IN ATHENS, Sunday at 10:02 a.m., a motor vehicle accident was reported on Adoke Way.

IN CLINTON, Sunday at 10:02 a.m., a motor vehicle accident was reported on Interstate 95.

5:20 p.m., a suspicious activity report was investigated on Hill Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Sunday at 8:39 a.m., a trespass complaint was reported on Cottage Street.

9:51 p.m., a reported disturbance was investigated on Lawrence Avenue.

IN MADISON, Sunday at 11:34 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on River Road.

3:51 p.m., a motor vehicle accident was investigated on Main Street.

IN NEW PORTLAND, Sunday at 2:27 p.m., an assault was reported on Meadow Brook Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Sunday at 11:19 a.m., a fraud complaint was reported on Dodlin Road.

IN OAKLAND, Sunday at 11:38 a.m., an arrest was made on West Street.

6:45 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Heath Street.

9:48 p.m., an arrest was made at a warrant check on Axtell Drive.

9:57 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Heath Street.

IN PALMYRA, Sunday at 9:42 p.m., a reported domestic disturbance was investigated on Gray Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Sunday at 6:21 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on Hunnewell Avenue.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Monday at 10:52 a.m., a noise complaint was investigated on Waterville Road.

1:28 p.m., a motor vehicle accident was reported on North Avenue.

5:32 p.m., a motor vehicle accident was reported on Silver Street.

8:52 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on Hilltop Drive.

Monday at 7:26 a.m., a theft complaint was reported on North Avenue.

8 a.m., a motor vehicle burglary report was investigated on Bailey Street.

8:08 a.m., a motor vehicle burglary was investigated on Pine Street.

8:35 a.m., a motor vehicle accident was reported on Leavitt Street.

IN SMITHFIELD, Monday at 7:36 a.m., a trespass complaint was reported on Oak Hill Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Sunday at 6:58 a.m., a noise complaint was investigated on Washington Street.

8:35 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street.

11:18 a.m., a criminal trespass complaint was investigated on College Avenue.

11:58 a.m., a motor vehicle accident was reported at Home Depot on Waterville Commons Drive.

1:04 p.m., a report of an assault was investigated at Save a Lot on The Concourse.

1:15 p.m., a reported theft was investigated on King Street.

4:44 p.m., a reported theft was investigated at Game Stop Games on Waterville Commons Drive.

4:51 p.m., a harassment report was investigated on Fairfield Street.

6:34 p.m., a motor vehicle burglary was investigated at McDonald’s restaurant on Main Street.

10:12 p.m., peace was restored at a noise complaint on Center Street.

10:46 p.m., a reported motor vehicle burglary was investigated at Circle K on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

11:40 p.m., a noise complaint was investigated on Elm Street.

IN WINSLOW, Sunday at 3:06 p.m., a fire call was investigated on Smiley Avenue.

ARRESTS

IN OAKLAND, Sunday at 11:38 a.m., Roger Carn Smith Jr., 33, of Pine Acres Drive, was arrested on West Street on a charge of domestic violence terrorizing.

9:48 p.m., Dwayne Holmes, 49, of Axtell Drive, Oakland, was arrested on Axtell Drive on a warrant.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Sunday at 2:38 p.m., Jarrod Agnew Russell, 33, of Norridgewock, was arrested on charges of theft and violating conditions of release.

3:13 p.m., Andrew S. Rawson, 30, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

AUGUSTA — A city man who sold $199 worth of stolen Central Maine Power copper wire as scrap will spend the next four years behind metal bars.

John Paul Stevens, 50, who had pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to the misdemeanor charge of receiving stolen property, was sentenced Monday in a hearing at the Capital Judicial Center.

Both the prosecutor and the judge said the offense was aggravated by Stevens’ lengthy criminal record for similar conduct and other offenses.

Stevens entered his guilty plea as jurors waited in an adjacent room to begin hearing the evidence in his trial.

Stevens was accused of scrapping new, braided copper wire that had been stolen from the utility company’s Leighton Road yard. He sold the wire April 27, 2015, according to investigators.

At Monday’s hearing, Deputy District Attorney Paul Cavanaugh told Justice Joseph Jabar that Stevens carried in 83 pounds of new, looped, copper wire to a scrap yard.

Cavanaugh said that Stevens has been receiving Social Security disability income because of a bad back, and that in 2013, while he was receiving those benefits, he also received $40,000 through sales of scrap metal.

Cavanaugh said no criminal charges resulted from that. However, Stevens and his attorney, Elizabeth Gray, said Stevens’ payments had been docked to repay that money.

Cavanaugh told the judge that Stevens’ criminal record dates from 1985-86.

“Mr. Stevens has an incredibly long record for this offense and others,” Cavanaugh said. “The only time he’s not committing crimes … is when he is in jail. If Mr. Stevens is out, he is committing offenses.”

Jabar said he was not suspending any of the four-year sentence because probation has proved ineffective in keeping Stevens from re-offending.

He also said Stevens has taken advantage of the Social Security system as well as the criminal justice system.

Jabar also denied a request for a stay from Stevens’ attorney, who said that Stevens was being weaned off pain medication he was prescribed for a bad back and that he needed to care for his ailing mother.

Stevens declined to address the judge at the hearing except for responding to several questions.

In a separate hearing, Rebecca E. Wood, 52, of Windsor, received a fully suspended two-year sentence and was placed on two years’ probation for unlawful possession of hydrocodone that occurred April 26, 2015, in Chelsea. She also was fined $1,000.

Wood, a registered nurse for 20 years who has worked as a psychiatric nurse at Riverview Psychiatric Center since 2014, will continue to hold her nursing license under a consent agreement being arranged through the state Board of Nursing, according to documents filed in court by her attorney, Robert Sandy.

Sandy said his client “is certainly willing to comply with requirements of the Board of Nursing and the court as we expect the monitoring and supervisory requirements are things she would be doing anyway.”

Wood also admitted to use of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana, which occurred on the same day, and was fined a total of $650 for those violations.

Sandy said that the consent agreement requires Wood to participate in a screening program for medical professionals and prohibits her from possessing illegal drugs. He also noted that if Wood violated the agreement, she loses her nursing license.

The case resulted from a traffic stop in Chelsea where Wood was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for speeding at 12:30 a.m. that day. Troopers reported finding hydrocodone and marijuana as well as $3,500 in cash.

Sandy said in the memo that the court found that “Ms. Wood unlawfully possessed one half of one (hydrocodone) caplet, a fragment less than one-quarter inch long.”

He said later Monday that before the case went to a jury-waived trial in January, Wood had prescriptions for almost exactly the same medication, including a medical marijuana card, because Wood was dealing with “a serious medical condition.”

Public records of the State of Maine Board of Nursing show that Wood surrendered her nursing license after being terminated from Mount St. Joseph in Waterville in 2011 in connection with an investigation into drug diversion. On Jan. 3, 2012, she pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. Her nursing license was reinstated in November 2013 and was probationary for two years.

On Monday, the status of her nursing license was listed on the board’s website as “failed to renew.”

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

AUGUSTA — Police say a city woman bought a large kitchen knife, stabbed her husband with it when he came home from work, and then stabbed him again as she drove him to the hospital Friday afternoon.

Tracy L. Fleischer, 34, had an initial court hearing Monday at the Capital Judicial Center via video from the Kennebec County jail where a judge set her bail at $75,000 cash, with conditions that prohibit her from having contact with the victim and her three children, at least one of which police say saw the stabbing at the home.

“These people are witnesses, your honor,” said Assistant District Attorney Francis Griffin.

Fleischer’s face reddened and she used her hand to wipe tears from her eyes, as Griffin read off that condition of the bail sought by the state. Griffin requested a $100,000 cash bail, saying, “This is someone who is a risk to everyone involved.”

The state has charged Fleischer with elevated aggravated assault (domestic violence) and a lesser charge of aggravated assault in connection with the stabbing of her husband that allegedly began in their North Pearl Street home and stopped after she discarded the knife from the vehicle as she drove to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta. On Monday night the victim was listed in serious condition, according to a hospital spokesman.

Judge Evert Fowle told Fleischer on Monday that he was not asking for her to respond to the charges. He also told her that a conviction for elevated aggravated assault carries a maximum 30-year prison term.

Griffin said Monday that his office learned that the victim was currently in surgery because the stabbing “nicked some vital organs.” Griffin said the offense was premeditated and could easily have been a murder case.

“It looks like fortunately the victim will survive,” Griffin said.

Griffin also told Fowle that Tracy Fleischer “called for help, admitted she stabbed him and while on the way to the hospital stabbed him again.”

According to an affidavit by Augusta Police Officer Brett Lowell filed in court on Monday, two friends of Tracy Fleischer’s had called police on Friday with concerns that Fleischer’s three children might have seen her stab her husband.

Lowell said the older daughter told him their father seemed concerned at lunch that his wife had seen something on his Instagram account.

After he went back to work, the girl said, Tracy Fleischer arrived home and removed a new kitchen knife from packaging.

“The daughter stated that (her father) often hides all of the kitchen knives due to the past violence between Tracy against (him),” Lowell wrote.

The daughter said when her father returned from work about 4 p.m., she heard both adults screaming and then her father scream, “No, No, No.” The prosecutor said the mother had sent the girl outside while the stabbing took place.

The affidavit says the girl “turned and looked at the door and saw Tracy going at (him) with the large kitchen knife that she had just purchased, stabbing (him).”

The daughter told police she grabbed her father’s shirt to pull him out of the apartment, shut the door against her mother and gave her father her shirt to stem his bleeding. She said she then ran into her room and locked it because she was scared her mother might be mad at her.

Later, the two women arrived at Tracy Fleischer’s request to take the children. The prosecutor said the husband was stabbed in the torso at home.

Lowell reported that police found “blood spatter on the inside edge of the passenger seat, which is consistent with what (one woman) had told me about Tracy stating that she stabbed (him) in the leg on the way to the hospital.”

Police arrested Fleischer Friday night at her home, convincing her to open the door to them.

When they said they were going to look for credit card receipts for the new knife, she told them she had paid cash for it, Lowell noted in his report.

Fleischer has no prior criminal record, Fowle was told on Monday.

A prior charge of aggravated assault from June 2015 was dismissed in September 2015 on the basis of “insufficient evidence.” It was not clear who was named as the victim in that case.

Attorney William Baghdoyan, who represented Fleischer as lawyer of the day, argued that the $100,000 bail was excessive.

When Fowle imposed the $75,000 bail that included no contact with the children, Fleischer closed her eyes and appeared to tear up again.

Fowle said the amount was based on “ensuring her appearance at court, considering the seriousness and nature of the charges and ensuring the safety of the community.”

This story was updated Tuesday morning to add the condition of the victim. 

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

SKOWHEGAN — A Madison man was sentenced to serve three days in jail Monday after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges following his arrest Saturday by Skowhegan police.

Kevin Roy Hartsgrove, 43, of Russell Road, Madison, damaged a car owned by a female friend, then in a series of voicemails Friday night into Saturday morning, threatened to kill the her.

When the woman did not return Hartsgrove’s calls, he said he would be “going on a rampage,” according to court documents.

“I know where you are and where your daughter is,” Hartsgrove said in the messages heard by Skowhegan police Officer Michael Batchelder. “You got seven minutes to save all of your lives — I’ll kill everybody, even your roommates. Their lives are in your hands.”

The victim said she contacted Skowhegan police when she heard the messages. She told police she and Hartsgrove once lived together and that they continue to be friends, according to Bachelder’s affidavit for probable cause to arrest Hartsgrove.

The affidavit notes that the woman and Hartsgrove left a local Chinese restaurant Friday and disagreed about how loud the victim’s car radio was. Hartsgrove first grabbed the victim’s arm and threw Chinese food all over the inside of the car. Hartsgrove then ripped the rear view mirror off and struck the passenger side window. He then damaged the passenger side door, according to the affidavit.

Hartsgrove pleaded guilty in court Monday to domestic violence terrorizing and criminal mischief, both misdemeanors. He was sentenced to 364 days in jail, with all but the three days suspended, according to court records. He also is ordered to serve a year of probation once he is released from jail.

A charge of domestic violence assault was dismissed. Hartsgrove was arrested without incident, Police Chief Don Bolduc said.

Hartsgrove is to have no contact with the victim and is ordered by the court to pay up to $500 in restitution for the damage to the car.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

dharlow@centralmaine.com

Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

AUGUSTA

Monday at 8:03 a.m., there was a crash on Cony Circle.

8:03 a.m., harassment was reported on Water Street.

8:17 a.m., there was a crash on Riverside Drive.

11:38 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Kelton Road.

12:14 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue.

12:28 p.m., there was a crash on North Belfast Avenue.

1:37 p.m., there was a crash on South Belfast Avenue.

1:42 p.m., there was a disabled vehicle on South Chestnut and Green streets.

2:11 p.m., there was a crash on Leavitt Road and Eastern Avenue.

3:16 p.m., a loose dog was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

4:30 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Kayla Lane.

5:07 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Civic Center Drive.

5:20 p.m., there was a crash on Anthony Avenue.

5:25 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue.

6:24 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Murray Street.

6:44 p.m., police recovered property on Cony Street.

9:51 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Summerhaven Road.

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

CHELSEA

Monday at 1:53 p.m., there was a crash on Birmingham Road.

GARDINER

Monday at 8:26 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Maine Avenue.

2:02 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Mattson Heights.

PITTSTON

Monday at 3:47 p.m., there was a crash on Route 194.

RANDOLPH

Monday at 11:22 p.m., there was a crash on Jones Street.

ARRESTS

RANDOLPH

Monday at 8:07 p.m., David B. Moody, 58, of Gardiner, was arrested and charged with failure to appear after a fight was reported on Windsor Road.

WINTHROP

Sunday at 2:41 a.m., Colby J. Laflamme, 23, of Winthrop, was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs after a stop on Main Street.

Gardiner police arrested a local woman and a Connecticut man on drug-related charges Thursday night after a traffic stop.

Alexandrea Wysote, 27, of Gardiner, was riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle being driven by Dillon Merrill, 25, when officers pulled the vehicle over shortly before 8 p.m. on Highland Avenue because of a problem with its license plate light.

After searching the vehicle, officers seized 10.9 grams of heroin, several needles, a small amount of marijuana and a digital scale.

Wysote was arrested and charged with aggravated trafficking. She was released on bail Monday. Merrill was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on Friday.

Gardiner police Sgt. Norm Gove said the drugs had an estimated street value of $2,500 to $3,000.

Wysote was arrested in 2012 in connection with a string of pharmacy robberies by her then-fiance, Shawn Merrill, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Shawn Merrill admitted to robbing pharmacies in Waterville, Randolph and Fairfield in June 2012, as well as two pharmacies in Connecticut. Police originally charged Wysote in connection with the Waterville robbery, but she pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and paid a $500 fine.

It was not clear whether Dillon Merrill and Shawn Merrill are related.

Court dates for both Wysote and Merrill are pending.

Jason Pafundi — 621-5663

jpafundi@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @jasonpafundiKJ

IN BINGHAM, Monday at 7:15 p.m., a traffic accident was investigated on Mayfield Road.

IN BRIGHTON, Monday at 4:13 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Brighton Road.

IN CAMBRIDGE, Monday at 12:29 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Main Street.

IN CORNVILLE, Monday at 6 p.m., a complaint about harassment was investigated on Moody Town Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 9:38 a.m., a complaint about harassment was reported at the police station.

1:32 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Ohio Hill Road.

3:39 p.m., a bowling ball, shoes and a bag were found on Robinson Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Monday at 10:55 p.m., police were asked to remove a person on Perham Street.

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

11:18 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Perham Street.

IN HARMONY, Monday at 2:55 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Ripley Road.

IN HARTLAND, Monday at 12:57 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Canaan Road.

IN MADISON, Monday at 12:55 p.m., a traffic accident was investigated on White School House Road.

4:40 p.m., a scam was reported on Hidden Acres Drive.

6:06 p.m., a theft complaint was investigated on Shusta Road.

IN MOSCOW, Monday at 12:10 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Canada Road.

7 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Carter Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Monday at 1:23 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Waterville Road.

Tuesday at 12:10 a.m., a motor vehicle accident was investigated on Martin Stream Road.

IN OAKLAND, Monday at 1:29 p.m., an arrest was made at the police station on Fairfield Street.

5:02 p.m., a traffic accident was investigated on Oak Street.

4:20 p.m., a reported disturbance was investigated on Oak Street.

IN PALMYRA, Monday at 1:20 p.m., a traffic accident was investigated on Main Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Monday at 11:01 a.m., a traffic accident was reported on Somerset Avenue.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Monday at 11:14 a.m., a traffic accident was reported on Water Street.

2:31 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on North Avenue.

3:23 p.m., a vehicle fire was reported on Madison Avenue.

6:11 p.m., a report of a disturbance was investigated on Fairview Avenue.

7 p.m., a complaint about harassment was investigated on North Avenue.

10:14 p.m., a fire was extinguished on Waterville Road.

Tuesday at 12:33 a.m., a noise complaint was investigated on Bennett Avenue.

2:19 a.m., a fire was reported on Mary Street.

7:40 a.m., a traffic accident was investigated on Madison Avenue.

8:20 a.m., a traffic accident was investigated on Academy Circle.

IN STARKS, Monday at 2:57 p.m., a traffic accident was investigated on Corinna Road.

IN STRONG, Monday at 3:07 p.m., a chimney fire was reported on Farmington Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 7:55 a.m., a motor vehicle burglary was investigated at Wal-Mart on Waterville Commons Drive.

9:57 a.m., a report of bad checks was investigated on Dalton Street.

10:52 a.m., a complaint about an unwanted person was investigated on Bacon Street.

1:39 p.m., a report of theft was investigated at TD Bank on Main Street.

2:21 p.m., a reported motor vehicle burglary was investigated on Birch Street.

3:17 p.m., a call about a fight was investigated on Water Street.

3:26 p.m., an accident causing injury was reported on Colby Street.

4:52 p.m., a complaint about threatening was investigated at Wal-Mart on Waterville Commons Drive.

6:40 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Veteran Court.

10:01 p.m., a complaint about threatening was investigated on Gold Street.

10:05 p.m., a noise complaint was reported at Elm Towers on Elm Street.

10:15 p.m., an arrest was made at a the scene of a traffic accident on Pleasant Street.

1:29 a.m., a call about a fire was investigated on Western Avenue.

IN WILTON, Monday at 10:02 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

10:08 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

4:43 p.m., a complaint about threatening was reported on Main Street.

10:13 p.m., a complaint about threatening was reported on High Street.

IN WINSLOW, Monday at 1:52 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on China Road.

3:02 p.m., a reported assault was investigated on Marcoux Street.

4 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Cushman Road.

8:54 p.m., a theft complaint was investigated on Quimby Lane.

ARRESTS

IN OAKLAND, Monday at 1:29 p.m., Dwayne Holmes, 49, of Axtell Drive, was arrested at the police station on charges of violating protection order and violating conditions of release.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Monday at 12:37 p.m., Lisa Pierce, 47, of North Anson, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

3:30 p.m., Darren E. Adams, 40, of Canaan, was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release and probation hold.

IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 10:15 p.m., Joshua B. Palmer, 31, of Burleigh Street, was arrested on charges of being a fugitive from justice and unlawful possession of scheduled drug.

AUGUSTA — The double homicide in a rural area of Manchester early Christmas morning was revenge for a burglary and tied intricately to illegal drugs and firearms dealings, court documents show.

Those documents were released Tuesday afternoon, shortly after a New York man pleaded not guilty to charges that he killed two Augusta residents about 3:30 a.m. as they sat in a Chevrolet Trailblazer on Sanford Road.

David W. Marble Jr., of Rochester, New York, was arraigned Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center by Justice Michaela Murphy.

Marble, 29, who most recently lived on Sewall Street in Augusta and who used the nickname “Dee Money,” had been indicted Feb. 18 by a Kennebec County grand jury on charges of intentional or knowing murder for causing the deaths of Eric Williams, 35, and Bonnie Royer, 26, on Dec. 25, 2015, with the use of Sig Sauer P250 pistol.

Marble also was indicted on a charge of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The indictment cites his prior convictions in Monroe County, New York, for robbery and possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell.

A 12-page affidavit seeking an arrest warrant for Marble indicates that he believed Williams had robbed his apartment just two hours earlier while Marble was being driven to the Portland area on a drug run.

The affidavit was filed with the court by Maine State Police Detective Christopher A. Tremblay.

It had been sealed from public view until after Marble’s arraignment, when Assistant Attorney General Meg Elam asked the judge to unseal it.

It says Williams, two other men and a woman — not Royer — burglarized Marble’s Sewall Street apartment between 12:30 and 1:15 a.m. Dec. 25, stealing televisions, backpacks, a gun and drugs. It says they did so after learning that Marble was being driven to Westbrook, meaning the drug or “stash” house would be unoccupied. One man interviewed by police said Williams had a key to Marble’s apartment; however, another man told police one of the burglars entered the apartment by climbing in a window and opening the door for the others.

It says Marble had been questioned by police on Dec. 4, 2015, about to the Nov. 23, 2015, beating death of Joseph Marceau, 31, which took place on Washington Street in Augusta. He denied being involved, but Tremblay’s affidavit says, “‘Dee Money’ admitted indirectly that he is an area drug dealer.”

After the stolen items were taken to a Ridge Road home in Augusta, Williams got dropped off at his Easy Street house by one of the other perpetrators, according to the affidavit.

The woman involved in the burglary said Royer called her later to say Marble called Williams and said he had been “cleaned out.”

Other people, including an unnamed informant, told police that Williams had been working for Marble. They said Williams, nicknamed “Chunkie,” was to collect Marble’s money from another drug dealer nicknamed “2Tall” on Dec. 23, but failed to return with the money to Marble’s apartment.

It also says Marble arranged to buy two handguns, including a 9 mm Smith and Wesson, that same day, paying cash for the firearms and giving heroin to the people who went to get them for him. It says a Sig Sauer had been bought for Marble a day earlier as well under the same arrangement.

Phone records obtained via search warrants helped police track the whereabouts of Marble, the victims and a number of people on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25. One of Marble’s outgoing texts at 3:21 a.m., says, “It had to be Eric I am with him now we taking a trip.”

Police responded to Royer’s call for help made at 3:34 a.m. Dec. 25.

“I’m on the (Pit) Road. I’ve just been shot,” she told the Somerset County Communications Center worker who answered the 911 call.

Those were Royer’s last words, according to a transcript of a call log obtained through a Freedom of Access Act request filed by the Kennebec Journal.

That call was passed through immediately to the Augusta Regional Communications Center, allowing the E911 workers to map the location while remaining on the open line with Royer.

“This is Somerset. I have a caller on the line and she wasn’t able to give her address, but she said that she just got shot.”

The two ask the caller repeatedly for more information, telling her to touch any key on her phone if she couldn’t talk about her location.

The Somerset worker tells the Augusta center, “It sounds like outside. I didn’t hear any background noise like a TV or anything, so I don’t know if she is outside, in a car or what. That’s all she said.”

Williams’ sport utility vehicle was found on Sanford Road in Manchester, not far from where the couple lived on Easy Street in Augusta.

Both were shot to death.

When police arrived, they found Williams at the wheel of the maroon Chevrolet Trailblazer, his foot still pressing the accelerator, a bullet hole in the in the top of his head. Royer was in the front passenger seat, her door partly open and a white cellphone in her lap. She too was bleeding from the head, and an initial examination by an investigator from the medical examiner’s office showed she had been shot in the neck and the back of her head, the affidavit says.

Detectives reported finding a knife inside her left boot, a Suboxone wrapper in her left sock, and a pipe with drug residue in her waistband.

Police had said earlier that the deaths were drug-related, but all the court documents in the case were sealed except for the initial complaint and subsequent indictment.

An item on Marble’s Facebook page posted on Dec. 29, says, “This was a good Christmas after all everybody got to present this year and I was not in locked up.” Another of the posts on Marble’s page, from Dec. 28, says, “Forgive me GOD FOR I HAVE SIN. Spiritus Sancti.” The latter entry was cited in the arrest affidavit.

The affidavit also says Marble denied he had anything to do with their deaths when he was questioned by Williams and Royer’s friends on Christmas Day.

On Tuesday, 15 family members and friends of the victims watched the brief arraignment hearing.

The judge said it appears as though a trial on the charges would be held in 2017.

“My client has agreed to waive the Harnish hearing bail right,” defense attorney Pamela Ames told the judge. A Harnish hearing is to determine whether someone facing a serious charge should be held without bail.

Marble, who has been held without bail since his arrest four days after the couple was found dead, pleaded not guilty to all the charges. He was accompanied by Ames and attorney David Geller.

On Tuesday, the 6-foot-2 Marble wore his usual black-framed glasses, and his wrists were cuffed to a heavy belt cinched around his waist and connected by a chain to cuffs around his ankles.

While the arraignment was brief, the attorneys and the judge were in the judge’s chambers for more than a half hour before the proceeding.

When they emerged, the indictment had been amended by the judge to drop multiple references to Marble as “AKA DEE MONEY,” and to correct Marble’s date of birth.

Ames said after the hearing that she wanted the reference to Marble’s nickname removed.

“It’s inflammatory, not only to him personally but based on some of the comments that have been repeatedly made by the governor without using Mr. Marble’s given name,” she said.

At a Town Hall meeting in Bridgton in early January, Gov. Paul LePage talked of Maine’s drug problem, saying, “These are guys with the name Dee Money, Smoothie, Shifty — these types of guys — they come from Connecticut and New York, they come up here, they sell their heroin, they go back home. Incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young white girl before they leave, which is a real sad thing because then we have another issue we have to deal with down the road.”

Those remarks drew a firestorm of response, with many people accusing LePage of racism.

A week after the bodies of Williams and Royer were discovered, neighbors, friends, and family members of Williams and Royer took part in a memorial vigil outside the couple’s home.

At the vigil, Williams was described by his father as “a big-hearted guy” who would drop everything to help someone else. He was a graduate of Cony High School and Kennebec Valley Community College, where he studied electrical line work.

Royer, who had a 6-year-old daughter and attended Cony High School, was remembered by a friend as someone who was “full of life and had such a kind, big heart.”

Marble has convictions in Rochester, New York, for forcible robbery and faces charges there of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, driving without a license, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Those charges are related to a July 18, 2015, traffic accident in Rochester in which Marble is accused of hitting a 50-year-old pedestrian, according to a New York accident report.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

FARMINGTON — Two Farmington brothers have been indicted on charges of drug trafficking and conspiracy by a Franklin County grand jury.

Anthony Gage, 26, and Jacob Gage, 30, were arrested on Jan. 6 by Farmington police as the result of an ongoing investigation into the brothers’ alleged “street-level” heroin dealing operation.

On Friday a Franklin County grand jury indicted the each of the brothers on one count of unlawful drug trafficking of a scheduled drug, class B, and conspiracy to commit trafficking, class A. Jacob Gage also was indicted on one count of criminal forfeiture.

Also indicted Friday were two men accused of stealing more than $2,200 worth of property from four condominiums in Carrabassett Valley in December.

Shawn Anthony, 19, of Freeport, and Rene Mesones, 20, of North Yarmouth, were each indicted on 11 counts, including four counts of burglary, class B; one felony count of theft, class C; two misdemeanor counts of theft; and four misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief.

The grand jury handed up 29 indictments last week. An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but a determination that there is enough evidence to proceed with a trial.

Others indicted included:

Duane C. Bailey, 28, of Carver, Massachusetts, charged with violating conditions of release on Dec. 19.

James S. Bigos, 54, of Rumford, charged with two counts of arson on Dec. 20.

Einer A. Bonilla, 22, of Grand Island, Nebraska, charged with four counts of arson and one count of conspiracy on June 27.

Joann Demorro, 51, of New Sharon, charged with burglary, theft and receiving stolen property on Dec. 28.

Corey K. Dorr, 26, of Wilton, charged with theft on Sept. 1.

Aree S. Farrington, 66, of Wilton, charged with violating of condition of release on Jan. 10.

Leonard A. Farrington, 61, of Wilton, charged with tampering with a victim on Jan. 10.

Thomas A. Farrington, 34, of Wilton, charged with tampering with a victim on Jan. 10.

Jessica A. Gammon, 36, of Wilton, charged with domestic violence assault on Nov. 6.

Sean E. Haley, 33, of Madrid Township, charged with operating after revocation, violation of condition of release and leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage on March 27.

Benjamin J. Howard, 38, of Augusta, charged with trafficking in prison contraband, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and operating after suspension on Aug. 15.

Richard W. Kelly III, 30, of Temple, charged with domestic violence assault on Feb. 1.

Lysandria R. Lewis, 28, of Rangeley, charged with unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs and permitting unlawful use on Jan. 11.

Merrill D. Maceda, 27, of Wilton, charged with domestic violence assault and obstructing the report of crime or injury on Jan. 1.

Joseph R. McKenna, 46, of Wilton, charged with domestic violence terrorizing, obstructing the report of crime or injury and criminal mischief on Feb. 14.

Miranda L. Pucci, 33, of Farmington, charged with two counts on misuse of identification on March 1.

Allan Michael Stebbins, 33, of Rangeley, charged with unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs and operating after suspension on Jan. 11.

Theodore M. Suffoletto Jr., 35, of Dixfield, charged with theft of services on Nov. 8.

Sharon Tripp, 50, of Farmington, charged with stealing drugs on Nov. 26.

Donald G. Wright, 40, of Farmington, charged with possession of firearm by a prohibited person on Oct. 15.

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A Rome man was flown to the hospital by helicopter Tuesday after he crashed his truck while being pursued by police.

Eric Bachand, 21, was found pinned inside a pickup truck that had crashed down a steep embankment and caught fire off Route 135 in Belgrade.

Cpl. Diane Vance, of the state police, who had been pursuing the truck, used a fire extinguisher to douse the truck, which appeared to be on fire, with heavy smoke coming from it.

Bachand was pulled from the vehicle later by firefighters and taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta, then flown by LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

Hospital officials had no information available about his condition Tuesday evening.

Vance was parked in a state police cruiser about 3:25 p.m. at Christy’s Store on Route 27 when she saw a black truck with no license plates traveling north. She pulled onto Route 27 and the driver of the truck accelerated quickly, heading west on Route 135 at a high rate of speed, police said.

Vance turned on her cruiser’s lights and siren and traveled after the truck. She lost sight of the vehicle, according to a statement from state police, as it rounded a corner. However, she then saw the truck had gone off the road and crashed down an embankment.

Police said Bachand had a revoked driver’s license.

Additional information was unavailable Tuesday.

FARMINGTON — A fourth man has been indicted on arson and conspiracy charges in connection with allegedly setting fire to two homes in June in Wilton and Carthage.

Einer A. Bonilla, 22, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury Friday on four counts of arson, class A, and one count of conspiracy, class B, for his alleged involvement in fires set to a home on Sewall Street in Wilton and a home on Winter Hill Road in Carthage on June 27.

The three other men believed to be involved, Duane Bailey, 28, of Carver, Massachusetts., D’Kota Rowe, 20, of Wilton, and Devon Pease, 22, of Jay, were indicted by a grand jury in August, according to the Franklin County District Attorney’s Office.

Bailey and Rowe were indicted on four counts of arson and conspiracy in connection with the Wilton and Carthage fires. Pease is believed to be involved only in setting the Wilton fire and was indicted on two counts of arson and one count of conspiracy.

Bonilla had been named by Rowe for his involvement in the fires in an affidavit filed by the Office of the State Fire Marshal, but Bailey told police he acted alone for his part in the fire, and Bonilla wasn’t charged by authorities with the other three in August.

The four men are charged with setting fire to a vacant mobile home early on the morning of June 27 on Sewall Street in Wilton. According to the affidavit, the original target was a house on Main Street which belonged to a man Rowe and Bailey allegedly had an ongoing feud with.

When barking dogs and a motion sensor spotlight at the Main Street home prevented the men from setting fire to that house, they set fire to the vacant Sewall Street home, hoping the fire would spread to their original target, the affidavit said.

Bailey, Bonilla and Rowe are accused of setting fire to a log cabin-style home, which was also vacant, on Winter Hill Road in Carthage an hour after setting the Wilton fire.

Bonilla, Rowe and Bailey also were indicted in August on charges of burglary in connection to a string of convenience store robberies in Weld, New Vineyard and Jay, for which they were arrested for in July.

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A Madison roofer was the key whistleblower in a lawsuit settled last week that recovered more than $400,000 over allegations a Bangor company cut corners on federal building projects in Maine.

Brian Emery helped expose the fraud allegations after he was hired as a subcontractor by Belcon Enterprises, also known at the time as Roof Systems of Maine, based in Bangor. The projects were underway from 2010 to 2014.

Emery, 52, owner of Maine Roof Solutions, said in an interview Tuesday he was prompted to file suit under the federal False Claims Act because his concerns about “egregious” problems with the projects were ignored and dismissed by both the contractor and government officials. The False Claims Act is used to combat fraud by contractors and other businesses doing work for the federal government.

“I was met more with platitudes,” Emery said Tuesday, who started learning the roofing trade at age 9 from his father and has been working in the business for 40 years. “They outwardly ignored the problem.”

Washington, D.C.-based law firm Constantine Cannon, which represented Emery in the case, said in a news release that the Bangor roofing company allegedly defrauded the government by violating contract requirements and industry standards.

Roof Systems of Maine was sold earlier this year, and its surviving company assets are now called Belcon. The former owner and president of Roofing Systems, Kevin Griffin, died in December.

Larry Sterrs, a representative and family friend of Griffin, said in response to the Constantine Cannon release that “it’s a press release from the lawyers that benefits the lawyers.”

“At the end of the day, the company fully cooperated with the government and there was no assessment of wrongdoing,” Sterrs said.

Under the civil settlement announced Friday, Roof Systems agreed to pay $439,500 to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II. Emery was represented by attorneys Timothy McCormack and Molly Knobler, as well as James Haddow, of Petruccelli, Martin & Haddow LLP, of Portland.

Roof Systems “operated in the shadows, working on the cheap to line its pockets, at the expense of the American taxpayers and our uniformed men and women,” Haddow said in the release. He added that thanks to Emery bringing the alleged fraud to light, safety problems related to the building projects didn’t go undetected.

McCormack said in the release that Emery’s “knowledge of the mechanics and metallurgy of roofing and siding is incredible” and the Madison roofer’s expertise “was essential to making this settlement happen.”

BUILDING CONCERNS

The allegations centered on contracting work for three federal sites involving the departments of the Army and Navy and the National Guard Bureau.

Emery said in the complaint that when he was hired as a subcontractor for Roof Systems, he saw a “systemic and deliberate use of inferior products and improper installation techniques,” according to the law firm. Building projects were underway at the Cutler Naval Radio Station, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery and the Brunswick Army National Guard base. Emery was involved with all three projects, supplying a crew of about 13.

Emery first started on the Portsmouth job in 2010. The Cutler job lasted from about spring 2013 to the summer of 2014. Work in Brunswick started in January 2014 until Emery refused to work on it anymore in July 2014.

Emery started noticing problems on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard job when he helped assemble the pieces for a building and noticed weaker and cheaper steel screws were being used on the iron frame — he thought it was temporary — instead of stronger, contract-specified brass bolts.

But the bolts were never used, and it resulted in weaker steel beams more prone to corrosion 40 or 50 feet up high, creating a safety and structural problem, he said.

“Seems like a recipe for disaster to me,” Emery said. “The Portsmouth job should obviously be redone.”

That pattern continued over the next several years with the other jobs, as Emery said he saw a “systematic attitude” of not using the right materials.

The Cutler project involved repairing a power plant from the 1950s. Emery’s complaint said Roof Systems used different materials that didn’t protect against water infiltration and saltwater erosion.

At the Army National Guard base project in Brunswick, Roof Systems is alleged to have installed modified panels incorrectly at the wrong locations and knowingly used nonspecified, off-contract materials on two roofing and siding projects.

BLOWING THE WHISTLE

Emery reported the faulty work allegations to the project manager and other top contractor officials, as well as the Army and Navy, according to his lawyers.

Emery said he encountered outright resistance and threats along the way.

Once he emailed an Army official listing specific panels he was concerned about and the email was leaked back to the general contractor and “presented to me in a fairly threatening manner. They threatened to sue me,” he said.

In July 2014, Emery refused to continue working for the contractor and he began researching the options for filing a complaint. Emery said after a Google search for law firms specializing in the False Claims Act, two he contacted wouldn’t take the case on, saying there was no money to be made. Constantine later agreed to take on the case.

The whistleblower suit lasted a year and a half until the settlement was reached, which is “lightning fast” because most such False Claims Act cases take three to five years before being resolved, McCormack said. The lawyer credits that unusual case speed to Emery, who supplied “very concrete information” and expertise that allowed the government to understand what was acceptable and what was not.

“Being a tradesman in central Maine — and I have been my entire adult life — time is money, and it was painfully slow,” Emery said of the case.

Emery will receive 18 percent of the government’s recovery “in recognition of his efforts to report the fraud and the assistance he provided with the subsequent investigation,” according to his lawyers.

Emery, for his part, does not think the $439,000 settlement is adequate.

“I was entirely dissatisfied with the settlement. I thought the government considered things that had nothing to do with the black and white world of, ‘You broke it, you fix it.’ The settlement amount is a fraction of the projects’ costs,” Emery said.

Of his own 18 percent share, he said that does not cover his own lost compensation, but “it was never about the money. That’s why I quickly made peace with the settlement.”

“There is a bittersweet aspect of being a whistleblower,” McCormack said. “The costs they pay in terms of retaliation and lost opportunities is often not fully compensated.”

Instead, McCormack said, being a whistleblower is more about “the opportunity to have a voice. You can force the government into action.”

A Coplin Plantation homeowner and an Eliot man were injured in a fight after the Eliot man allegedly entered into the Carrabassett Road house and refused to leave.

Franklin County sheriff’s deputies eventually stunned Garrett Morrow, 25, with a stun gun after the alleged home invasion, reported at 10:29 p.m. Tuesday. Morrow was charged with burglary, class B, and refusing to submit to arrest, class D; and he was summoned for two counts of assault, class D.

The homeowner, who suffered cuts to his forehead, ear and wrist during the fight with Morrow, was treated at the scene by Northstar Ambulance.

A caller to the Franklin County dispatch center at 10:29 p.m. Tuesday reported “that there was some issue with a drunk male at the residence, it was clear that the caller was not familiar with the person,” Sheriff Scott Nichols said in a news release Wednesday.

The caller told a dispatcher the man, who was a stranger to the homeowners, had entered the house and there was a fight going on with the homeowner.

Deputy Andrew Morgan and Cpl. Matthew Brann were both in Carrabassett Valley and not far away from the fight scene, Nichols said. Coplin Plantation is just north of Carrabassett Valley.

“As they were responding they were told that the caller had put down the phone, but dispatchers could hear a lot of commotion going on in the background,” Nichols said in the release.

Dispatchers also heard “something about a gun,” though Nichols said it wasn’t clear if gun was involved or, if so, who had it.

Morgan and a U.S. Border Patrol agent were the first on the scene, where they found Morrow, apparently drunk, outside the house.

Nichols said Morrow had his hands in his pockets and when asked to remove them so officers could see if he had a gun, he allegedly refused and the border agent stunned him with a stun gun. Morgan then handcuffed him and took him into custody.

One of the couple, who are 65 and 59 but whose identities are not being released, told Brann that Morrow showed up at their door “obviously under the influence of drugs and or alcohol or both.” She told him to leave, but Morrow refused and then got into her car, then got out and went into the garage, Nichols said.

The woman told Brann that he entered the house via the garage, which was when her husband intervened.

She said Morrow knocked her husband to the floor in the living room and repeatedly kicked him. The woman yelled at Morrow, who then allegedly knocked her to the floor, too, Nichols said.

The woman said Morrow started to grab around the neck, then stopped and went outside, where Morgan and the border agent found him.

AUGUSTA

Tuesday at 7:46 p.m., police returned property on Union Street.

8:56 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Commerce Drive.

9:16 a.m., a loose dog was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

10:14 a.m., police recovered property on Mill Street.

12:38 p.m., shoplifting was reported on Stephen King Drive.

1:10 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Western Avenue.

1:46 p.m., theft was reported on Bangor Street.

1:51 p.m., police recovered property on Northern Avenue.

1:56 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Cony Street.

2:19 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Church Hill Road.

2:39 p.m., theft was reported on Townsend Street.

3:34 p.m., a burglary was reported on Riverside Drive.

4:26 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Townsend Road.

5:12 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Water Street.

5:13 p.m., there was a hit-and-run traffic accident on Civic Center Drive.

5:32 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Hospital Street.

7:01 p.m., there was a burglary reported on Cathy Street.

8:02 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Orchard Street.

9:56 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Lambard Court.

Wednesday at 12:44 a.m., a vehicle theft was reported on Washington Street.

5:51 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Water Street.

CHINA

Tuesday at 11:38 a.m., theft was reported on Tyler Road.

GARDINER

Tuesday at 9:51 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Spring Street.

5:13 p.m., theft was reported on Spring Street.

PITTSTON

Tuesday at 11:46 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Smithtown Road.

RANDOLPH

Tuesday at 11:29 p.m., trespassing was reported on Elm Street.

WINTHROP

Tuesday at 12:57 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Winthrop Center Road.

2 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Old Lewiston Road.

3:38 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Main Street.

ARRESTS

AUGUSTA

Tuesday at 1:48 p.m., Peter A. Johnson, 57, of Augusta, was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs after a traffic complaint on Cony Street.

9:38 p.m., Jennifer J. Blomquist, 42, a transient from Augusta, was arrested on two outstanding warrants.

IN BINGHAM, Tuesday at 6:05 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Main Street.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Wednesday, at 12:03 a.m., a traffic accident was reported on Access Road.

IN CORNVILLE, Tuesday at 12:45 p.m., police and rescue personnel were sent in response to a medical call on Shadagee Road.

IN DETROIT, Tuesday at 7:32 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Main Street.

IN FAIRFIELD, Tuesday at 9:01 a.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Ridge Road.

9:31 a.m., a second call reporting suspicious activity was taken from Ridge Road.

11:41 a.m., a complaint was investigated on Pirate Lane.

6:37 p.m., police made an arrest following a report of a domestic disturbance on Winter Street.

Wednesday at 8:49 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Lawrence Avenue.

IN MADISON, Tuesday at 8:38 a.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Horsetail Hill Road.

9:59 a.m., police made an arrest following a report of a domestic disturbance on Nichols Street.

12:14 p.m., a scam complaint was investigated on Weston Avenue.

2:56 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from Preble Avenue.

Wednesday at 8:41 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Bean Street.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Wednesday at 5:01 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on River Road.

IN OAKLAND, Wednesday at 6:34 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Belgrade Road.

9:37 p.m., a noise complaint was investigated on West Pleasant Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Tuesday at 1:28 p.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Main Street.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Tuesday at 2:19 a.m., fire units were sent in response to a call from Mary Street.

9:51 a.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Water Street.

9:56 a.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Winter Street.

11:23 a.m., a report of trespassing was investigated on Cedar Street.

12:38 p.m., a report of disorderly conduct was investigated on Court Street.

2:44 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken from McClellan Street.

4:25 p.m., a report of an assault was investigated on Hilltop Drive.

4:53 p.m., a complaint was investigated on Waterville Road.

10:38 p.m., a report of a disturbance was investigated on West Front Street.

11:34 p.m., a report of a disturbance was investigated on Main Street.

Wednesday at 6:48 a.m., a citation or a warning was issued following a report of suspicious activity on Court Street.

8:06 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on McClellan Street.

9:27 a.m., suspicious activity was reported at Fairgrounds Market Place.

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 7:12 a.m., a reported motor vehicle burglary was investigated on Prospect Street.

8:35 a.m., a reported motor vehicle burglary was investigated on Prospect Street.

9:51 a.m., a protection order violation was investigated at Educare on Drummond Avenue.

12:07 p.m., a threatening complaint was reported on the Concourse.

12:11 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Main Street.

1:45 p.m., a traffic accident causing injury was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

3:54 p.m., a reported domestic dispute was investigated on Wilson Street.

3:57 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Hazelwood Avenue.

5:22 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

7:02 p.m., a report of juvenile offenses was investigated on Oak Street.

8:54 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated at Kennebec Federal Savings Bank on Main Street.

8:55 p.m., a warrant arrest was made on Elm Street.

9:19 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated on High Street.

Wednesday at 1:06 a.m., a complaint of suspicious activity was investigated at Inland Hospital on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

1:32 a.m., suspicious activity was reported at Nale and Nale Law Offices on Elm Street.

1:35 a.m., a warrant arrest was made on Temple Street.

IN WINSLOW, Tuesday at 6:05 p.m., a person was reported missing on Patterson Drive.

8:22 p.m., suspicious activity was investigated at the Messalonskee Trail on Benton Avenue.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tuesday at 12:35 a.m., Derek Campbell, 30, of Wilton, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

10:20 a.m., John McCarter, 28,of Avon, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release.

3:32 p.m., Brent Adams, 42, of Kingfield, was arrested on charges of forgery and theft by deception

8:05 p.m., Michael Swett, 21, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a warrant.

11:40 p.m., James Corcoran, 23, of Farmington, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Tuesday at 9:51 a.m., Jerry Patrick Hawes, 41, of Waterville, was arrested on a probation hold.

11:07 a.m., Jeffrey Gilbert, 27, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

8 p.m., Jacqueline R. Stanley, 29, of Fairfield, was arrested on warrants for unpaid fines and fees.

10:15 p.m., Timmothy Munrowe Goodwin, 34, of Fairfield, was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening and criminal restraint.

IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 8:55 p.m., Jesse L. Baker, 32, of College Avenue, was arrested on Elm Street on a warrant and charge of possession of marijuana.

Wednesday at 1:35 a.m., Tammy L. Bass, 44, of Temple Street, was arrested on Temple Street on a warrant.

SKOWHEGAN — A Bridgton man remained held without bail Wednesday at the Somerset County jail in East Madison on a felony assault charge after allegedly punching his pregnant girlfriend in the abdomen and strangling her, police said.

Joshua Phifer, 27, allegedly attacked the woman Tuesday night, according to Skowhegan police Chief Donald Bolduc.

“The victim had strangulation injuries and complained that her boyfriend had assaulted her and held her down,” Bolduc said.

The woman went to the Trinity homeless shelter on McClellan Street after the assault, said Richard Berry, pastor of the Evangelical Free Church, which runs the shelter.

Skowhegan police arrested Phifer at 8 a.m. Wednesday on McClellan Street and took him to jail.

Berry said shelter workers took the woman to the hospital to be examined and said that she would probably return to the shelter. He said Phifer previously stayed at the shelter but was no longer living there.

Investigators determined that Phifer knew the victim was pregnant and arrested him on a charge of elevated aggravated assault on a pregnant person, a class A felony, punishable by a maximum of 30 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. He also was charged with refusing to sign a summons and a complaint.

Skowhegan police Officers Michael Bachelder and Christopher Viera were assisted in the arrest by Mike Pike, the Somerset County domestic violence investigator. Phifer has several criminal convictions, including domestic violence assault, Bolduc said.

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Two Augusta residents were arrested and charged with multiple drug offenses Wednesday after authorities executed a search warrant at a home on Old Belgrade Road.

Joshua Arbour, 35, and Kimberly Hopkins, 30, were charged with trafficking heroin, possession of heroin and crack cocaine and endangering the welfare of a child. Arbour also was charged with a felony for violating conditions of release, because he was out on bail for a previous drug trafficking charge.

According to a news release from Interim Sheriff Ryan P. Reardon, sheriff’s detectives conducted a monthlong investigation into the trafficking operation. The search of the home led to the discovery and seizure of heroin, crack cocaine and more than $3,000 cash.

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Augusta Police Department assisted in the investigation, according to Reardon.

SKOWHEGAN — The following cases were closed Jan. 18-24, 2016, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.

Doreal B. Baker, 64, of New Portland, operating under the influence and violating condition of release, both Oct. 14, 2015, in Embden; $900 fine, 364-day jail sentence, all but 120 days suspended, one-year probation, three-year license and registration suspension. Operating under the influence, Oct. 14, 2015, in Embden; dismissed.

Douglas K. Bates, 30, of Palmyra, criminal mischief Sept. 16, 2015, in Pittsfield; $200 fine, $424.62 restitution.

David A. Bowring, 25, of Clinton, criminal mischief and domestic violence assault, both Dec. 16, 2015, in Palmyra; 364-day jail sentence, all but nine months suspended, two years of probation. Criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon Dec. 16, 2015, in Palmyra; dismissed.

Russell Loretta Bush, 24, of Norridgewock, operating while license suspended or revoked Nov. 25, 2015, in Smithfield; $250 fine.

Skylar B. Caron, 22, of Waterville, domestic violence terrorizing, violating condition of release and disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures all Nov. 12, 2015, in Fairfield; six-month jail sentence.

Brian Charette, 36, of Oakland, criminal trespass Nov. 3, 2015, in Fairfield; $150 fine.

Johanna M. Cooley, 33, of Harmony, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Jan. 1, 2015, forgery Aug. 21, 2015, and unlawful possession of scheduled drug and unlawful possession of hydrocodone, both Sept. 25, 2015, all in Harmony; four-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but six months in Somerset County Jail suspended, two years of probation, $595 restitution, $800 in fines.

Bobby J. Conner, 46, of Brownwood, Missouri, commercial vehicle rule violation: operation 10-hour rule May 20, 1995, in Pittsfield; $250 fine.

Joseph Dionne, 38, of Skowhegan, domestic violence assault Nov. 3, 2015, in Cornville; dismissed.

Dante Dipietro Jr., 57, of Skowhegan, misuse of E-911 system Jan. 16, 2016, in Skowhegan; 48-hour jail sentence.

Lisa E. Emery, 50, of New Portland, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures, Sept. 10, 2014, in New Portland; $500 fine. Domestic violence assault, Sept. 10, 2014, in New Portland; dismissed.

Ricky B. Gordon II, 39, of Anson, operating while license suspended or revoked Oct. 31, 2014, in Skowhegan; dismissed.

Herbert T. Hampe, 52, of Athens, failing to stop for an officer and failure to register vehicle, both Sept. 24, 2015, in Harmony; 48-hour jail sentence. Eluding an officer Sept. 24, 2015, in Harmony; dismissed.

Joshua R. Hinkson, 27, of Conway, Arkansas, carrying a concealed weapon April 12, 2015, in Sandy Bay Township; $200 fine.

James W. Hitchcock, 45, of Waterville, misuse of identification June 2, 2015, in Palmyra; 90-day jail sentence.

Taylor A. Longstaff, 19, of Madison, operating under the influence Jan. 18, 2016, in Norridgewock; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension. Operating vehicle without a license Jan. 18, 2016, in Norridgewock; dismissed.

Mitchell B. MacArthur, 26, of Fairfield, two counts violating condition of release, both Dec. 10, 2015, in Madison; 18-hour jail sentence. Rule violation, possessing or using drugs on duty Dec. 10, 2015, in Madison; dismissed.

Anthony L. Mann, 25, of Mexico, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer May 25, 2015, in Pittsfield; three-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but 75 days suspended, two years of probation, $5,000 restitution.

Shannon Naylor, 42, of Skowhegan, disorderly conduct, loud unreasonable noise, Dec. 12, 2014, in Fairfield; three-day jail sentence. Domestic violence assault and domestic violence criminal threatening, both Dec. 12, 2014, in Fairfield; dismissed.

Charles R. Nickerson Jr., 63, of Madison, criminal trespass Nov. 20, 2015, in Madison; $250 fine.

Bradley A. Northup, 57, of Bingham, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures and refusing to submit to arrest or detention, both Dec. 11, 2015, in Bingham; 12-hour jail sentence, $100 fine.

Schantel M. Pullen, 27, of Skowhegan, unlawful possession of scheduled drug Jan. 20, 2016, and violating protection from abuse order Jan. 17, 2016, both in Skowhegan; $400 fine, 364-day jail sentence, all but 60 days suspended, one-year probation. Unlawful furnishing scheduled drug Jan. 20, 2016, in Skowhegan, dismissed.

Shane M. Rines Sr., 42, of Monmouth, violating condition of release Sept. 21, 2015, in West Forks Plantation, and possession of marijuana Sept. 21, 2015, in West Forks; $550 in fines.

Lauren Stockwell, 22, of Poland, operating under the influence and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, both Oct. 7, 2015, in Pittsfield; $900 in fines.

Matthew A. Tibbetts, 37, of Dover-Foxcroft, driving to endanger July 20, 2014, in Dover-Foxcroft; $575 fine, 30-day license suspension.

Daniel T. Truscott, 45, of Winslow, placing bait to entice deer Nov. 2, 2015, hunting deer after having killed one Nov. 6, 2015, exceeding bag limit on deer Dec. 10, 2015, and two counts of failure to timely register dear, deer, moose, turkey, Nov. 2, 2015, and Nov. 10, 2015, all in Embden; three-day jail sentence, $2,000 in fines. Hunting with firearms/crossbow without hunter orange Nov. 6, 2015, in Embden; dismissed.

Melissa Witham, 28, of Oakland, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures Sept. 10, 2014, in Fairfield; $300 fine. Domestic violence assault Sept. 10, 2014, in Fairfield; dismissed.

Eugene E. Young Jr., 50, of Palmyra, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Aug. 22, 2015, in Palmyra; 90-day jail sentence, $50.91 restitution.

A Waterville man who died at the Maine State Prison last month committed suicide by hanging, the state medical examiner has determined.

Donald Riley, 67, who used the middle names Edwin and Edward, died at 2:15 p.m. Feb. 11 at the prison in Warren, according to the Maine Department of Corrections.

On Tuesday, a spokesman for the Office of the State Medical Examiner, which performed an autopsy, provided the manner and cause of Riley’s death.

Riley was serving a sentence for forcing a 13-year-old neighbor into his Pine Street basement and raping her there on May 16, 2006, as well as for a later burglary that occurred in 2014 in Washington County while he was on probation.

The prosecutor in the rape case, then-Deputy District Attorney Alan Kelley, said the girl had been riding her bicycle in the neighborhood and entered Riley’s backyard after his son asked her to help him get his bicycle out of the mud.

“Don Riley came out of the basement, grabbed her arm and pulled her into the basement,” Kelley said.

Riley told the judge at his sentencing hearing, “What I did was wrong, and I accept responsibility. I’m supposed to know better.”

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

AUGUSTA — A city man’s trial on a charge of murdering his girlfriend, Jillian T. Jones, is about to begin some 28 months after she was found stabbed to death in their apartment.

A jury of 11 men and five women — which includes four alternates — was selected Thursday to hear the case against Justin Pillsbury, 41, who has pleaded not guilty to an indictment accusing him of intentional or knowing or depraved indifference murder, all alternative forms of the same crime, which occurred Nov. 13, 2013.

A conviction carries a minimum mandatory sentence of 25 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison without the possibility of release.

Pillsbury has been held in jail since his Nov. 15, 2013, release from the hospital, where he was treated for apparently self-inflicted wounds to his neck. The trial is scheduled to start Monday at the Capital Judicial Center.

Investigators say Pillsbury tried to kill himself by stabbing himself in the neck shortly after he killed Jones.

Police interviews with neighbors and others indicated Pillsbury was jealous because Jones had talked to another man on the phone.

A third roommate, Michael St. Pierre, discovered the body of Jones, 24, in the Crosby Street apartment’s bathroom that night and called emergency responders. He said he thought two people were dead because of the amount of blood he saw, according to transcripts from that call.

Jones, who grew up in Bingham, was attending beauty school in Waterville at the time of her death.

At jury selection on Thursday, Pillsbury, in a blue dress shirt buttoned up to the throat and a dark suit jacket, sat between his attorneys, Stephen Smith and Caleb Gannon. The prosecutors are Assistant Attorneys General Donald Macomber and Meg Elam.

The two prosecutors sat with Maine State Police. Sgt. Christopher Tremblay, the lead detective in the case.

All six faced the jury pool of 180 people as the judge asked whether they knew the defendant or Jones or any of about 50 witnesses who might be called to testify during the trial, including numerous police officers.

Justice Michaela Murphy asked whether those relationships or other factors would interfere with their ability to judge the case fairly.

About a dozen people said they had some prior knowledge about the case. Two people said they knew Pillsbury, and one knew Jones.

Murphy also asked whether the members of the jury pool could fairly judge circumstances involving large amounts of alcohol and possibly some graphic photos. Several people indicated that would be a problem.

Before the oral questions in the courtroom, potential jurors filled out written questionnaires asking whether they fairly and impartially could decide a case involving people of a different race and accusations of domestic violence.

At a pretrial hearing in the case in September 2014, Pillsbury’s attorney sought to keep from the jury recordings of interviews Tremblay had with Pillsbury while he was a patient at MaineGeneral Medical Center.

The judge denied the defense motion to suppress those statements, and the trial was scheduled for this month.

On one recording played at that hearing, Pillsbury, in a hoarse voice, initially refuses to answer questions. The next day, when Tremblay visits again, Pillsbury tells Tremblay he killed his girlfriend.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams