A Lincoln County grand jury indicted several people September 11 on charges stemming from alleged incidents at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. One incident involved an…
Police, Fire and Courts
Wiscasset
Wiscasset District Court recorded the following in its Closed Case Report for August 31 to September 17:
Audra Becker, 24, Whitefield, Operating While License Suspended or Revoked-…
Lincoln County Superior Court
Lincoln County Superior Court recorded the following in its Closed Case Report for August 31 to September 17:
Brandon S. Copeland, 34, Boothbay Harbor, Negotiating a Worthless Instrument,…
Lincoln County Superior Court
William Harrison, 40, of Charleston, Mass., faces arraignment September 27 for allegedly attacking a…
Financial Crimes
FBI agents arrested a Boothbay Harbor man at his Townsend Avenue home in the early morning on September 19.
Garrett “Denny” Denniston, 62,…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On September 16, Reserve Deputy Thomas Hoepner responded to a report of an assault in the Southport Island…
Waldoboro
The State Forensic Service will examine a Waldoboro woman to determine her mental state when she allegedly shot and killed Norman P. Benner Jr. According to a State Police…
Portland Unified Court
Lawyers for Brandon Smith and Renee Monteiro, both 25, of Alna expect their clients to plead guilty September 20 to charges in connection with the April mugging of Boothbay Harbor artist Kathleen…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On September 6, Deputy Chad Gilbert responded to a report of criminal trespass to…
Wiscasset District Court
Wiscasset District Court recorded the following cases in its Closed Case Report for Aug. 13-31:
Thomas Annis, 47, Portland, Violating Protective…
Lincoln County Superior Court
Lincoln County Superior Court recorded the following in its Closed Case Report for Aug. 13-31: …
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
Recent Summonses
On August 27, Dustin R. Bibber, 23, of Boothbay Harbor was issued a…
Lincoln County Courthouse
A Boothbay Harbor man was sentenced August 30 to serve 12 years in prison for gross sexual assault against a young girl.
Lincoln County Superior Court Justice Jeffrey Hjelm sentenced Kenneth…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On August 27, Deputy Mark Bridgham received a report of theft of property at Standpipe Redemption on Mills…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On August 18, Deputy Scott Hayden was dispatched to a report of a burglary/theft of some copper piping (value, $200) in the Alna area. This case…
Shortly before 12 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21, five youths were injured after the car they were in hit a tree head-on. According to the report by Lincoln County Sheriff's deputy Kevin Dennison, 18…
A half hour after a Subaru Legacy crashed down an embankment on the north end of Butler Road in Boothbay, rescue crews were still at the scene.
The driver sustained minor injuries after he…
Wiscasset District Court
Wiscasset District Court recorded the following in its Closed Case Report for July 20-Aug. 13:
Linda Annis, 25, Portland, False Public Alarm or Report, Two Bridges Regional Jail 15 days.…
Lincoln County Superior Court recorded the following in its Closed Case Report for July 20-Aug. 13:
Heather B. Beasley, 51, Dresden, Obstructing Government Administration, fined $100.
…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On August 11, Deputy Kevin Dennison was dispatched to a report of criminal mischief in the Newcastle area. The complainant stated that he woke up…
Alna
A Lincoln County sheriff's deputy and his German shepherd partner found a lost Boothbay woman at Trout Brook Preserve in Alna August 15.
Brigit Britton, 60, who has diabetes, said her blood…
Superior Court
Former Alna Town Clerk Karen Smith pleaded guilty August 9 to aggravated criminal mischief in connection with a 2011 fire at her Edgecomb home.
State investigators allege Smith put…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On August 1, Deputy Todd Chilton was dispatched to a report of burglary in the Dresden…
Westport Island
A Westport Island man was rushed to the hospital after falling about 10 feet from a ladder onto stairs Aug. 7.
James Cromwell, 41, was reportedly working on a house on the Sortwell Road on…
An accident snarled traffic on Route 1 in front of Shaw's Supermarket in Wiscasset about 11:15 a.m. Aug. 3.
Sigurbjorn Gislason, 38, of Topsham, was driving north in a 2008 red Chevrolet…
Superior Court
An Edgecomb arson case will end in a guilty plea, although what the defendent will plead to is not known.
Karen Smith, 52, is charged with arson in connection with a fire at her Edgecomb…
LCSO
A Tennessee man was arrested after crashing a car into a tree in front of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at around 3 a.m. on Aug. 1.
Aubrey Smith, 21, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., is charged…
Boothbay Harbor
A Boothbay Harbor man was arrested July 27 on drug charges.
Brandon Harrington, 32, of Boothbay…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
Recent Summonses
On July 27, Jean E. Smith, 61…
The following cases were reported on a Lincoln County Superior Court closed case reported dated July 12 through July 20:
…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On July 23, Cory P. Hodgdon, 18, of Wiscasset was…
The following cases were reported on a Wiscasset District Court closed case report dated July 12 through July 20:
…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On July 16, Deputy Mark Bridgham took a report of a theft of a 14-foot aluminum boat (value: $1,500) and a…
Lincoln County Superior Court recorded the following between June 18 and July 12:
Nikolas M. Ames, 21, Waldoboro, domestic violence criminal threatening, guilty.
Aaron Blackman, 28,…
One driver fled the scene of a three-car accident on Main Street in Wiscasset that sent one woman to the hospital.
Melissa Balducci, 29, of Brunswick, stopped to let a car out of Water…
The following cases were reported in Sixth District Court in Wiscasset from June 18 through July 12:
Nikolas M. Ames, 21, Thomaston, domestic violence assault probation violation, Two…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
Incident
On July 5, Deputy Scott Hayden received a report of theft of a canoe, salt water tackle with poles and two Stihl…
Lincoln County Superior Court
Two Wiscasset women are suing the Wiscasset Quik Stop in Lincoln County Superior Court, claiming the store fired them because of their ethnicity.
Phyllis Soule and Melissa Soule, who are…
Lincoln County District Court
A Massachusetts man charged with assaulting a former Maine state trooper made his initial appearance in Lincoln County District Court July 5.
William M. Harrison, 39, of Charleston, Mass.,…
Lincoln County Superior Court
In 2005, an elderly Bristol woman gave $3,000 to support federal agents working to rid her community of illegal drugs.
Gwendolyn Swank paid that money to Rodney Chapman, who is in no way…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Boothbay Harbor man was found guilty of gross sexual assault against a young girl.
A jury in Lincoln County Superior Court in Wiscasset convicted 36-year-old Kenneth Dobson on June 27 of…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On June 21, Deputy Mark Bridgham took a report of the theft of a Polish Mauser rifle (value $1,200) from a residence in the Boothbay area.
…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A former Maine State Trooper, fired after he was convicted of sex crimes against a young girl, will serve 21 months in prison.
Gregory Vrooman received a five-year prison sentence in Lincoln…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A former state trooper received 5 years in prison with all but 21 months suspended and four years of probation for unlawful sexual contact with a young girl.
Gregory Vrooman, 46, of…
An Edgecomb man died when the dump truck he was driving veered off Route 1 in Newcastle and struck a utility pole anchor wire on June 21.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office reported that…
Although a former state trooper convicted of unlawful sexual contact with a young girl qualifies for state retirement, he missed his early retirement with full pension by one month.
…
Wiscasset District Court recorded the following in its closed case report for May 25 through June 18:
Zachery Cray, 24, Richmond, theft by unauthorized taking or…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
On June 10, Cody A. Brown, 23, of Boothbay, was issued a summons for operating an unregistered motor vehicle – expired…
Lincoln County Superior Court recorded the following May 25 through June 18:
Sarah J. Bartley, 33, Boothbay Harbor, operating under the influence, fined $700, Two…
The Two Bridges Regional Jail has seven new correctional officers following graduation ceremonies at the facility May 17.
The new officers are Tom Chryplewicz, Jonathan Lackee, Eric Bryan,…
