SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for April 2-6, 2018, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.

Destiny Alton, 37, of Plymouth, operating while license suspended or revoked Feb. 14, 2018, in St. Albans; $500 fine.

Derekk P. Beaulieu, 29, of Waterville, failure to provide and display registration Feb. 17, 2018, in Smithfield; $100 fine.

Mallory S. Bernat, 31, of Hartland, operating while license suspended or revoked Feb. 24, 2018, in Hartland; $250 fine.

Wilfred Brousseau III, 32, of Madison, tampering with public records or information Jan. 28, 2018, in Madison; $500 fine; falsifying physical evidence and violating condition of release, same date and town, dismissed.

Joanna A. Brown, 34, of Augusta, criminal trespass Jan. 30, 2018, in Madison; 24-hour jail sentence.

Janice M. Carter, 47, of Norridgewock, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures March 11, 2018, in Norridgewock; $500 fine.

Jimmy Lee Cataloni, 32, of Pittsfield, fishing violation of number, amount, weight or size, Feb. 6, 2018, in Brighton; $100 fine.

Vance Cayford, 47, of Norridgewock, domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening, aggravated cruelty to animals, violating protection from abuse order and refusing to submit to arrest or detention, physical force, May 29, 2016, in Norridgewock, dismissed.

Devon Chapman, 21, of Skowhegan, violating condition of release March 17, 2018, in Skowhegan; 30-day jail sentence.

Steven Chaves, 46, of Milford, Massachusetts, operating under the influence Feb. 17, 2018, in Jackman; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension.

Mariah Cherry-Crawford, 22, of Norridgewock, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Nov. 6, 2017, in Skowhegan; $200 fine, $8.99 restitution.

Kyle M. Christopher, 24, of Madison, failure to provide and display registration March 1, 2018, in Skowhegan; $100 fine.

Myles A. Cloutier Jr., 26, of Augusta, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Dec. 29, 2017, in Canaan; 12-month Department of Corrections sentence, $970 restitution.

Cody Damon, 18, of Madison, assault April 5, 2018, in Madison; $300 fine, 10-day jail sentence; refusing to submit to arrest or detention, physical force April 5, 2018, in Madison; 10-day jail sentence; criminal threatening April 5, 2018, in Madison; 10-day jail sentence.

Jaceb E. Dillingham, 26, of Madison, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, refusing to stop Jan. 30, 2018, in Madison; seven-day jail sentence; assault, same date and town, dismissed.

Jeffrey M. Doucette, 43, of Skowhegan, allowing dog to be at large Jan. 18, 2018, in Skowhegan; $50 fine.

Jennifer Engstrom, 28, of Lewiston, operating while license suspended or revoked Feb. 14, 2018, in Pittsfield; $500 fine.

Debra I. Howard, 37, of North Anson, permiting unlawful use Jan. 18, 2018, in Madison; $150 fine.

Destiny Howard, 18, of Anson, operating vehicle without license Jan. 18, 2018, in Madison; $150 fine.

Crystal Jolicoeur, 30, of Winthrop, operating while license suspended or revoked Aug. 28, 2017, in Fairfield; $500 fine, 60-day jail sentence; aggravated forgery, same date and town, dismissed.

Dale J. Klein, 18, of Troy, minor consuming liquor March 2, 2018, in Palmyra; $200 fine.

Dalton Lake, 21, of Athens, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit Dec. 30, 2017, in Johnson Mountain Township, dismissed.

Felicia Llyod, 19, of Skowhegan, minor possessing liquor Jan. 7, 2018, in Skowhegan; $200 fine.

Timothy Logan, 52, of Oakland, failure to provide and display registration Feb. 17, 2018, in Smithfield; $100 fine.

Stephen Macomber, 30, of East Newport, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Dec. 23, 2017, in Palmyra; $200 fine.

Anthony N. Merrow, 29, of Hartland, operating while license suspended or revoked Jan. 19, 2018, in Hartland; $500 fine.

Kirk Mullen, 39, of Oakland, operating while license suspended or revoked Jan. 29, 2018, in Norridgewock; $500 fine.

Charles L. Quimby III, 19, of Norridgewock, minor possessing liquor Jan. 27, 2018, in Skowhegan; $200 fine.

Bradford J. Sides, 35, of Hartland, operating while license suspended or revoked Jan. 4, 2018, in St. Albans; $500 fine; failing to notify of motor vehicle accident Jan. 4, 2018, in St. Albans; $150 fine.

Christopher D. Snow, 28, of Waterville, unlawful possession of scheduled drug Feb. 2, 2018, in Fairfield; $400 fine, seven-day jail sentence.

Mark D. Strickland, 49, of Stafford, Connecticut, failure to provide and display registration March 8, 2018, in Rockwood; $100 fine.

Kurt Thomas, 25, of Skowhegan, operating while license suspended or revoked Feb. 13, 2018, in Solon; $500 fine; operating after registration suspended, same date and town, dismissed.

Corey B. Vail, 49, of South China, failure to provide and display registration March 10, 2018, in West Forks; $100 fine.

Cole Cannon Verville, 20, of Skowhegan, operating while license suspended or revoked Jan. 26, 2018, in Fairfield; $250 fine.

Evan Wallace, 19, of Cornville, minor possessing liquor Jan. 14, 2018, in Skowhegan; $200 fine.

Jason Westgate, 38, of Pittsfield, engaging in recycling without license Nov. 2, 2018, in Fairfield; $400 fine, seven-day jail sentence.

David J. Wheelock, 56, of Skowhegan, operating while license suspended or revoked Dec. 6, 2017, in Skowhegan; $250 fine.

AUGUSTA — A police chase last week along Interstate 295 and the Maine Turnpike has resulted in two people from Baltimore, Maryland, behind bars on drug trafficking charges and a 5-year-old passenger in the custody of Maine Department of Heath & Human Services.

The trio was bound for Canada, after being unable to purchase airline tickets at the Portland Jetport, according to what one of the suspects told the arresting officer.

On Monday, Lenwood R. Williams, 27, was held on $75,000 bail and Heather L. Buccheri, 29, was held in lieu of $50,000 bail.

The two adults made initial court appearances Monday at the Capital Judicial Center via video from the jail.

Both are charged with two counts of aggravated trafficking in heroin; one count is based on the amount alleged — more than 6 grams of heroin is alleged — and the second count says a firearm was present.

Both are also charged with unlawful possession of heroin.

Williams faces additional charges of driving to endanger and eluding an officer. All the charges are dated Friday last week, the day Maine State Police Cpl. Christopher Rogers stopped a Black Jeep with Maryland plates reported to be traveling about 90 mph on Interstate 295 in Gardiner, speeding through a toll plaza and finally stopping on I-95 in Hallowell.

Judge Tom Nale set bail at $50,000 cash for Buccheri, the amount the state requested for each, and set it at $75,000 for Williams after asking whether he was the alleged driver.

The prosecutor, Assistant Attorney General John Nathans, said more than 16 grams of heroin was recovered from Buccheri’s purse and makeup bag as well as other usable amounts of heroin, and that she was the person who told police about the loaded handgun in the glove box of the vehicle.

Nathans said Buccheri told officers she “was helping to transport the co-defendant to Canada after he attempted to flee to Mexico.”

Attorney Matthew Morgan, representing Buccheri as attorney of the day, said Williams had put the drugs in Buccheri’s purse and makeup bag. “He said he didn’t want to be shot and took the gun out of his pocket and put it into the glove box,” Morgan said.

Morgan said Buccheri was completely cooperative with authorities and that her partner was having a mental breakdown.

Morgan argued for a lower bail, saying Buccheri was willing to find a place to live in Maine and wanted to be able to have contact with her son, who had been in the car when the chase was in progress.

“The facts indicate, at best, she’s an accomplice here,” Morgan said.

Nathans said neither Williams nor Buccheri have criminal records. However, in support of his bail recommendation, he said, “Both are from Maryland and have no known ties to Maine whatsoever. There’s no evidence they were selling or trafficking, but the mere quantities they were in possession of is indicative of trafficking.”

An affidavit by Rogers filed at the court says he activated his cruiser’s blue lights and siren and the driver kept going, sometimes going into the breakdown lane to pass other vehicles. The incident backed up traffic in both directions late Friday afternoon.

Rogers said Buccheri said the three had stayed at a Portland hotel since two days earlier and Buccheri thought they were going home. She said that when they were unable to get tickets, Williams drove north, saying he was going to Canada.

When Rogers also wrote that when Buccheri arrived at the jail, she said she had cash in her bra, and that $2,957 was found.

Buccheri told police Williams had gotten it from the bank and asked her to hold it since he was leaving the country, Rogers wrote.

Williams was represented at the hearing by attorney Joshua Klein-Golden, as lawyer of the day. Klein-Golden did not argue the bail amount on Monday. Rogers’ affidavit says Williams told police that the heroin was his. “He said he put it in Heather’s purse, though he said he didn’t have a drug problem and he wasn’t selling drugs,” Rogers wrote. Rogers also said police removed a knife from Williams’ waistband when he was searched.

Conditions of bail prohibit the co-defendants from having contact with each other.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

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Twitter: @betadams

AUGUSTA — A judge on Monday ruled that a woman arrested here a month ago is in fact Yashonia Davis, who is wanted in New York on a murder indictment.

Justice Robert Mullen ruled from the bench following an extradition hearing Monday at the Capital Judicial Center.

Davis, 47, of Augusta, Maine, and Bronx, New York, had contested extradition at her first court appearance following her May 30 arrest on a warrant from New York on Pierce Drive near Cony High School.

A warrant is in progress to get her back to New York to face the charge of murder in the 2nd degree, and Mullen said that if the warrant is received, a bail hearing will be held Aug. 23.

Davis’s attorney, Charles T. Ferris, had argued that Maine failed to meet its burden of proving that the woman is Davis and that there was probable cause to believe a crime was committed. Ferris said he wanted someone from New York City to authenticate the various documents.

Assistant District Attorney Tyler LeClair introduced into evidence an audio recording of a phone call Davis made from the Kennebec County jail in which she recited both her birth date and her Social Security number so a person could activate a credit card on her behalf. LeClair also pointed to a record from the Automated Fingerprint Identification System indicating that fingerprints taken when she was booked at the jail were identified as those of Yashonia Davis, who uses an alias of Michelle Davis.

Ferris questioned Maine State Trooper David Alexander, a member of the Maine Violent Offender Task Force, who stopped her motor vehicle that day. Davis was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals deputies as well as New York police.

Alexander testified he found a Maine driver’s license issued to a Monique McFaline in the vehicle, and Davis told him, “I did not say that is who I am.”

Alexander said he contacted authorities in New Jersey and New York and obtained driver’s license and other records for McFaline that had photos that did not match Davis.

Davis is wanted in connection with the slaying of Abraham Caraballo, 52, of Bronx Park South, according to information from the New York Police Department’s Public Information Office.

Caraballo died of wounds May 8 in Saint Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, New York, police say. Police responded to a 911 call on April 21 at an apartment at 946 Bronx Park South and found Caraballo in a hallway “unconscious and unresponsive with a laceration and trauma to his head,” as well as a 57-year woman “with a laceration and trauma to her head.”

The woman, who was taken to the same hospital, was listed in stable condition.

A warrant for Davis’s arrest was authorized May 30 by Judge Jeffrey M. Zimmerman. Davis is charged with murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the first degree; the indictment followed on June 20, 2018, and an arrest warrant on that was issued the next day, LeClair said.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

A police cruiser approaches the intersection of Oxford and Elm streets Monday in Bayside. Police Chief Michael Sauschuck said the recent violence has generally involved confrontations between people who know each other, and is being treated “very seriously.”

A rash of violent incidents in and near the Bayside neighborhood is adding to the fears of residents who already had been asking the city to deal with minor crime, drug dealing and offensive behavior in the area.

Since April, there have been at least three stabbings and two shootings in the neighborhood, which is home to a cluster of social services providers and emergency shelters. And two people were injured in a shooting incident Sunday a couple of blocks away in East Bayside.

“It’s gotten a lot worse,” Carol Barlow said as she sat on the front steps of her Cumberland Avenue apartment building where she has lived for nearly 10 years. “I would never sit out here in the late evening by myself.”

The same fears were echoed Monday by other residents and visitors.

“You never know what’s going to happen with all these druggies and drug dealers around,” said Daniel Friend, 54, who lives in the apartment building next to Barlow’s.

Although neighbors agreed the string of incidents is unusual and worrying, city officials said they could not easily produce crime reports to statistically compare the violence during the past three-month period with violent crimes in previous years.

“The level of petty crime always increases in the summer. The more violent incidents are definitely unusual,” said Sarah Michniewicz, head of the Bayside Neighborhood Association.

Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck said the recent violence does not appear to be random and has generally involved confrontations between people who know each other. However, he is concerned about the number of violent incidents – especially the shootings – that have occurred in Bayside. He said a shooting in Portland is “a rarity.”

“Crimes of violence in our community are a big deal for all of us and we treat them as such,” Sauschuck said. “We take them very seriously and we’re putting proper resources in place to address them.”

Bayside residents have been living in recent years with increasingly aggressive and unpredictable street behavior, fueled by substance use and mental illness. They say it’s not the people seeking help at the city’s emergency shelter who are causing problems, but others who do not use the shelters and only come to the neighborhood to prey upon the vulnerable people who stay at the Oxford Street Shelter and access day services, such as laundry and a soup kitchen, two blocks away at Preble Street.

Sauschuck recently said that only about 10 percent of the people using the shelters contribute to problems in the surrounding neighborhood.

The most recent violence occurred Sunday afternoon in East Bayside, an adjacent neighborhood to the east of Franklin Street. An 18-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man were wounded by gunshots during an altercation near Cumberland Avenue and Mayo Street.

Police said Monday that they are continuing to investigate and no charges have been filed. They have not described a motive in the most recent shooting, but believe they have identified everyone involved and do not think the public is at risk.

This follows five other violent incidents in Bayside proper, which is sometimes called West Bayside.

On June 26, a 45-year-old man was shot near the intersection of Oxford and Elm streets. A police officer observed the confrontation and heard the gunshots. The officer attended to the victim, who was critically injured. Police are still investigating and have not publicly identified the victim or charged a suspect.

On June 20, a 22-year-old homeless man was stabbed in front of the Preble Street social services center at Portland and Preble streets. Police arrested George Merrill, 46, on a charge of aggravated assault. The victim was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

On June 7, a 35-year-old man from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was stabbed near Oxford and Alder streets. Police found the man, who had non-life-threatening injuries, in South Portland, and said they believed they knew who else was involved in the stabbing.

On May 6, a 49-year-old woman was shot on Parris Street, and police said the suspect was a young white man with a silver semiautomatic handgun who fled the scene in a silver SUV. A neighbor said her husband heard the victim tell police that she was shot in the knee after confronting people who appeared to be smoking crack in a public way.

On April 5, a 35-year-old woman was dropped off at Maine Medical Center with multiple stab wounds. She told investigators that she was stabbed near 252 Oxford St. after a confrontation with a group of men she didn’t know.

Laura Cannon was home when the woman was shot in front of her Parris Street house on May 6. She said the increase in violence is making her feel less safe.

“People have been having fights in Bayside for a long time and they have not been pulling a gun out on each other with this frequency,” said Cannon, who has lived in the neighborhood for eight years. “This is not normal. It feels really scary. This level of gun violence is strange.”

For some who sleep at the Oxford Street Shelter, the violence has become part of their daily life.

“We all heard about” the May 6 shooting, said Dawn Algieri, 55, who said she has been staying at the shelter for a year. She thinks all of the violence stems from drugs and alcohol. “It will either get worse or there will be more people who are dead because of overdoses, shots and stabbings,” she said.

Rose Hagen, 30, said she has heard other shelter guests express concerns about the violence in recent weeks. But she said she’s from the Boston area, where this type of violence is more common. “I see this (expletive) every day,” she said.

Longtime residents said the situation only reinforces the need to rethink the concentration of emergency shelters, food and social services clustered in Bayside.

The city has proposed building a new 200-bed shelter on the Barron Center campus on Brighton Avenue. Some Nason’s Corner residents are already concerned that Bayside’s problems will soon follow, although officials insist the new shelter would be a completely different model. The new facility, they say, would have food, laundry and other services on site, so people don’t have to walk a several-block radius throughout the day.

Sarah Michniewicz, who has lived on Cedar Street for about 20 years and leads the Bayside Neighborhood Association, understands those fears. But she predicted that the troublemakers would likely stay in Bayside even if the shelter is moved to a new location.

“I think that they deserve to get clear answers on what kinds of steps would be taken to improve policing and improve neighborhood safety,” she said. “But I also know from the plans that have been suggested – and the shelter standards are much different than they were before – things that have been allowed at the Oxford Street Shelter are not the things that would be allowed at the new shelter. I don’t see them as comparable in any way.”

After speaking Monday morning with Sauschuck about the recent violence, Michniewicz said she is confident that police have a handle on the situation.

“The level of petty crime always increases in the summer,” she said. “The more violent incidents are definitely unusual.”

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Police in York County say a Berwick couple is facing charges for allegedly stealing bottles from a Shapleigh elementary school donation bin.

A community member who had seen a York County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post about a white vehicle involved in the theft of returnable bottles from the Shapleigh Memorial School PTO donation bin spotted a similar car at the school on Saturday and called police, according to Sheriff William King.

The citizen provided police with the registration number on the vehicle, which showed it belonged to a Berwick woman, Raylene Dow. Deputy Cody Frazier waited on Route 202 for the car to pass him, then stopped it when he confirmed it resembled the car from the Facebook post.

Frazier found about $20 in returnable bottles in the back of the Nissan Versa, King said.

During questioning, David Dow admitted he stole the bottles from the school and was on his way to a redemption center in Biddeford. David Dow also told Frazier he had stolen bottles from the school “two or three times” and implicated his wife in the thefts, King said.

David Dow was arrested on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking and was released on $50 bail. He is scheduled to appear in Springvale District Court on Aug. 28.

Raylene Dow was issued a summons alleging theft by unauthorized taking and is also scheduled for an Aug. 28 court appearance.

Lewiston emergency services responded to Blake Street near Maple Street after a man was allegedly assaulted and taken to a hospital. Police said they had a good description of the suspect and were searching for him late Monday.

SKOWHEGAN — The father of a Skowhegan man who was shot in the head with a BB gun on Sunday said Tuesday that the metallic ball is lodged in his son’s brain and could result in lasting brain damage.

Witnesses told police on Sunday that 19-year-old Charles Quimby was shot in the head with a pellet gun or a BB gun by 20-year-old William McCarty at 44 Joyce St. No criminal charges have been filed.

Contacted by phone Tuesday afternoon, Jade Goodridge, of Clifton, Charles Quimby’s father, said his son is doing well at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor but could suffer lasting effects from the wound, including problems with balance and coordination. Goodridge said his son’s condition is improving, but the BB penetrated his skull and can be seen on X-ray images.

“It could affect his eyes and partial movement. It’s in his brain,” Goodridge said. “He’s doing a little better. He’s going to make it; so far everything is good.”

Goodridge said he “doesn’t really know the facts of how it all went down,” but that he has been told it was an accident. He said X-rays at the hospital showed “a perfectly round object” in his son’s head and doctors assume it is a BB, and not a pellet as reported earlier by police.

BBs are round and usually made of steel. Pellets evolved after BBs, and most pellets today are made in the Diablo or “wasp waist” shape, according to Air Gun Depot. A pellet is hollow and flares out to full diameter when pressurized by the gun. BBs are hard and remain round after being shot.

Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam said Tuesday afternoon that the shot was in fact a BB and entered Quimby’s head through the left temple. He said Quimby remains in critical condition.

A man who lives at the home where the incident occurred said Tuesday morning that Quimby was “stable.”

The young man who answered the door at the Joyce Street residence late Tuesday morning identified himself as Ricky but declined to comment on the shooting.

“He’s OK,” Ricky said of Quimby. “He’s stable. That’s the last I heard.”

Quimby’s cousin, Jade Anderson, who grew up in Madison, said she has been in touch with the family since the shooting and is encouraged by what she is hearing.

“He had a good night last night, is breathing on his own now,” Anderson told the Morning Sentinel on social media.

Anderson said Quimby’s mother, Lauri Quimby, posted a positive message Monday night on Facebook.

“Things are looking more positive by the hour,” Lauri Quimby wrote. “He is off his ventilator and breathing on his own. He said hello to the doctor twice when asked if he could.”

Anderson said she had no knowledge of the shooting incident.

Police officers responded to a medical assistance 911 call at 44 Joyce St. in Skowhegan’s South Side neighborhood just after noon Sunday, Bucknam said. Quimby was taken to Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan but was soon transferred by helicopter to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, where he was listed in critical condition.

A spokeswoman for EMMC said Tuesday evening Quimby was in serious condition.

Skowhegan police went to the scene Sunday with the assistance of the State Police Major Crimes Unit.

Skowhegan’s Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an investigation into the incident, Bucknam said. A search warrant was executed at the home to collect the BB gun, or rifle, and other items of interest, he said.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

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The state’s highest court ruled Tuesday that state attorneys may continue to prosecute the case of a woman accused of beating her 10-year-old daughter to death.

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court dismissed the appeal on behalf of Sharon Carrillo.

Carrillo and her husband, Julio Carrillo, 51, are accused of beating 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy to death on Feb. 25 at the Stockton Springs condominium the family shared. Marissa was Sharon Carrillo’s daughter.

The pair are charged with depraved indifference murder.

Carrillo’s attorneys had sought in April to have the Maine Attorney General’s Office removed from the case, arguing that prosecutors illegally used subpoenas to obtain records from a school she attended in New York.

The high court ruling upholds the decision of Superior Court Justice Robert Murray, who dismissed the defense’s motion and ruled that the AG’s office could remain on the case. He ordered, however, that the records obtained by the prosecution be turned over to the court and sealed.

Leane Zainea and Donald Macomber are prosecuting the case.

The high court ruled that since no final action has been taken on the case, it would be premature to act on the request to disqualify the prosecutors.

Sharon Carrillo

The defense had argued that if Sharon Carrillo were to testify at trial, the state prosecutors would have read her private and confidential information about her and while they would be prohibited from using that information, the knowledge could give them an advantage.

Carrillo is represented by attorneys Christopher MacLean and Laura Shaw of Camden.

MacLean did not immediately respond to an email request for comment Tuesday.

Marissa Kennedy suffered months of abuse prior to her death in late February in their Stockton Springs home, according to investigative filings in court.

Marissa’s death, along with the abuse death of 4-year-old Kendall Chick, of Wiscasset, prompted legislators to launch hearings into the state’s child welfare system. Shawna Gatto, the fiancee of Chick’s paternal grandfather, has been charged with depraved indifference murder in her death

Authorities say both girls were severely abused at home over a long period of time, and questions have swirled about why the Maine Department of Health and Human Services never picked up on the dangerous situations or failed to follow up on reports of suspected abuse.

An initial report by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability faulted DHHS for not following its own policies and procedures when assessing the safety of one girl’s placement, while suggesting agencies failed to share information that, when pieced together, might have called attention to the abuse.

The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee voted last week to subpoena the head of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to testify after he failed to attend a hearing on recent, high-profile child abuse deaths.

The unanimous, bipartisan vote came moments after lawmakers learned that DHHS Commissioner Ricker Hamilton would not attend the meeting despite assurances from Gov. Paul LePage that he would allow department representatives to participate in committee work sessions.

Maine State Police arrested and charged four people after intercepting two shipments of drugs in unrelated investigations over the weekend, officials say.

Kenneth Ortega, 22, and Wayne Sudborough, 45, both of Waterville, were traveling on Friday along Interstate 395 in Brewer when a task force from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency stopped them, according to a statement from state police spokesman Steve McCausland.

Agents had been surveying the vehicle after determining that it probably contained drugs, McCausland said. With help from Brewer and state police, the agents stopped the car and a police dog helped locate 35 grams of cocaine base, a few grams of cocaine and more than $3,500 in cash, according to McCausland.

Both men were charged with drug trafficking and taken to the Penobscot County Jail. They remain in custody, with their bail set at $50,000 each.

In an unrelated investigation, MDEA agents stopped two Machias-area women around 1:20 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 95 in Newport as they were traveling out of state to pick up drugs they planned to sell in Washington County, McCausland said.

Meredith Hinerman, 38, of Machiasport, and Holly Pellon, 51, of Machias, were both charged with aggravated trafficking after a state police drug detection helped find 75 grams of heroin and 100 oxycodone tablets in the vehicle.

Both women were taken to the Penobscot County Jail, where they remain in custody. Hinerman’s bail is set at $50,000 and Pellon’s bail is set at $75,000.

One man has pleaded guilty while the cases against two other suspects in a series of burglaries at businesses in central and midcoast Maine, await an appeal to the state’s highest court.

Taylor Shultz, 37, of Limerick, pleaded guilty June 22 in Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland to three counts of burglary. His sentencing will await the conclusion of the cases involving co-defendants Michael J. Warner II, 39, and Charles York, 40, both of Portland.

The three men were indicted in February 2016 on four counts of burglary, four counts of theft and four counts of criminal mischief.

The charges were connected to burglaries at:

• J.C. Penney in Rockland on Sept. 3, 2015, in which more than $10,000 in merchandise was taken;

• Townline Video Plus in Warren on Aug. 24, 2015, in which more than $10,000 in goods was reportedly taken;

• Flagship Cinema in Thomaston on Aug. 31, 2015, in which more than $1,000 was taken;

• Lincoln Country Store in Warren on May 24, 2015, when more than $1,000 was stolen.

Shultz, Warner and York were arrested three weeks after the J.C. Penney burglary.

Warner and York have also been charged with 15 counts in Cumberland County and six counts in Kennebec County. Those break-ins occurred at Wescott & Sons tractor in Gorham, Tobey’s General Store in China, the American Legion in Augusta, the Shop n’ Save in Gray, Dunkin Donuts in Scarborough, the Clam Bake restaurant in Scarborough and Twin’s Country Store in Augusta.

An affidavit filed by police in 2015 said the men were suspected in up to 25 nighttime business break-ins around the region. Police said stolen property and drugs were recovered during multiple searches. More than 80 items of evidence were seized, according to police. The total value of the items stolen and the damage to the businesses exceeds $200,000.

Charges filed in Knox County against Shultz were formally dismissed this week in Knox County following his guilty pleas in Portland.

Shultz was released on $20,000 bail after his plea. The other two remain in jail.

Shultz has prior convictions for aggravated assault in 2005, possession of oxycodone in 2006, terrorizing in 2007 and for violating conditions of release, according to paperwork filed in court.

The state is appealing to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court a Superior Court judge’s ruling that excludes some of the evidence that was to be presented at trial against Warner. The evidence involved cellphone records that showed locations for the suspect on the night of the burglaries.

No timetable for that appeal has been scheduled.

Warner had been released from prison in May 2015 after serving time on multiple convictions for burglaries and thefts from businesses, according to paperwork filed in 2015 by the prosecutor.

Multiple police agencies were involved in the investigation.

The case started to break when the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office responded to a July 30, 2015, burglary and theft at Tobey’s Grocery in China, according to the affidavit.

Video surveillance from the store showed two men walking from a park-and-ride parking lot next to the store and breaking into the grocery. The two were wearing camouflage masks and hats. In the video, after the pair leaves, a dark-colored four-door Volkswagen sedan is seen driving through the parking lot.

The Maine State Police were called in because of similar commercial burglaries in which phone and cable lines were cut before the perpetrators entered the businesses.

Later that day, police were informed that an employee of a Cumberland Farms store in Brunswick had found a blue money bag in the store’s dumpster with checks made out to Tobey’s Grocery.

Surveillance video from the Cumberland Farms showed a Volkswagen sedan pulling into the parking lot, the driver getting out, removing items from the trunk and walking toward the dumpster. The video then showed him returning to the car without anything in his hands, the police affidavit states.

One of three individuals also captured on video entering the store at that time was recognized by Maoine State Police Trooper Adam McNaughton as Warner.

Because Warner lives in Biddeford, state police sent photographs of the three to Biddeford police. That department was able to identify Shultz from the photos, according to the affidavit. York also was later identified by police from the video.

A check of the Maine Department of Motor Vehicles found that Warner owned a dark-colored four-door Volkswagen Passat that matched the vehicle seen in the videos from China and Brunswick.

Police obtained a search warrant for Warner’s and Shultz’s cellphone records and found that Shultz’s phone had gone from Biddeford to near Tobey’s Grocery in China at the time of the burglary. The phone was then tracked to the Cumberland Farms store in Brunswick at the time the three men were seen on video.

IN AUGUSTA, Monday at 7:06 a.m., a well-being check was done on Cony Street.

10 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bridge Street.

Noon, a disturbance was reported on Middle Street.

12:04 p.m., harassment was reported on Water Street.

1:32 p.m., counterfeiting was reported on Crossing Way.

1:41 p.m., a well-being check was reported on Stephen King Drive.

1:58 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on State Street.

2:11 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Cony Road.

2:14 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Sewall Street.

2:18 p.m., counterfeiting was reported on Crossing Way.

3:14 p.m., a well-being check was done on Kendall Street.

3:17 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Medical Center Parkway.

4:30 p.m., a well-being check was done on Purinton Avenue.

5:06 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cushnoc Crossing.

5:20 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Civic Center Drive.

5:38 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Florence Street.

6:19 p.m., a well-being check was done on Chapel Street.

7:56 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Summer Street.

8:11 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Boothby Street.

9:14 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Northern Avenue.

9:31 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on North Belfast Avenue.

Tuesday at 2:25 a.m., criminal threatening was reported on Water Street.

4:18 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Murray Street.

4:50 a.m., misuse of 911 was reported on Townsend Street.

IN FARMINGDALE, Monday at 5:44 a.m., a harassing phone call was reported on Second Street.

IN HALLOWELL, Monday at 1:20 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Second Street.

Tuesday at 4:48 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Monday at 11:54 a.m., Justin Andrew Smith, 30, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant after criminal trespassing was reported on Northern Avenue.

8:52 p.m., Nicholas James Wagner, 34, of Pittsfield, was arrested on a charge of failure to appear, on State Street.

11:46 p.m., a 17-year-old juvenile was arrested on a warrant, on Medical Center Parkway.

SUMMONSES

IN AUGUSTA, Monday at 11:22 p.m., an 18-year-old Augusta woman was summoned on a charge of operating while license was suspended or revoked, during a traffic stop on Western Avenue.

Tuesday at 3:21 a.m., a 55-year-old Augusta man was summoned on a charge of operating while license was suspended or revoked, after suspicious activity was reported, on Western Avenue.

IN GARDINER, Monday at 9:23 a.m., a 17-year-old juvenile was summoned on a charge of disorderly conduct (offensive words, gestures), on Maine Avenue.

IN ANSON, Monday at 7:52 p.m., an arrest was made after police received a report of a disturbance on River Road.

IN BINGHAM, Monday at 6:27 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on Bingham Road.

10:15 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated on Bingham Road.

IN CANAAN, Monday at 1:24 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Maple Lane.

3:10 p.m., a civil complaint was investigated on Chestnut Street.

9:59 p.m., an assault was reported on Pease Road.

IN CLINTON, Monday at 10:38 a.m., a civil complaint was taken on Hinckley Road.

7:01 p.m., a fight was reported on Darling Avenue.

IN CORNVILLE, Monday at 5:14 p.m., a civil complaint was taken on James Road.

IN DETROIT, Monday at 10:29 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on River Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 10:17 a.m., a scam complaint was investigated on Police Plaza.

2:26 p.m., a theft was investigated on Serenity Circle.

3:05 p.m., a civil complaint was taken on Main Street.

Tuesday at 3:07 a.m., an arrest was made following a report of a domestic disturbance on West Street.

IN HARTLAND, Monday at 9:31 a.m., a warning was issued following a report of threatening on Elm Street.

IN JACKMAN, Monday at 4:15 a.m., suspicious activity was investigated on Main Street.

IN MADISON, Monday at 10:07 a.m., mischief was investigated on Main Street.

9:28 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated on Nathan Street.

8:49 a.m., trespassing was reported on Nathan Street.

IN MOSCOW, Monday at 11:33 a.m., a disturbance was investigated on Deadwater Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Monday at 8:30 p.m., threatening was investigated on Skowhegan Road.

IN OAKLAND, Monday at 7:47 a.m., a burglary was investigated on McGrath Pond Road.

9:30 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Smithfield Road.

3:09 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Old Waterville Road.

6:43 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Water Street.

6:59 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Railroad Avenue.

8 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Oak Street.

8:02 a.m., a noise complaint was taken on Main Street.

8:38 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Oak Street.

Tuesday at 3:11 a.m., a fire was reported on Municipal Drive.

IN PALMRYA, Monday at 10:49 a.m., a past burglary was investigated on Warren Hill Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Monday at 11:17 a.m., a past burglary was reported on Detroit Street.

7:10 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on North Main Street.

8:49 p.m., threatening was investigated on Main Street.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Monday at 9:50 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Joyce Street.

10:31 a.m., mischief was reported on French Street.

2:01 p.m., a civil complaint was taken on North Avenue.

5:57 p.m., vandalism was investigated on Ash Street.

10:07 p.m., an arrest was made following a report of a domestic disturbance on Dartmouth Street.

10:25 p.m., an arrest was made following a report of a disturbance on Commercial Street.

Tuesday at 6:45 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Madison Avenue.

7:15 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Madison Avenue.

8:17 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Fairview Avenue.

IN SOLON, Monday at 1:16 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Pleasant Street.

IN ST. ALBANS, Monday at 10:16 a.m., a scam complaint was taken on Hartland Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 6:02 a.m., threatening was investigated on Industrial Road.

6:05 a.m., a burglary of a vehicle was investigated on Winter Street.

8:25 a.m., criminal trespassing was investigated on Colby Street.

9:42 a.m., a person was taken to the hospital following a report of an assault at Mount Saint Joseph’s on Highwood Street.

1:33 p.m., a fight was reported on Gray Street.

3 p.m., a theft was investigated at Alfond Municipal Pool on North Street.

3:19 p.m., a report of fraud or forgery was investigated on Western Avenue.

3:44 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported on Gray Avenue.

3:44 p.m., a theft was investigated on Ticonic Street.

4:39 p.m., an oral warning was issued following a report of a fight on High Street.

7:11 p.m., a report of a missing person was taken on Norman Avenue.

8:24 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated at Head of Falls on Front Street.

11:28 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Oakland Court.

Tuesday at 1:57 a.m., an unwanted person was reported at Cumberland Farms on College Avenue.

IN WINSLOW, Tuesday at 9:49 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bay Street.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Moday at 4:16 a.m., Denise C. Gray, 48, of Jay, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

9:20 a.m., Andrew A. Collins, 33, of Dallas Plantation, was arrested on a charge of probation revocation.

11:25 a.m., Christopher A. Tracy, 24, of New Sharon, was arrested on warrants for violating bail conditions on charges of failing to stop for an officer, endangering the welfare of a child, driving to endanger, violating condition of release and operating while license suspended or revoked with a prior conviction.

1:30 p.m., Wesley N. Legere, 41, of Hanover, was arrested on a charge of being a fugitive from justice.

IN OAKLAND, Monday at 10:37 p.m., Mark E. Scanlin, 49, of Oakland, was arrested on a warrant.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Jerold G. Wilson, 27, of Burnham, was arrested on warrants for probation revocation and unpaid fines and fees.

8:54 p.m., Walter Bright, 40, of Anson, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on operating while license suspended or revoked with a prior conviction.

11:19 p.m., David A. Dufault, 37, of Skowhegan, was arrested on charges of violating condition of release and domestic violence assault.

11:33 p.m., Robert B. Obert, 44, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a noncompliance contempt order.

Tuesday at 4:35 a.m., Gilbert A. O’Brien, 50, of Fairfield, was arrested on domestic violence assault.

IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 3:51 p.m., Bennie Coutu, 39, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant.

8:56 p.m., Amanda L. Marcoux, 38, of Waterville, was arrested on two charges of violating condition of release and unlawful furnishing of scheduled drug.

11:08 p.m., Jamal Edwin-Lamar Brittingham, 26, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant.

11:37 p.m., Scott A. Bagley, 53, of Waterville, was arrested on three charges of unlawful possession of oxycodone and cocaine with prior convictions, unlawful furnishing of fentanyl and operating with license expired over 90 days.

AUGUSTA — A Clinton man, charged with arson in connection with a pickup truck blaze at Blanchard’s Towing in Clinton, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a lesser charge of aggravated criminal mischief.

Brandon M. Dunton, 18, was sentenced to an initial 90 days behind bars, with the remainder of the three-year term suspended while he spends two years on probation. The hearing took place Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center.

He initially denied setting the fire, but later he told investigators he was “upset because his bicycle was having mechanical troubles and that people he was doing odd jobs for were not paying him.”

The offense occurred Feb. 13 on the property of Chris Blanchard, who owns Blanchard’s Towing at 935 Main St.

An affidavit by Jeremy Damren, an investigator with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, says the Clinton Fire Department extinguished the fire in the 2001 Ford F250 pickup truck that Blanchard had purchased for $2,500 as a “parts/junk” truck.

Blanchard said he had removed the battery from the pickup in December 2017, so there was no electrical source to start a fire, Damren wrote.

Several people told investigators that Dunton had been in the area the day of the fire.

On March 6, Dunton told another fire marshal that “he was driving his bicycle from Clinton and decided to burn a truck to the rear of Blanchard’s,” Damren wrote.

Dunton said he knew it was a junk truck and that he snapped off lower branches of pine trees and found a container of used oil near the garage, placing both inside the pickup cab and dripping oil on the branches, according to the affidavit. Dunton said he used his lighter to start the fire, according to Damren.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a scam being perpetrated against Maine sex offenders.

In a statement Tuesday, the sheriff’s office warned against anyone calling Maine sex offenders and purporting to be Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies.

In the calls, the callers use specific names of real deputies – Deputy Daniel Graham and Sgt. Jim Goskin—and claiming that the call recipient is out of compliance with Maine’s sex offender registration laws, and to avoid possible charges, the call recipients should pay a fine using gift cards.

“This is not something the Sheriff’s office or any other law enforcement agency would do,” wrote Cumberland County Sheriff’s Capt. Don Goulet. “This is another scam concocted to get money from those unaware.”

Anyone who receives such a call should hang up and call law enforcement, Goulet said.

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

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Twitter: MattByrnePPH

A New York City man who was found not guilty of murdering a Biddeford man has agreed to be held pending trial on federal firearms charges.

Timothy Ortiz was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges on June 25 after a York County jury decided he had acted in self-defense in shooting and killing Jonathan Methot in 2016 in Biddeford in a dispute over a drug deal. He was due to be released on June 27 but instead was arrested by federal authorities, who have charged him with being a felon in possession of a handgun. Ortiz was convicted in early 2016 on aggravated sex trafficking and drug furnishing charges and federal authorities and was barred from possession guns, but in the criminal complaint, federal law enforcement agents cited repeated instances of him having a handgun in addition to the Methot shooting.

He faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 if convicted on the federal charges.

On Monday, Ortiz waived his right to a detention hearing and agreed to be held until his trial. No trial date has been set.

AUGUSTA — A 21-year-old city resident will spend three years behind bars after officers doing a probation checks found child pornography images on his cellphone.

Blaine S. Baker pleaded guilty Monday at the Capital Judicial Center to three counts of possession of sexually explicit materials, all on Aug. 23, 2017, in Augusta. He was on probation at the time after being convicted in the same court April 11, 2017, of unlawful sexual touching, for which he had received 180-day fully suspended sentence and a year of probation.

Baker was ordered to serve that 180 days for violating probation.

The three-year prison term will be followed by two consecutive five-year terms, all suspended, with three years of probation on each. Justice Robert Mullen told Baker that if he violated probation on the new convictions, he could end up serving all that time.

Conditions of probation prohibit Baker from using devices capable of accessing the internet unless he has permission from his probation officer.

Baker also was ordered to register as a lifetime sex offender under the state’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.

The prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Frayla Tarpinian, told Mullen that officers talked with Baker and saw images on his cellphone of young children being sexually abused by adult males.

Tarpinian said investigators found “26 extremely serious videos” of prepubescent children with adults on the computer hard drive.

She added that Baker had lived outside at some point, so other cellphones he possessed were too damaged to be examined.

In exchange for Baker’s plea, a fourth charge of possession of sexually explicit materials was dismissed.

Baker agreed to the forfeiture of all his electronic devices.

He was represented in the case by attorney Andrew Wright, who noted that Baker has been behind bars for almost a year already on the charges.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

A 45-year-old man shot last month near Portland’s Oxford Street homeless shelter has died.

Portland police said Wednesday that Jack Wilson died about 7 p.m. Tuesday from injuries he sustained during a shooting on June 26. Wilson’s death is now considered a homicide, and Portland police said it will be up to the Maine Attorney General’s office to decide whether to file charges against the suspect, who has not been identified.

No additional information about Wilson was immediately available Wednesday afternoon.

At the time of the shooting, a Portland police officer was in the area of the Oxford Street Shelter – Portland’s primary emergency shelter for homeless adults – when he saw an altercation and heard gunfire. The officer ran to the area and administered first aid until the victim could be taken to Maine Medical Center, where he has been in critical condition.

Police previously said they had identified all of the parties involved in the incident but have yet to release any additional information.

The shooting is one of several violent incidents in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood that have shaken local residents already concerned about fighting, open-air drug use and other illegal behavior.

In addition to the shooting involving Wilson, two people were injured during stabbings in Bayside in June. And on July 1, an 18-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man were wounded by gunshots during an altercation near Cumberland Avenue and Mayo Street in East Bayside.

Portland police have stepped up patrols in the neighborhood in response to the rash of violent activity.

IN ANSON, Wednesday at 7:04 a.m., a traffic accident was investigated on Dinsmore Road.

IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 11:52 a.m., an unwanted person was reported on Baker Street.

4:59 p.m., a theft was investigated on Johnson Flat Road.

6:58 p.m., an oral warning was issued following a disturbance on Pearl Steet.

8:01 p.m., an oral warning was issued following a theft on Whitten Road.

10:27 p.m., criminal trespassing was investigated on Whitten Road.

IN CORNVILLE, Tuesday at 2:40 p.m., a burglary of a motor vehecile was investigated on Walton Mills Road.

IN DETROIT, Tuesday at 4:31 p.m., someone was taken to the hospital after a traffic accident on North Street.

IN EMBDEN, Tuesday at 8:24 p.m., an arrest was made after a domestic disturbance on Station Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Tuesday at 12:54 p.m., a scam complaint was investigated on Green Road.

4:22 p.m., a complaint was investigated on Park Street.

6:43 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Water Street.

9:33 p.m., a warning was issued after a disturbance on Main Street.

Wednesday at 12:49 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Skowhegan Road.

IN JACKMAN, Wednesday at 12:04 a.m., a noise complaint was taken on Johns Street.

IN MADISON, Tuesday at 4:54 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated on Adams Road.

5:42 p.m., a civil complaint was investigated on East Madison Road.

10:58 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated on Nathan Street.

Wednesday at 1:31 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Old Point Avenue.

IN NEW PORTLAND, Tuesday at 9:33 a.m., a complaint was taken on Carrabassett Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Tuesday at 1:23 p.m., mischief was investigated on River Road.

IN PALMYRA, Tuesday at 3:21 p.m., trespassing was reported on Hicks Pond Road.

4:43 p.m., a civil complaint was taken on Hicks Pond Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Wednesday at 2:56 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Somerset Plaza.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Tuesday at 10:06 a.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on North Avenue.

11:51 a.m., mischief was reported on Fairgrounds Market Place.

5:39 p.m., shoplifting was investigated on Fairgrounds Market Place.

10:07 p.m., trespassing was reported on Elm Street.

10:26 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated on Russell Road.

10:28 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Winter Street.

IN ST. ALBANS, Tuesday at 5:25 p.m., threatening was reported on Todds Corner Road.

6:34 p.m., a civil complaint was taken on Todds Corner Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 1:20 p.m., an accident involving an injury was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

3:18 p.m., a theft was investigated on Waterville Commons Drive.

3:29 p.m., a report of a fight was investigated on Main Street.

3:40 p.m., an intoxicated person was reported on Main and Spring streets.

3:49 p.m., an assault was investigated at Damon’s Discount Beverage on Front Street.

4:10 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Colby Street.

11:30 p.m., a theft was investigated on Colby Street.

IN WINSLOW, Tuesday at 12:13 a.m., a civil complaint was taken on Garland Road.

8:12 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated on Halifax Street.

10:43 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cushman Road.

Wednesday at 12:37 a.m., a burglary was investigated on Monument Street.

1:03 a.m., a disturbance was reported on North Pond Road.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tuesday at 10:51 a.m., Adam K. Miller, 32, of Wilton, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence with one prior conviction.

11:04 p.m., Samuel S. Farrington, 30, pf Jay, was arrested on warrants for failure to appear on unlawful possession of scheduled drug and violating condition of release.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Tuesday at 10 a.m., Dennis A. Gaudet, 44, of Plymouth, was arrested on a warrant for unpaid fines and fees.

10:34 a.m., Katrina R. Rimes, 33, of Fairfield, was arrested on a charge of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs (heroin).

10:44 a.m., Jeff M. Neill, 27, of Fairfield, was arrested on a charge of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs (heroin).

11:02 a.m., Leah M. Pomeroy, 34, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a charge of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs.

11:08 a.m., Amy M. Sanipas, 34, of Anson, was arrested on a charge of probation revocation.

11:14 a.m., Clyde R. Tripp, 66, of Anson, was arrested on charges of operating after habitual offender revocation with a prior conviction and probation revocation.

9:19 p.m., Tammy Breault, 38, of Embden, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 7:09 p.m., Jamie Dawe, 24, of Waterville, was arrested on a warrant, after a noise complaint was taken on Spruce Street.

11:35 p.m., Michael J. Derosby, 45, of Waterville, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, criminal mischief and unlwaful possession of scheduled drug, after a domestic dispute was reported at the Budget Host Inn on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

Wednesday at 12:04 a.m., Molly M. Roy, 18, of Sabattus, was arrested on a charge of violating condition of release, after a pedestrian check on Sherwin Street.

12:04 a.m., Anthony S. Carpenter, 21, of New Sharon, was arrested on a charge of violating condition of release, after a pedestrian check on Sherwin Street.

IN WINSLOW, Tuesday at 3:24 p.m., Victor Dudley, 48, of Winslow, was arrested on a charge of violating condition of release, after a pedestrian check on Benton Avenue.

SUMMONSES

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 9:56 a.m., Rebecca L. Ellis, 58, of Waterville, was summoned on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer at Save A Lot on The Concourse.

4:25 p.m., James M. Hitson, 39, of Fairfield, was summoned on charges of criminal threatening and violating condition of release on North Street.

IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 6:36 a.m., a well-being check was done on Spruce Street.

6:48 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Glenridge Drive.

9:19 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Howard Street.

9:27 a.m., harassment was reported on Civic Center Drive.

9:28 a.m., harassment was reported on Shuman Avenue.

9:53 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Stephen King Drive.

10:14 a.m., theft was reported on Cony Street.

10:43 a.m., a disturbance was reported on East Chestnut Street.

10:47 a.m., an animal well-being check was done on Cony Street.

10:54 a.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Memorial Circle.

10:55 a.m. harassment was reported on Sherwood Drive.

11:23 a.m., simple assault was reported on Boothby Street.

11:30 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Northern Avenue.

1:16 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Western Avenue.

1:21 p.m., harassment was reported on Green Street.

1:42 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Cony Street.

1:49 p.m., theft was reported on Boothby Street.

2:05 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Village Circle.

3:17 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Civic Center Drive.

3:21 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Cony Street.

4:18 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Western Avenue.

4:49 p.m., an elevator emergency was reported on East Chestnut Street.

4:53 p.m., a well-being check was reported on State Street.

7:06 p.m., harassment was reported on Civic Center Drive.

7:31 p.m., theft was reported on Old Belgrade Road.

7:36 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Hicks Road.

7:59 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was done on Murray Street.

9:12 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Civic Center Drive.

9:15 p.m., a fireworks complaint was made on Cony Street.

9:17 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Old Belgrade Road.

11:34 p.m., a well-being check was done on Memorial Circle.

11:44 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Medical Center Parkway.

11:45 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Court Street.

11:53 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Chapel Street.

Wednesday at 12:07 a.m., an overdose rescue was done on Chapel Street.

12:41 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Water Street.

3:47 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Crosby Street.

IN HALLOWELL, Tuesday at 5:37 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Water Street.

10:49 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Water Street.

10:53 a.m., a well-being check was done on Water Street.

8:41 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Reservoir Road.

Wednesday at 1:08 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Water Street.

ARRESTS

IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 10:12 p.m., James D. Poirier, 52, of Augusta, was arrested on charges of refusing to submit to arrest or detention, violating conditions of release, operating under the influence (alcohol), and operating while license was suspended or revoked, after a traffic complaint was made on Riverside Drive.

Wednesday at 12:51 a.m., Kyle M. Wyman, 24, of Madison, was arrested on charges of operating while license suspended or revoked and operating under the influence with two prior convictions.

10:26 p.m., Tonya M. Bickford, 41, of Augusta was arrested on a charge of violating probation, after criminal mischief was reported on Murray Street.

SUMMONS

IN AUGUSTA, Tuesday at 8:56 p.m., a 43-year-old Augusta woman was summoned on a charge of failure to register a vehicle and attaching false plates, after a traffic stop was done on Mount Vernon Avenue.

AUGUSTA — A West Gardiner man will spend two years in prison for unlawful trafficking in cocaine in Augusta earlier this year. Dylan N. Hendsbee, 26, pleaded guilty to that charge Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center as well as to a charge of violation of violating bail conditions. The drugs were found in pants he was wearing, but he told police the pants were someone else’s.

He also forfeited $340 in cash and was fined $400. In exchange for the pleas, the state dismissed a charge of aggravated trafficking in cocaine.

Hendsbee was arrested on the charges on March 4 as he sat with two other people in his car on Cony Street, not far from Cony High School. Police approached the car after being asked to check the welfare of a woman who apparently had made some suicidal statements. The woman was not at her home, but her boyfriend told police she had just left in a coupe.

Police located a coupe not far away.

And when Hendsbee, the driver, was approached by police that night, he said the pants he was wearing — where police reported finding two caches of cocaine as well as cash — were not his.

A woman riding with him — who was the subject of the welfare check request — said the pants belonged to her boyfriend.

It was not clear in court on Tuesday who owned the pants.

On Tuesday, the prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Tyler LeClair, said 25 grams of cocaine were found on Hendsbee and that sandwich bags “indicative of drug packaging” were found under a seat in the vehicle.

Police also reported finding a syringe that apparently had been thrown from the front passenger window as police approached.

LeClair said that because Hendsbee was free but subject to bail conditions that required him to submit to random searches and testing for drugs and alcohol, he was searched. Hendsbee had been charged previously with operating under the influence of drugs.

Attorney Caleb Gannon, who represented Hendsbee, said the defense had been waiting for the final weight of the cocaine minus the packaging. However, he said that Hendsbee opted to plead guilty to the lesser trafficking change.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams