Jeffrey Gray Of Biddeford, Maine Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Materials
By Tiffany Williams – On Tuesday, at the United States District Court in Portland, Maine, Jeffrey Gray, 61,of Biddeford, Maine pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse materials. In September 2022, federal agents executed a search warrant at Gray’sresidence in Biddeford, Maine following reports that he had shared child sexual abuse material over a…
New York Man Pleads Guilty In Bangor, Maine To Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm
By Tiffany Williams – Camby Wilson, 22, of New York pleaded guilty Thursday at U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Wilson knowingly possessed a firearm during a March 2022 traffic stop in Augusta, Maine. The firearm was loaded with four rounds of ammunition. A 2019 conviction…
Bangor, Maine Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing A Firearm
By Tiffany Williams – Jonathan Birtz, 39, of Bangor, Maine pleaded guilty Thursday at the U.S. District Court in Bangor to theft of a firearm from a licensed firearms dealer. In July 2021, Birtz stole a .380 caliber pistol from Main Street Pawn in Lincoln. Security footage showed Birtz reaching over the counter to take…
Derek Daprato Of Hooksett, New Hampshire Pleads Gulty In Violent Maine Home Invasion Case
By Tiffany Williams – On Wednesday at the United States District Court in Portland, Maine, Derek Daprato, 34, of Hooksett, New Hampshire pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit Hobbs Act robbery, interfering with commerce by violence and aiding and abetting the same, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and aiding and abetting the…
Wayne Smith Of Bangor, Maine Pleads Guilty To Distribution Of Methamphetamine And Fentanyl
By Tiffany Williams – At the United States District Court in Bangor, Maine, Wayne Smith, 31, of Bangor, Maine pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Between January 2018 and December 2021, Smith, along with others, trafficked methamphetamine and fentanyl in Penobscot County, Maine, and Aroostook County,…
Maine State Police Arrest A Juvenile For The Murder Of 14-year-old Brooke McLaughlin
By Tiffany Williams – Sunday, Maine State Police confirmed that they have arrested a male juvenile in the for the murder of 14-year-old Brooke McLaughlin of Mt. Vernon. McLaughlin was found deceased in her home on July 18, just after 6:00 pm. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner determined McLaughlin’s death was a homicide. The…
Maine Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution Causing Death Of 2 People
By Theresa Diaz – U.S. District Judge George Z. Singal at the U.S. District Court in Portland, today sentenced Corydon Mills, 33, of Old Orchard Beach 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release. In August 2021, Mills pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl at a residence in Old Orchard Beach. Two people…
Maine State Offices Closed Friday
By Caroline Davis – Governor Janet Mills on Thursday announced that all State of Maine offices will be closed tomorrow, Friday, February 4, 2022. “With driving expected to be difficult during this winter storm, I strongly urge all Maine people to stay off the roads if possible to help avoid accidents and to allow our…
New Information In The Murder Of A Maine Baby
By Randall Thomas – New details this morning in the brutal death of a one-month-old infant in Milo, Maine. New information unsealed on Monday by Piscataquis County Superior Court justice shows.that the infant Child who has been identified as Sylus, was beaten to death over the summer to the point that he had fractured bones…
New BMV Branch Opens In Bangor
By Yvette Gould – Maine Sec. of State, Shenna Bellows was in Bangor Tuesday for the opening of the grand opening of the new Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The Bangor branch serves over 47,000 people annually. The new location provides an additional 3,500 square feet for the branch.
Maine Man Arrested After Shooting His Girlfriend
By Yvette Gould – Maine State Police on Tuesday arrested 24-year old Joshua Prestwood of Easton, Maine in connection with the shooting of his girlfriend. Last week when Prestwood’s girlfriend was shot, He told police that it happened during a home invasion and that the suspects fled before police arrived. After an investigation, Maine State…
Dominican National Indicted On Federal Drug Charges
By Tiffany Williams – As the result of a lengthy investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division, Luis Sonier Bautista Moreta, 25, a Dominican national residing in Boston was indicted today by a federal grand jury on two counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more…
Taunton Man Arrested On Federal Firearms Charges
By Tiffany Williams – As the result of a lengthy investigation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division, today Jaylen Rose, 27, of Taunton was arrested. Rose, has been indicted on one count of dealing in firearms without a license and two counts of being a felon in possession…
Hartland, Maine Man Sentenced To 14 Years For Fentanyl Trafficking
By Reinaldo Vasquez – On Wednesday at the U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Nicholas Culver, 41, of Hartland, Maine to 14 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Culver pleaded guilty on December 10, 2018 to conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to…
3 Suspects Arrested In Machias, Maine Homicide Investigation
By Tiffany Williams – Police in Maine have arrested three men in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Brandin Guerrero. Guerrero, who is from Massapequa, New York was found dead November 4th in Machias around 7:54 a.m. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death of Guerrero a homicide after an autopsy on…
Two Shot In Brockton, Including A Police Officer
By Josephine Turco – Earlier tonight Brockton Police responded to the area of Taber Ave for a report of shots fired. What we know right now is that two individuals have been shot. One of these individuals is a police officer with the Brockton Police Department. The officer was taken to Boston Medical Center with…
Body Found In Leominster Identified As Worcester Man
By Tiffany Williams – A body discovered on May 12, in the area of 46 Industrial Road, Leominster has been identified as Franklin Mane, 19, of Worcester. Mane, who was well known by Worcester Police to hang around with known gang members in the Main South area of Worcester, was last seen alive on March…
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