

2:07 a.m., Steven D. Farrell, 40, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a warrant of unpaid fines and fees for burning prohibited material.

IN WATERVILLE, Sunday at 1:09 p.m., Anthony N. Spencer, 21, of Waterville, was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault, violation of protective order and obstructing report of a crime.

6:31 p.m., Kenneth A. Mills, 42, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of theft by receiving stolen property.

10:24 p.m., William T. Bean, 28, of Oakland, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.