IN ANSON, Saturday at 8:20 p.m., assault was reported on River Road.

IN CANAAN, Sunday at 7:10 a.m., a report of theft was investigated on Main Street.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Saturday at 1:23 p.m., vandalism or criminal mischief was reported on Town Line Road.

IN CHESTERVILLE, Saturday at 8:05 p.m., a brush fire was reported on Vienna Road.

9:35 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Gordon Hill Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Saturday at 11:40 a.m., a report of suspicious activity led to a warning issued on Center Road.

1:17 p.m., a report of a domestic disturbance led to a warning issued on Cottage Street.

5:12 p.m., a water related complaint was reported on Main Street.

7:02 p.m., a report of an auto theft led to an arrest on Silver Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Saturday at 2 a.m., trespassing was reported at the University of Maine at Farmington on Main Street.

3:51 a.m., assault was reported on Middle Street.

8:18 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Franklin Avenue.

10:04 a.m., threatening was reported on Webster Road.

10:50 a.m., threatening was reported on Industry Road.

4:49 p.m., a warrant arrest was made on Maple Avenue.

6:08 p.m., theft or fraud was reported on Wilton Road.

7:38 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Porter Hill Road.

8:42 a.m., a brush fire was reported on Mosher Hill Road.

9:39 p.m., disturbance was reported on Titcomb Hill Road.

IN HARTLAND, Saturday at 3:36 p.m., a brush fire was reported on Loon Cove Road.

IN INDUSTRY, Saturday at 1:06 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Church Street.

6:41 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Industry Road.

IN JAY, Saturday at 12:48 a.m., suspicious activity was reported at the intersection of Keep Road and Lake School Road.

2:55 p.m., a noise complaint was reported on Belanger Road.

9:09 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Warren Hill Road.

9:34 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Church Street.

IN MADISON, Saturday at 3:55 p.m., a brush fire was extinguished on East Madison Road.

IN NEW PORTLAND, Saturday at 7:27 p.m., a brush fire was extinguished on Long Falls Dam Road.

IN NEW SHARON, Saturday at 11:58 a.m., trespassing was reported on Smith Road.

IN PALMYRA, Saturday at 6:40 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Madawaska Road.

IN PITTSFIELD, Saturday at 10:54 a.m., a report of domestic disturbance led to an arrest on Taylor Road.

9:14 p.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Birchwood Terrace.

IN SIDNEY, Saturday at 6:09 p.m., a brush fire was reported on Philbrick Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Saturday at 12:46 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Stevens Road.

1:13 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Water Street.

5:18 p.m., a report of an intoxicated person was investigated on West Front Street.

6:01 p.m., a report of a domestic disturbance was investigated at Harvey’s Park.

8:12 p.m., a report of trespassing was investigated on Madison Road.

9:43 p.m., a complaint of shots fired was investigated on East River Road.

IN ST. ALBANS, Saturday at 10:13 a.m., a report of disturbance was investigated on Mason Corner Road.

IN STRONG, Saturday at 11:47 a.m., juvenile offenses were reported on Phillips Road.

IN TEMPLE, Saturday at 8:36 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Temple Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 7:07 a.m., a pedestrian check led to an arrest at the Elks Lodge on Industrial Road.

11:12 a.m., a report of a domestic dispute was investigated on College Avenue.

2:11 p.m., harassment was reported on Spruce Street.

2:16 p.m., a report of theft was investigated on Prospect Street.

3:14 p.m., a report of an unattended death was investigated on Drummond Avenue.

3:21 p.m., a report of harassment was investigated on Silver Street.

3:23 p.m., a report of a domestic dispute led to a verbal warning on Green Street.

9:33 p.m., an unwanted person was reported at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter on Colby Street.

10:20 p.m., a report of shoplifting led to an arrest at Wal-Mart Supercenter on Waterville Commons Drive.

Sunday at 12:56 a.m., harassment was reported at Domino’s Pizza on Elm Street.

1:25 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Oakland Street.

IN WILTON, Saturday at 3:16 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bryant Road.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Saturday at 12:15 a.m., Bryan Reutter, 39, of Farmington, was arrested on a warrant for unpaid fines.

1:08 a.m., Kyle Craig, 19, of New Portland, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence and operating without a license.

3:01 a.m., Nicholas Ranger, 24, of Wilton, was arrested on charges of violating condition of release and operating under the influence.

5:13 a.m., Steven Kirkwood, 26, of Wilton, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence and violating condition of release.

5:30 p.m., Lisa Picard, 52, of Farmington, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a charge of failure to register vehicle.

6:35 p.m., Kirk Hamel, 43, of New Vineyard, was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault, assault on an officer on two counts, refusing to submit to arrest or detention and violating conditions of release.

7:00 p.m., Mattheau Soha, 28, of Wilton, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release.

IN PITTSFIELD, Saturday at 7:56 p.m., Gary Lynn Gray, 45, of Poland, was arrested on a charge of violating condition of release.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Saturday at 12:14 p.m., Nathan R. Fraser, 26, of Pittsfield, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

10:12 p.m., Milo A. Richards, 65, of Clinton, was arrested on a warrant for probation revocation on aggravated criminal mischief.

AUGUSTA

Saturday at 8:47 a.m., mentally disturbed persons were reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

9:16 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Darin Drive.

9:46 a.m., harassment was reported on Civic Center Drive.

10:46 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Civic Center Drive.

11:12 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Darin Drive.

12:23 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Riverside Drive.

12:29 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Western Avenue and Memorial Circle.

1:27 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Cony Street.

3:08 p.m., theft was reported on Winthrop Street.

3:13 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Townsend Road and Marketplace Drive.

3:49 p.m., fraud was reported on Western Avenue.

5:44 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Civic Center Drive.

7:01 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Memorial Circle.

7:21 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Patterson Street.

7:31 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Piggery Road.

7:38 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Leighton Road.

8:07 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Green Street.

9:31 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Legion Road.

10:15 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Water Street.

Sunday at 12:11 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Washington Street.

5:12 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Weeks Mills Road.

HALLOWELL

Saturday at 8:14 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Water Street.

Sunday at 3:18 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Page Street.

AUGUSTA

ARREST

Saturday at 9:04 a.m., Jennifer Blomquist, 42, of Augusta, was arrested on two outstanding warrants after criminal trespassing was reported on Airport Road.

AUGUSTA — Here is a list from the Capital Judicial Center of cases closed April 12-28, 2016, in Augusta and Waterville courts:

John D. Begin, 47, of Chelsea, attaching false plates March 9, 2016, in Augusta; $100 fine.

Katrina L. Bingham, 25, of Waterville, operating while license suspended or revoked Feb. 16, 2016, in Waterville, dismissed.

Laura A. Bingiel, 32, of Gardiner, operating while license suspended or revoked Feb. 16, 2016, in Gardiner; $750 fine.

Emma Bunker, 20, of Augusta, attaching false plates March 12, 2016, in Gardiner; $150 fine.

Jacob E. Burton, 37, of Oakland, domestic violence assault Jan. 20, 2016, in Oakland; 364-day jail sentence, all but nine days suspended, one-year probation. Violating protection from abuse order and violating condition of release, both the same date, dismissed.

Bryson Camp, 19, of Farmington, possession of marijuana, up to 1.25 ounce, use of drug paraphernalia and minor transporting liquor, all July 14, 2015, in China, dismissed.

Heath Dupont, 43, of Augusta, violating protection from abuse order March 11, 2016, and criminal attempt April 4, 2016, both in Augusta; 30-day jail sentence.

Joseph Everett, 50, of Augusta, criminal trespass Sept. 10, 2015, in Augusta, dismissed.

Sandy Farrington, 45, of Gardiner, operating while license suspended or revoked March 3, 2016, in Gardiner; $500 fine.

Lorie A. Feather, 52, of Skowhegan, operating while license suspended or revoked July 9, 2015, in Augusta; $250 fine. Violating condition of release, same date, dismissed.

Herby J. Fournier, 33, of Benton, assault Aug. 17, 2012, in Clinton, dismissed.

Tyler E. Fyfe, 18, of Pittston, operating vehicle without a license Feb. 23, 2016, in Gardiner; $150 fine.

Melanie Henderson, 45, of China Village, keeping unlicensed dog Feb. 1, 2016, in China, dismissed.

Christy A. Holt, 31, of Winslow, possession of marijuana, up to 1.25 ounce, April 8, 2016, in Winslow, dismissed.

Breanna Lee, 25, of Auburn, violating condition of release April 24, 2016, in Waterville; 72-hour jail sentence.

Harley R. Leeman, 22, of West Gardiner, failing to make oral or written accident report Feb. 21, 2016, in Monmouth; $250 fine. Failing to notify of motor vehicle accident, same date, dismissed.

Dustin Mathias, 27, of Waterville, sex trafficking Jan. 18, 2016, and operating while license suspended or revoked Feb. 4, 2016, both in Waterville; $750 in fines, 48-hour jail sentence.

Scott A. Mccallister, 48, of Monmouth, operating while license suspended or revoked Feb. 26, 2016, in Monmouth; $500 fine.

Danielle A. Meservey, 31, of Augusta, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Nov. 9, 2015, in Augusta; 180-day jail sentence, all suspended, one-year administrative release.

Kenneth Palmer, 52, of Manchester, criminal trespass and criminal mischief, both March 26, 2016, in Waterville; 30-day jail sentence.

Todd Parsons, 39, of Pittsfield, operating while license suspended or revoked Feb. 21, 2016, in Clinton, dismissed.

Mackenzie R. Peatfield, 20, of Waterville, minor consuming liquor Oct. 31, 2015, in Oakland; $200 fine.

John Racine Jr., 26, of Randolph, violating protection from abuse order April 21, 2016, in Randolph; 48-hour jail sentence.

Lynnaya P. Regalado, 19, of Litchfield, use of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana, up to 1.25 ounce, both Sept. 27, 2015, in Chelsea, dismissed.

Caleb C. Scribner, 33, of Harrison, operating while license suspended or revoked March 16, 2016, in Gardiner, dismissed.

Reid Q. Shostak, 18, of Augusta, minor consuming liquor Feb. 6, 2016, in Augusta; $200 fine.

Todd Simpson, 42, of Waterville, burglary and aggravated criminal mischief, both Oct. 10, 2015, in Waterville; three-year jail sentence, all but 15 days suspended, two years’ probation, $4,366 restitution.

Casey A. Smith, 23, of Winslow, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Dec. 20, 2015, in Waterville; $500 fine.

Craig C. Spencer, 36, of Litchfield, operating under the influence and operating while license suspended or revoked, both Nov. 6, 2015, in Monmouth; $1,300 in fines, $600 suspended, 10-day jail sentence, three-year license and registration suspension.

Richard Sykes, 43, of Waldoboro, operating while license suspended or revoked Feb. 12, 2016, in Monmouth; $250 fine.

Laurie A. Taylor, 50, of Dixfield, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Oct. 22, 2014, in Augusta, dismissed.

Rene Thibodeau, 29, of Augusta, failure to register vehicle March 3, 2016, in Augusta; $150 fine.

Megan J. Vanliet, 30, of Oakland, theft by deception Feb. 14, 2016, in Waterville, dismissed.

Matthew T. Watson, 46, of Benton, failure to register vehicle March 17, 2016, in Clinton, dismissed.

Randy Witham, 22, of Freedom, possession of marijuana, up to 1.25 ounce, March 2, 2016, in China; $350 fine.

Charles H. Woodbury, 58, of Wilton, displaying fictitious vehicle certificate March 14, 2016, in Winthrop; $150 fine.

Scott A. Wright, 20, of Brunswick, attaching false plates March 12, 2016, in Hallowell; $150 fine.

Christian M. Yahnel, 27, of Clinton, attaching false plates March 8, 2016, in Winslow; $100 fine.

AUGUSTA — A former co-director of a youth ministry program in Canaan accused of sexually abusing a child was in court Monday, the same day an affidavit released for the first time indicated multiple allegations of abuse.

Lucas Savage, 27, of Clinton appeared at the Capital Judicial Center accompanied by the lawyer of the day, Andrew Dawson, rather than Savage’s attorney, Pamela Ames.

Savage told Judge Eric Walker that he understood the charge of unlawful sexual contact, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

According to the complaint, the offense occurred Sept. 1, 2014-Oct. 31, 2014, in Clinton on a minor younger than 12. The alleged victim was identified in court only by initials.

The judge said he would not be asking for Savage to enter a plea on the charge.

Savage is free on $1,000 cash bail with a prohibition against contact with children under age 16. However, that bail was amended Monday to allow Savage to have supervised contact with his newborn child once that baby is born.

According to an affidavit filed in court by Maine State Police Detective Benjamin Sweeney, the alleged victim, now 11, told her mother that Savage “had put his hand down (her) pants” and left it there when she spent the night at his home. She also said Savage’s wife was there, but asleep. The mother said the girl told her she and Savage exchanged “secret kisses.”

She also said Savage had touched her inappropriately “about 30 times,” the affidavit says.

The girl’s mother also said her daughter and Savage exchanged messages two or three times a day on Facebook and via text.

The affidavit also says that when Sweeney questioned Savage on March 17, 2016, he said the alleged victim had lied in the past and requested a lawyer before answering questions about the allegations.

Savage told police at the time that multiple children have slept overnight at his home.

Savage, who was also a youth sports coach, was arrested in March on the charge.

He was co-director of Youth Haven Ministry on Easy Street in Canaan.

Sweeney’s affidavit also says the mother of another girl, now 12, said her daughter told her Savage makes her sit on his lap and kiss him before he lets her out of his car. The mother said she went to Savage’s home one day and discovered him and her daughter alone. Savage’s wife and son were not present.

There are no charges pending with regard to those accusations.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

IN BENTON, Saturday at 9:57 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Bangor Road.

IN CANAAN, Sunday at 7:10 a.m., a theft was reported on Main Street.

IN CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Sunday at 7:24 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Carriage Road.

IN FARMINGTON, Sunday at 5:41 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Farmington Falls Road.

6:06 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Wilton Road.

7:02 p.m., a theft was reported on Farmington Falls Road.

IN NEW SHARON, Sunday at 10:06 a.m., a brush fire was reported on Vienna Road.

IN NEWPORT, Sunday at 12:11 p.m., a motor vehicle accident was reported on Bog Road.

IN OAKLAND, Sunday at 2:34 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Main Street.

IN PALMYRA, Sunday at 2:39 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Main Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Sunday at 9:03 a.m., a brush fire was reported on I-95.

Monday at 7:48 a.m., an assault was reported on School Street.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Sunday at 10:33 a.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Red Bridge Road.

12:30 p.m., a past burglary was reported on Silver Street.

2:06 p.m., a trespass complaint was reported on Madison Avenue.

6:47 p.m., an assault was reported on Milburn Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Sunday at 2:21 p.m., criminal trespass was reported on College Avenue.

4:30 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Waterville Commons Drive.

4:36 p.m., criminal trespass was reported on Oakdale Street.

6:17 p.m., criminal trespass was reported on Summer Street.

IN WILTON, Sunday at 10:08 a.m., a harassment complaint was reported on School Street.

11:56 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Eastern Avenue.

1:54 p.m., a traffic accident with injuries was reported on Route 133.

2:22 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on More Acres Road.

8:30 p.m., a harassment complaint was reported on Indian Ridge.

IN WYMAN TOWNSHIP, Sunday at 9:24 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Carrabassett Drive.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Sunday at 1:10 a.m., Lance Woodbury, 39, of Wilton, was arrested on a charge of operating after suspension.

1:43 a.m., Damian McKeil, 21, of Westbrook, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

2:40 a.m., Kerry-Rose Mclaughlin, 22, of Nashua, New Hampshire, was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct.

7:42 p.m., Andrew Tibbetts, 26, of Farmington, was arrested on a charge of criminal mischief and violating condition of release.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Sunday at 4:05 p.m., Robert Allen Carey, 26, of Madison, was arrested on three warrants.

6:38 p.m., Devon M. LePage, 36, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a charge of unauthorized taking or transfer.

8:21 p.m., Rodney Warren Waldron, 35, of Clinton, was arrested on a charge of operating after suspension.

Monday at 12:13 a.m., Roger Linwood Russel, 43, of Dexter, was arrested on charges of operating after habitual offender revocation and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.

A New Vineyard man was arrested Saturday on charges of domestic violence assault and assault on an officer after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend in front of two police officers in Wilton, the officers said, and fought with police when they tried to arrest him.

Kirk Hamel, 43, of New Vineyard, was charged with domestic violence assault, two counts of assault on an officer, refusal to submit to arrest, violation of conditional release, operating under the influence of drugs, reckless conduct with a motor vehicle, operating after suspension, criminal mischief and operating an unregistered vehicle.

Wilton police received multiple calls shortly after noon on Saturday of a black Chevrolet Camaro driving recklessly over lawns on Main Street. One man reported that the driver, Hamel, almost struck bystanders and his Labrador retriever on a lawn.

Wilton police officer Gary Allen, with assistance from Farmington police Sgt. Edward Hastings, located the stopped vehicle on Tyler Street in Wilton. Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox could not say whether Hamel and his girlfriend were in the car when the officers found it, but that they were located at the same time as the car.

After Hamel allegedly assaulted his girlfriend in front of the officers, they attempted to place him under arrest. They said Hamel fought with them, kicking them and striking them both in the face and head. The officers tried to use a Taser multiple times to subdue Hamel, they said, but it had minimal effect.

The officers sustained minor injuries during the altercation with Hamel, but were able to place him under arrest.

Allen and Hastings have both been medically cleared. Hamel’s girlfriend refused medical treatment.

According to the officers’ report, Hamel was hallucinating, though Wilcox could not elaborate on what behavior Hamel was exhibiting. A toxicology test was done on Hamel, but the results have not yet been released.

Bail has not yet been set for Hamel, who is being held at the Franklin County Jail. He was scheduled to appear in court Monday afternoon.

Lauren Abbate — 861-9252

labbate@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @Lauren_M_Abbate

AUGUSTA — A city man will spend at least four years in prison for robbing three convenience stores within six days — including two that occurred 20 minutes apart — and for stealing shoes and a bottle of liquor.

Daniel Joseph Couto Jr., 25, was sentenced Monday to an initial four years in prison with an additional six years suspended, plus a consecutive one-year term in prison for escape when he failed to report to Maine Pretrial Services while he was on home confinement in early December 2015.

He also will spend three years on probation and was ordered to pay $320 restitution.

Justice Donald Marden imposed the sentence, which was negotiated between the prosecutor and Couto’s attorney, Lisa Whittier. Marden told Couto, “You’re 25 years old and you’ve got quite a record.”

Couto said he started having drug problems three years ago and that he had been working up until six months ago.

“I hope that this time having to serve, I hope it teaches me a lesson, and I hope to be a better person when I get out,” Couto said.

Whittier said Couto plans to obtain a general educational development certificate while behind bars. Couto said he completed 11th grade.

Each time Couto stood in court, a deputy stood up as well, keeping a close watch on him.

Assistant District Attorney Kate Marshall said the first robbery occurred about 1:30 a.m. Dec. 7, 2015, at the Big Apple on Stone Street in Augusta. She said a man just under 6 feet tall wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt with his face covered came into the store and handed the clerk a note, which stated, “Put all the money in a bag, I have a gun, be fast and quick.”

She said the image on surveillance video showed the man wearing a distinctive pair of shoes that a clerk had noticed on a customer earlier in the day who had been suspected of shoplifting.

Marshall said the second robbery occurred Dec. 13, 2015, at the Big Apple on Civic Center Drive in Augusta when a man wearing a ski mask over his face came into that store and handed the clerk a note demanding money and threatening to use a firearm. The clerk told the robber she had no money since she had just made a deposit.

About 20 minutes later, the Circle K store on Eastern Avenue in Augusta was robbed by a suspect who left with $61.90 and a carton of Old Gold cigarettes and got into a dark-colored minivan parked near the store.

That vehicle was later stopped by police on Chapel Street in Augusta, and Couto was found hiding in the back. He had a pack of Old Gold cigarettes on him and was wearing the same jacket as the suspect seen on the surveillance videos.

Marshall said the woman driving the vehicle said she had driven Couto to a series of convenience stores in the city, but did not know he was robbing them. One of the women had two packs of Old Gold cigarettes in her purse, Marshall said.

Marshall said the escape charge was brought after Couto failed to report weekly to a supervisor with the home confinement program. She said he had last reported Nov. 30, 2015.

The thefts occurred Oct. 26, 2015, at Marden’s in Waterville, in which Couto was seen on video shoplifting sneakers, among other items, and on Nov. 3, 2015, at Damon’s Beverage Barn in Augusta, when he was seen on surveillance video taking a bottle of liquor from a shelf and concealing it in the front of his pants, Marshall said.

Couto had five prior theft convictions as well as other offenses on his criminal record.

A charge of operating while license suspended or revoked was dismissed in exchange for the plea.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

AUGUSTA

Sunday at 9:06 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Woodside Road.

9:32 a.m., a past burglary was reported on Columbia Street.

12:07 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Northern Avenue.

2:57 p.m., criminal threatening was reported on Water Street.

6:42 p.m., harassment was reported on Gannett Street.

7:16 p.m., simple assault was reported on Spencer Street.

7:25 p.m., criminal trespass was reported on Civic Center Drive.

8:24 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Wade Street.

9:49 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Chapel Street.

11:27 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Summerhaven Road.

Monday at 3 a.m., drug offenses were reported on Stone Street.

CHINA

Friday at 5:52 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Willette Drive.

GARDINER

Friday at 8:15 a.m., harassment was reported at Gardiner Area High School.

9:42 a.m., theft was reported on River Road.

4:17 p.m., three oxycodone were reported stolen on Plaisted Street.

Saturday at midnight, a worker reported finding drug paraphernalia at McDonald’s.

11:17 a.m., a dryer fire was reported on Rideout Lane.

Sunday at 8:37 a.m., theft was reported on Autumn Street.

HALLOWELL

Sunday at 1:40 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Chamberlain Drive.

MONMOUTH

Saturday at 2:09 a.m., suspicious activity was reported at Knowles Lumber Company on U.S. Route 202.

5:40 a.m., theft was reported on Bonin Road.

VASSALBORO

Saturday at 3:10 p.m., burglary was reported on Bog Road.

Sunday at 12:49 p.m., burglary was reported on Cushnoc Road.

WINDSOR

Friday at 10:35 p.m., an 18-year-old Fairfield man and 19-year-old Wayne woman were summoned on one charge each of minor consuming liquor, and a 20 year-old Readfield man was summoned on a charge of minor possessing liquor on Taylor Road.

Sunday at 6:10 p.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported on Reed Road.

An Oakland man arrested after police said he drove into a woman in a wheelchair and a police officer following last year’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration in Winslow pleaded no contest Monday to charges related to that incident.

Daryl Emery Pratt, 80, pleaded no contest at the Capital Judicial Center to two charges of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon (a car) and was placed on deferred disposition for two years with conditions that included surrendering his driver’s license so he will not drive during that period. He also pleaded no contest to three counts of assault.

The prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Tracy DeVol, described the plea agreement to Justice Donald Marden. She said that if the deferred disposition is successful, Pratt will be permitted to withdraw his pleas to the two reckless conduct charges, and they will be dismissed. He would then be fined on each of the assault charges.

If the deferral is not successful, then Pratt would be sentenced on the felony charges, which each carry maximum penalties of five years in prison.

DeVol said Pratt’s vehicle hit the woman’s wheelchair as he was leaving the fireworks display that evening. DeVol said the wheelchair was scratched, but the woman was not injured. The incident occurred July 4, 2015, on the Sebasticook Bridge in Winslow.

Pratt said he did not understand how his vehicle struck the headrest of the woman’s wheelchair without hitting the handlebars first.

Pratt’s attorney, Justin Andrus, told the judge that Pratt maintains he accidentally struck the police officer with his vehicle. However, Andrus said Pratt understood that a jury watching various videos of the incident could conclude it was deliberate.

Pratt said he had stopped driving prior to the arrival of police officers.

“I did stop, your honor, before the police were even there,” he said. “I headed back to see what was going on.”

He also told the judge that one of the officers punched him in the chest.

“I don’t know how I done it,” Pratt said. “At the time this happened, they should not have let cars and pedestrians go after the fireworks all at one time.”

Andrus said Pratt remains upset about the incident.

“In the aftermath, officers caused a serious break in Mr. Pratt’s arm,” Andrus said. Pratt had his right arm in a sling as he stood next to his attorney in court and entered the pleas.

“I suspect the officers weren’t too pleased when they saw a person drive into a person in a wheelchair,” Marden said.

A third charge of reckless conduct was dismissed in exchange for the pleas to the other charges.

During the two-year deferral period, Pratt will be required to do 50 hours of community service. Marden struck out an alternative that called for Pratt to donate $500 to a charity.

“The criminal justice system is not in the business of raising funds for nonprofits,” Marden said.

Both DeVol and Andrus told the judge that there was no indication that Pratt was under the influence of intoxicants.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

AUGUSTA — A judge set $10,000 bail on Monday for a city man facing charges of eluding an officer and operating under the influence.

Jose Jesus Tapia-Smith, 21, is the same man acquitted Thursday of a drunken driving charge by the same judge, Eric Walker.

The new charges, which include driving to endanger, operating while license suspended or revoked and refusal to sign a uniform summons, result from a high speed chase through the city that occurred around 12:30 a.m. Saturday.

Tapia-Smith was advised of the charges and potential consequences at his initial hearing at the Capital Judicial Center. He was at the Kennebec County jail with Dennis Jones, who was serving as the lawyer of the day, and appeared in front of Walker via video link.

Tapia-Smith did not enter pleas to the charges because the charge of eluding an officer is a felony and would have to go to a grand jury.

Tapia-Smith’s next court hearing was set for July 5.

Assistant District Attorney Tracy DeVol asked for the $10,000 bail, and Jones agreed to waive argument about it until an attorney is appointed to represent Tapia-Smith on the charges.

Three people in the courtroom reacted so loudly to the proposed bail amount that Walker had to ask the prosecutor to repeat it.

Outside the courtroom, one of them, Tapia-Smith’s mother, Rebecca Smith, was physically shaking.

“He was not drunk that night,” she said. “He got scared. He had one drink. He just got scared.”

Tapia-Smith, wearing a one-piece orange jail jumpsuit, kept his hands clasped in front of him and exhibited little reaction to the bail amount.

The judge also set conditions of release that prohibit Tapia-Smith from possessing alcohol and illegal drugs and place him on a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

According to an affidavit by Augusta Police Officer Nicholas Sterling, he saw Tapia-Smith’s red Avenger parked at Cumberland Farms on Mount Vernon Avenue at 12:20 a.m. Saturday. Sterling said he pulled into the parking lot because he knew Tapia-Smith’s license was suspended.

He said Tapia-Smith exited the store and went back inside after seeing the patrol vehicle.

Sterling moved the cruiser behind a nearby building and said Tapia-Smith drove by within five minutes without the headlights on and turned onto Laurel Street.

Sterling said he activated his lights and siren, but the Avenger kept going.

At one point during the chase, the vehicle was traveling north on Civic Center Drive and Mount Vernon Avenue at speeds over 100 miles per hour “with the headlights off still.”

That was the start of an 11-mile chase which ended near the rotary on Old Belgrade Road. Sterling said he smelled alcohol on Tapia-Smith.

A passenger indicated he and Tapia-Smith had been at a Water Street nightclub.

Sterling said Tapia-Smith refused to take an Intoxylizer test and exhibited “slurred speech, unsteady walking and the distinct odor of intoxicating beverages.”

Rebecca Smith said her son would be requesting that attorney Darrick Banda represent him.

Banda had represented Tapia-Smith at his jury trial Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center.

After Walker acquitted Tapia-Smith of a drunken driving charge from April 8, 2015, Tapia-Smith then pleaded guilty to a charge of operating beyond license restriction and was fined $500. The offense also was dated April 8, 2015, in Augusta.

“The goal was to avoid the conviction on the OUI charge and take responsibility for the second count,” Banda said at the time.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

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Twitter: @betadams

SKOWHEGAN — A Canaan man charged with multiple counts for a September fire that killed seven pets and destroyed a home has been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury.

Matthew Dale Short II, 30, of Browns Corner Road in Canaan, is charged with burglary, aggravated cruelty to animals and two counts of arson for allegedly setting fire to a neighbor’s home Sept. 21. The house was destroyed and three cats and four dogs died in the fire.

Acquaintances told police that Short “didn’t like the guys” who lived there because of what he believes their sexuality to be, according to an affidavit filed after Short was charged.

Short was arrested in March and told police after the fire that the owners previously lived in the trailer he and his girlfriend occupied on Browns Corner Road, but that he didn’t know the owners and did not set their home on fire, according to the affidavit by Jeremy Damren, a police officer with the Office of Maine State Fire Marshal.

But several acquaintances told police that “Short didn’t like the guys based on their sexuality” and that he had set the fire, the affidavit said.

Also indicted on arson charges in a separate case was Peter E. Gary, 63, of Water Street, Skowhegan. Gary is charged in connection with a fire Oct. 26 that allegedly began in his apartment. The 11-unit apartment house at 378 Water St. opposite Coburn Park was evacuated. A firefighter was sent to the hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and later was released to go back to work.

Gary also is charged with violating the conditions of his release on a previous arrest.

An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but an indication that there is enough evidence for a trial.

Also indicted by the grand jury were the following people:

• Jason A. Dostie, 34, of Benton, charged with operating after revocation Jan. 18 in Fairfield.

• Michaela E. Higgins, 18, of Madison, charged with burglary, theft, violating conditions of release and unsworn falsification Jan. 11 in Canaan.

• Climmiette Jordan, 40, of Spokane, Washington, charged with assault and aggravated assault April 11 in Madison.

• Paul K. Legasse, 36, of Skowhegan, charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, domestic violence assault, unlawful sexual touching, violation of conditions of release and obstructing the report of a crime or injury April 3 in Skowhegan.

• Ross C. Liberty, 23, of Fairfield, charged with burglary, nine counts of theft and theft by deception between Dec. 21 and Dec. 28 in Fairfield.

• Bryan E. Mason, 21, of Plymouth, charged with burglary and three counts of theft Sept. 3 and Oct. 3 in St. Albans and Canaan.

• Bryan E. Mason, 21, of Plymouth, charged with burglary and two counts of theft Oct. 10 in St. Albans.

• Ronald Mayo, 46, of Skowhegan, charged with domestic violence assault Dec. 2 in Skowhegan.

• Eric M. McCarthy, 32, of St. Albans, charged with two counts of theft Oct. 21 and Jan. 6 in St. Albans.

• Amanda McGraw, 33, of Hartland, charged with theft between June 2 and Sept. 1 in Pittsfield.

• Anthony J. Nicholas, 39, of Fairfield, charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence terrorizing and domestic violence assault March 14 in Fairfield.

• Michael A. Nichols, Jr., 27, of Madison, charged with five counts of burglary and seven counts of theft between Nov. 1 and Jan. 16 in Starks.

• Joshua A. Phifer, 27, of Bridgton, charged with two counts of aggravated assault and domestic violence assault March 8 in Skowhegan.

• Joshua A. Phifer, 27, of Bridgton, charged with assault on an officer and disorderly conduct March 14 in Madison.

• Jessica M. Roderick, 33, of Madison, charged with three counts of violating conditions of release April 5 and April 7 in Cornville.

• Duane E. Sawyer, 42, of Skowhegan, charged with two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs March 9 in Skowhegan.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

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Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

A 37-year-old Randolph man turned himself Tuesday in connection with a melee Saturday night in Chelsea that sent at least one person to the hospital.

Joseph R. Johnson was wanted on a number of charges because of the incident, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s deputies found a green Subaru crashed and still running around midnight Saturday on Hankerson Road just south of Deer Run. They also came upon the aftermath of a fight at 5 Deer Run.

The sheriff’s office reported that witnesses say Johnson appeared to be highly intoxicated when he arrived and was pointing a handgun at people, threatening to kill everyone.

A fight broke out between Johnson and a juvenile. During the fight, the gun was kicked into some bushes and the juvenile was hurt defending himself. The juvenile was taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center, where he was treated and released. The gun has been recovered.

Johnson reportedly fled in the Subaru, which he abandoned. He was believed to be injured from both the fight and the crash.

Before he turned himself in, Kennebec County deputies tried unsuccessfully to locate Johnson at his home and job.

Police were seeking a warrant for his arrest on charges of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, assault and failure to report a property damage accident.

Jessica Lowell — 621-5632

jlowell@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @JLowellKJ

IN ANSON, Tuesday at 5:24 a.m., a report of vandalism was investigated on Parkwoods Drive.

IN BENTON, Monday at 1:45 p.m., a caller from Benton Road reported a theft.

IN BINGHAM, Monday at 4:15 p.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Owens Street.

IN CANAAN, Monday at 1:54 p.m., a report of criminal mischief was investigated on Tuttle Road.

IN CLINTON, Monday at 11:50 a.m., juvenile offenses were reported on Hinckley Road.

3:08 p.m., a theft was reported on Pleasant Street.

IN EMBDEN, Monday at 5:18 p.m., a report of a panic alarm was investigated on White Birch Drive.

IN FARMINGTON, Monday at 6:37 a.m., a traffic accident was reported on Town Farm Road.

5:44 p.m., a traffic accident was reported on Wilton Road.

8:15 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Street.

IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 9:06 a.m., a report of suspicious activity was investigated on Pleasant Street.

12:12 p.m., an assault was reported on Skowhegan Road and a 17-year-old was arrested on a charge of assault.

12:15 p.m., a caller from Keyes Street reported a scam.

2:36 p.m., a scam complaint was taken from Old Center Road.

7:37 p.m., trees were reported down on Ohio Hill Road.

Tuesday at 2:22 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Cedar Brook Lane.

10:42 a.m., debris was reported on Main Street.

IN MADISON, Monday at 1:51 p.m., police made an arrest during a traffic stop on Thurston Hill Road.

3:18 p.m., police made an arrest during a traffic stop on Thurston Hill Road.

3:35 p.m., a scam complaint was taken from Weston Avenue.

IN NEW PORTLAND, Monday at 1:08 p.m., police were called to assist another agency on Meadow Brook Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Monday at 4:39 a.m., a report of a domestic disturbance was investigated on Erica Way.

Tuesday at 6:23 a.m., a complaint was investigated on Upper Main Street.

IN PALMYRA, Tuesday at 2:38 a.m., fire crews extinguished a vehicle fire. No location was given.

7:46 a.m., a theft was reported on Main Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Monday at 7:48 a.m., a report of an assault was investigated on School Street.

5:17 p.m., police were called to assist another agency on North Main Street.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Monday at 8:02 a.m., a report of criminal mischief was investigated on Jewett Street.

4:10 p.m., a harassment complaint was investigated on Water Street.

4:39 p.m., a scam complaint was investigated on Madison Avenue.

9:11 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Avenue.

10:09 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Willow Street.

10:43 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Willow Street. A warning was issued by police.

IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 9:47 a.m., a theft was reported on Hazelwood Avenue.

12:06 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported at Rite-Aid on Main Street.

12:54 p.m., a theft was reported at Best Western Plus Waterville Grand Hotel on Main Street.

1:58 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported at Waterville Public Library on Elm Street.

3:41 p.m., a theft was reported on Chaplin Street.

4:01 p.m., sex offenses were reported on Elm Street.

Tuesday at 3:17 a.m., a caller from Planet Fitness on Kennedy Memorial Drive reported an unwanted person on the premises.

IN WILTON, Monday at 7:25 a.m., a traffic accident was reported on High Street.

10:55 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Main Street.

7:48 p.m., suspicious activity was reported at the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and Walker Hill Road.

IN WINSLOW, Monday at 2:58 p.m., a caller from Winslow High School on Danielson Street reported someone was missing.

7:13 p.m., a caller from Patterson Avenue reported someone was missing.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Monday at 10 p.m., Falicia Hatch, 25, of Farmington, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Monday at 3:04 p.m., Galen C. Hayden, 56, of Cornville, was arrested on a warrant for cultivating marijuana.

SUMMONSES

IN OAKLAND, Monday at 10:10 a.m., Amanda Torrick, 35, of Gardiner, was summoned on a charge of violating a protection order, on Belgrade Road.

IN WINSLOW, Monday at 8:58 p.m., Nathaniel Raymond Nadeau, 22, of Waterville, was summoned on charges of operating while license suspended or revoked and possession of a suspended or fictitious license, on China Road.

AUGUSTA

Monday at 7:38 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Jackson Avenue.

8:47 a.m., littering was reported on Court Street.

9:04 a.m., a motor vehicle theft was reported on Riverside Drive.

11:39 a.m., theft was reported on State Street.

12:17 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Winthrop Street.

2:49 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Western Avenue.

3:25 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Civic Center Drive.

3:36 p.m., there was a traffic accident at Memorial Drive and Gage Street.

9:25 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on South Belfast Avenue and Tasker Road.

10:26 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on New England Road.

10:47 p.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported on Eastern Avenue.

11:09 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Arsenal Street.

11:55 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Canal Street.

GARDINER

Monday at 12:47 p.m., a cellphone was reported stolen on Elm Street.

WINTHROP

Monday at 12 p.m., fraud was reported on U.S. Route 202.

ARRESTS

GARDINER

Tuesday at 3:44 a.m., Benjamin Fuller, 20, of Gardiner, was arrested on an outstanding warrant after theft was reported on Main Avenue.

WINDSOR

Monday at 11:13 p.m., William Charles Deguisto, 55, of Gardiner, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence after a traffic accident on Hunts Road.

FARMINGTON — Two men have been sentenced for their parts in a string of Franklin County convenience store burglaries and fires set at a home in Wilton and a camp in Carthage.

Devon Pease, 23, of Jay, pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal mischief for his role in a fire set last June at a home on Sewall Street in Wilton. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary and one count of theft for a string of convenience store burglaries in Jay, New Vineyard and Weld on June 30 and July 1.

Pease was sentenced to five years in prison, with all but six months suspended, for the criminal mischief conviction. He was sentenced to two years in prison, all suspended, for the burglary and theft convictions, to run concurrent with his criminal mischief sentence. He received two years of probation for each sentence, to run consecutively.

The second man, Duane Bailey, 28, formerly of Massachusetts, was ordered to serve two 12-year sentences, with all but 46 months suspended, for two separate arson charges, one for his part in the fire set at the Sewall Street home and the other for a fire he helped set later on the night of June 27 at a log-style camp in Carthage. The sentences will be served concurrently, and Bailey will be on probation for four years after his release.

Bailey also was sentenced to serve four years in prison for each of three felony burglary counts to which he pleaded guilty in connection with the convenience store break-ins. Additionally, he was sentenced to serve 180 days for each of the two counts of theft he also pleaded guilty to in the same case. The sentencing in this case will be served concurrently with his sentence in the arson case.

Bailey pleaded guilty to his charges in court hearing prior to last week’s sentencing.

Bailey and Pease are two of four men who were charged in connection with last summer’s arsons and burglaries. D’Kota Rowe, 21, of Wilton, and Einer Bonilla, 22, of Grand Island, Nebraska, face similar charges in their own separate cases.

Bonilla pleaded guilty last month to three felony counts of burglary and two misdemeanor charges of theft in connection with the convenience store burglaries, though he has not been sentenced yet for those convictions. He is scheduled to appear in court May 16 for a dispositional conference on four felony counts of arson and one felony county of criminal mischief for allegedly helping to set the Wilton and Carthage fires.

Rowe’s trial on the five counts of arson and one count of criminal mischief he is charged with for the Wilton and Carthage fires took place last week, though a verdict is not expected until later this month. A trial date for his burglary case, in which he faces three felony counts of burglary and two misdemeanor charges of theft, has not been scheduled yet.

Lauren Abbate — 861-9252

labbate@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @Lauren_M_Abbate

An Augusta city man pleaded guilty to assault Tuesday in connection with an incident last September on the Kennebec River Rail Trail that sent another man to the hospital with injuries.

David H. Ladd, 54, was placed on deferred disposition for 12 months; and if he successfully fulfills some requirements, he can withdraw the guilty plea and his case will be dismissed under an agreement approved by Justice Donald Marden.

At the hearing Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center, Ladd was accompanied by his attorney, Walter McKee.

Conditions of the deferral require Ladd to pay $133 restitution for the benefit of the victim as well as a $25 monthly administrative supervision fee. He also must participate in a psychological assessment, follow all recommendations and provide proof to the district attorney’s office.

Ladd was charged with assault on Sept. 17, 2015, three days after police investigated a report that Michael T. McCabe, 49, of Gardiner, was the victim of an assault about 10 a.m. on the trial in Farmingdale near the Sheldon Street intersection. Witnesses reported seeing the assault and said one man fled after they yelled at him to stop.

Maine State Police Detective Scott Bryant previously had said McCabe told them that he and another man were both on the rail trail, and he bumped the other man by accident.

“The suspect turned around and kicked him, and the victim banged his head on rocks,” Bryant said, adding that the attack appeared to be random.

McCabe was taken by ambulance to MaineGeneral Medical Center, where he was treated and released.

Ladd was identified later as the suspect.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

AUGUSTA — A Hallowell man pleaded guilty Monday to destroying the inside of a mobile home in West Gardiner when his family was moving out of it, and a city woman was sentenced for drug trafficking.

They were two of a number of defendants sentenced in separate hearings at the Capital Judicial Center.

Benjamin F. Rideout III, 24, formerly of Waterville, pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal mischief and was sentenced to an initial 30 days in jail. The remainder of the three-year sentence was suspended, and he was placed on probation for two years.

He also was ordered to pay $5,600 restitution for the damage to the mobile home, which occurred May 11, 2015.

“The residence was left in deplorable condition,” said the prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Frayla Schoenfield Tarpinian. She told the judge the walls were damaged, drywall was torn down and the plumbing was backed up.

Tarpinian said the restitution was ordered primarily to replace the floors in the mobile home.

Rideout’s defense attorney, Lisa Whittier, said the family had no heat or running water, and Rideout said that condition persisted all winter.

“I was just sick of being cold and watching my brother being cold,” he told Justice Donald Marden at the hearing.

Marden told Rideout he should have brought his concerns to local government officials and others.

“There are too many other ways to solve this problem,” Marden said.

A juvenile also faces charges in connection with the same incident, Tarpinian said, adding that she would ask that he contribute to the restitution as part of disposing of that case.

Samantha E. Tupper, 24, of Augusta, was sentenced to an initial 45 days in jail — which she already has served — after she pleaded guilty to unlawful trafficking in cocaine, which occurred July 28, 2015, in Augusta.

The remainder of her four-year sentence was suspended, and she was placed on two years of probation.

She also pleaded guilty to an Aug. 1, 2015, theft and to violating conditions of release June 23, 2015, all in Augusta. In exchange for her pleas, a charge of driving to endanger from June 23, 2015, was dismissed.

Two other people were sentenced as well:

• Joshua J. Waldeck, 29, of Augusta, unlawful possession of heroin March 20, 2016, and two counts of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, Feb. 19, 2016, and July 15, 2015, all in Augusta; 90-day jail sentence, concurrent to a six-month probation revocation; $99 restitution.

• Michael L. Wilson, 34, of Freedom, operating after revocation Sept. 27, 2014, domestic violence assault and obstructing report of a crime Nov. 23, 2015, and aggravated forgery Nov. 27, 2015, all in Augusta; 18-month prison sentence and $1,000 fine, followed by a 364-day jail sentence, with all but 30 days suspended, and two years of probation. Charges of theft and violating conditions of release, operating after revocation and domestic violence terrorism, criminal mischief and failure to give correct name were dismissed.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

The following are cases closed Feb. 22 to March 6, 2016, in Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.

Kristian M. Addison, 21, of Fairfield, two counts unlawful possession of scheduled drugs Oct. 21, 2015, and Nov. 4, 2015, both in Fairfield; dismissed.

David Allen, 48, of Skowhegan, abuse or property while hunting Oct. 31, 2015, in Skowhegan; $100 fine. Placing bait to entice deer Oct. 31, 2015, in Skowhegan; dismissed.

Kenneth R. Austin, 33, of Norridgewock, burglary of a motor vehicle, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and criminal mischief, all Aug. 5, 2015, in Skowhegan; five-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but two years suspended, two years of probation, $1,500 restitution. Burglary of a motor vehicle, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and criminal mischief, all Aug. 1, 2015, in Noridgewock; Department of Corrections 18 months, all but six months suspended. Burglary of a motor vehicle and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer both June 10, 2015, in Norridgewock; six-month jail sentence. Burglary of a motor vehicle, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and criminal mischief, all July 18, 2015, in Norridgewock; five-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but six months suspended, two years of probation. Burglary of a motor vehicle and theft by unauthorized taking of transfer, both Aug. 5, 2015, in Norridgewock; six-month jail sentence. Burglary of a motor vehicle and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, both April 28, 2015, in Norridgewock; six-month jail sentence. Violating condition of release Nov. 21, 2015, in Norridgewock; six-month jail sentence. Two counts burglary of a motor vehicle, two counts theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, and two counts violating condition of release, all Nov. 11, 2015, in Norridgewock; 18-month Department of Corrections sentence, all but nine months suspended. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer April 13, 2015, in Skowhegan; six-month jail sentence. Assault Nov. 21, 2015, in Norridgewock; dismissed.

Michael B. Ballard, 62, of Pittsfield, criminal threatening Dec. 31, 2015, in Pittsfield; $500 fine.

Lawrence J. Church Jr., 28, of Pittsfield, burglary April 1, 2013, in Fairfield; six-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but 30 months suspended, three years of probation, $7,689.80 restitution.

Joseph Ryan Cox, 30, of Strong, hindering apprehension of prosecution Jan. 15, 2016, in Mercer; 25-day jail sentence. Hindering apprehension or prosecution Jan. 15, 2016, in Mercer; dismissed.

Phillip W. Dickey, 74, of North Anson, two counts of gross sexual assault, both Jan. 1, 2008, in North Anson; dismissed. Unlawful sexual contact, three counts, Jan. 1, 2008, Jan. 1, 2008 and Jan. 1, 2014, all in North Anson; 10-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but four years suspended, 12-year probation. Three counts of unlawful sexual contact, all Jan. 1, 2008, in North Anson; 10-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but four years suspended, 12 years of probation.

Nathaniel H. Dupler, 28, of Hollis, New Hampshire, operating under the influence and operating vehicle without a license, both March 1, 2015, in Solon; $600 fine, four-day Department of Corrections sentence, 150-day license suspension.

Dennis A. Gaudet, 42, of Plymouth, violating condition of release Feb. 20, 2016, in Palmyra; 48-hour jail sentence.

Cody A. Girouard, 22, of Poland, violating snowmobile noise levels limits Jan. 21, 2016, in Parlin Pond Township; $100 fine.

Victoria L. Gurney, 26, of Solon, assault Aug. 13, 2014, in Skowhegan; 364-day all-suspended jail sentence, one year of administrative release.

Timothy Haiss, 40, of Canaan, endangering the welfare of a child Dec. 27, 2014, in Skowhegan; dismissed.

Wade R. Hoover, 38, of Augusta, gross sexual assault Jan. 4, 2012, in The Forks; 25-year Department of Corrections sentence.

Jacob A. Kerby, 23, of Benton, robbery and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, both Sept. 30, 2015, in Fairfield; seven-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but two years suspended, three years of probation, $4,143.12 restitution, $873.24 restitution. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and burglary of a motor vehicle, both Oct. 5, 2015, in Shawmut; one-year Department of Corrections sentence, all but six months in Somerset County Jail suspended, $1,131.88 restitution. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and burglary of a motor vehicle both Sept. 28, 2015, in Shawmut; one-year Department of Correction sentence, all but six months in Somerset County Jail suspended, $60 restitution.

Jessica E. McGowan, 32, of Skowhegan, operating while license suspended or revoked, Sept. 2, 2015, in Skowhegan; $500 fine.

Ronald D. Pinkham III, 20, of North Anson, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit Nov. 22, 2015, in Anson; dismissed.

Edward Allen Sincyr, 44, of Madison, domestic violence criminal threatening March 3, 2016, in Madison; 10-day jail sentence.

Basil J. Stratton, 32, of Fairfield, hunting from stand of blind overlooking deer bait Nov. 7, 2015, in Fairfield; $200 fine.

Michael Matthew Thomas, 21, of Fairfield, theft by receiving stolen property Aug. 20, 2015, in Fairfield; 180-day jail sentence all suspended, one-year administrative release, $1,736 restitution.

Robert White, 50, of China, operating under the influence July 1, 2015, in Madison; $700 fine, seven-day jail sentence, three-year license suspension.

A Whitefield man previously convicted of federal drug conspiracy now faces a firearms charge.

Peter Poland, 43, is back behind bars, charged with being a felon in possession of three guns.

On Monday he pleaded not guilty to the charge, and U.S. District Court Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. ordered Poland held without bail pending a hearing May 11 in Bangor.

Poland was indicted on the charge April 27.

He is accused of having a .45-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, a .30-caliber Springfield Armory rifle and a 1903 Springfield Armory Mark 1 rifle on March 7, 2016.

Poland was convicted on Aug. 31, 2012, in U.S. District Court in Maine of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone.

He was sentenced to 40 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, and he was released from federal prison on May 16, 2015. He had been held previously on that charge.

According to a report prepared by prosecutors in that case, Poland and other people got oxycodone and other drugs outside Maine and distributed them in Kennebec and Cumberland counties.

On Monday, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Joyce asked that Poland be kept behind bars, saying in the written motion that the charge is a felony involving a firearm and that there is a “serious risk defendant will flee” and a “serious risk (of) obstruction of justice,” and for community safety.

The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.

A motion to revoke the supervised release from the previous conviction is pending.

Poland has been represented by attorney Ronald Bourget.

In late November 2015, Poland escaped serious injury in a fatal accident in Bernards Township, New Jersey.

On March 9, 2016, Poland was arrested by a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy on charges of failing to stop for an officer, operating under the influence and terrorizing after being stopped on Mills Road in Whitefield.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

Gardiner police have seized cellphones as part of an ongoing investigation into a report of sexting — sending sexually explicit photos or email on cellphones — among students at Gardiner Area High School.

“We have an open investigation that was brought to our attention by the administration of Gardiner Area High School that could involve sexting or dissemination of inappropriate pictures through the use of the app Snapchat,” Gardiner police Chief James Toman said.

Toman said Wednesday that police were in their third day of the investigation and that the students were being interviewed at the high school.

“The high school is the place where the people involved are located, and it’s the easiest place to coordinate interviews of students — who may or may not be involved — with the permission of their parents,” he said.

Toman said Detective Sgt. Todd Pilsbury is the primary investigator, and that David Tims is the Police Department’s school resource officer.

Patricia Hopkins, superintendent of Regional School Unit 11, acknowledged the investigation.

“There has been some sexting going on,” Hopkins said. “It’s been done on privately owned phones, not on school-owned laptops.”

She said no students have been suspended as a result of the investigation, and that the school takes a proactive approach to educating students about the potential dangers of some online behavior.

“We have a program required of all sophomores, an online etiquette course, Netiquette, on the dos and don’ts of anything online,” she said. “Sexting is (covered) as a part of the course.”

She also said police also are educating students about online behavior when they talk to them.

Students at other Maine schools have been disciplined as a result of sharing sexually explicit images. Also, last year in Oakland, the police worked with Facebook to take down a page that threatened to post nude photos of local underage girls that included Messalonskee High School students.

Toman said he is unsure whether any charges will result from the investigation at Gardiner Area High School.

“Any electronic device that might have been seized in relation to that, there is a protocol we have to follow, and we have no idea when the devices might be able to be searched legally,” Toman said, adding that the Maine Computer Crimes Task Force would be doing that phase of the investigation.

Results of those searches, along with the results of the interviews with students, will be sent to Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney to determine whether charges are appropriate, Toman said.

He also recommended some steps parents can take to help prevent problems, and he encouraged “routine inspections and audits” of devices used by their children.

“I think it’s important for parents to have a discussion with their kids about the dangers of sending what might be considered an inappropriate picture,” he said. “Parents should have ongoing conversations with teens about proper and improper use of cellular devices and apps and what is appropriate to send to another person.”

He warned that results will take a while.

“This is very in-depth and time-consuming,” he said.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams