WATERVILLE — A city man has been charged with arson in connection with two cemetery fires set July 21 in the city’s South End, according to police.

Jon Duffy, 34, of Waterville, was summoned Friday by Officer Steve Brame on two charges of arson after Duffy confessed to the crime, police said.

People who live in the area and others who saw the fires were interviewed by Brame during the investigation, according to police. The first fire was reported around 1 p.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery and the second was reported around 2 p.m. at adjacent St. Francis Cemetery. Both were fires in piles of brush that were put out quickly by Parks and Recreation Department workers on the scene before firefighters arrived.

St. Francis Cemetery reported little damage. The fire was in an undeveloped space, so there was nothing to fix, Director Mike Hebert said.

Pine Grove Cemetery did not return a phone call immediately.

Duffy reportedly was seen in the area of both fires and was seen leaving the scene of the second fire, Deputy Chief Bill Bonney said.

Duffy confessed to committing both arsons but did not offer a clear motive, Bonney said. Duffy, who has no criminal record, also reportedly was seen watching a fire in the city before, Bonney said.

“This is somebody who’s been infatuated with fire,” Bonney said.

Arson is a class A felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000. “It is a serious charge,” Bonney said.

Duffy is scheduled to appear Sept. 26 in Kennebec County Superior Court.

Madeline St. Amour – 861-9239

mstamour@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @madelinestamour

AUGUSTA

Sunday at 7:56 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Western Avenue.

8:43 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Sewall Street.

9:21 a.m., a barking dog was reported on Hospital Street.

10:44 a.m., animal abuse was reported on State Street.

12:48 p.m., misuse of 911 was reported on Water Street.

12:51 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Cony Street.

1:55 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Quimby Street.

2:07 p.m., misuse of 911 was reported on Burns Road.

3:54 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Marketplace Drive.

4:10 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Chestnut Street.

4:21 p.m., harassment was reported on Jefferson Street.

4:52 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on East Chestnut Street.

6:14 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Civic Center Drive.

6:17 p.m., a past burglary was reported on Gagne Street.

8:57 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Cony Street.

10:56 p.m., theft was reported on Water Street.

Monday at 2:20 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Washington Street.

4:16 a.m., a disabled vehicle was reported on Memorial Drive.

BELGRADE

Sunday at 1:12 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Main Street.

6:19 p.m., there was a traffic accident on Smithfield Road.

CHELSEA

Saturday at 8:36 p.m., officers responded to an alarm on Eastern Avenue.

CHINA

Saturday at 2:46 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Route 3.

GARDINER

Friday at 1:23 p.m., there was a traffic accident on U.S. Route 202.

Saturday at 5:56 a.m., there was a traffic accident on Bridge Street.

12:41 p.m., officers found property on Main Avenue.

Sunday at 10:13 a.m., vandalism was reported on U.S. Route 201.

12:14 p.m., theft was reported on Marston Road.

6:50 p.m., two women were reported to be arguing on Spring Street.

Monday at 12:28 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Highland Avenue.

LITCHFIELD

Sunday at 2:41 p.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported on Nadeau Drive.

9:56 p.m., fireworks were reported on Peacepipe Drive.

MONMOUTH

Friday at 11:17 a.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

SIDNEY

Sunday at 1:59 p.m., threatening was reported on Scotty Road.

WAYNE

Sunday at 11:58 a.m., theft was reported on Sable Lane.

WEST GARDINER

Sunday at 6:02 p.m., an assault was reported on Pond Road.

WINDSOR

Sunday at 1:36 p.m., loud music was reported on Crosby Road.

ARREST

AUGUSTA

Sunday at 2:27 p.m., Jamie Lyn L. Giroux, 37, of Augusta, was arrested and charged with theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and a probation hold after shoplifting was reported on Western Avenue.

CHINA

Saturday at 9:21 p.m., Bryan Andrew Worcheser, 29, of Bangor, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and sale and use of drug paraphernalia after a suspicious vehicle was reported on Hanson Road.

SUMMONSES

AUGUSTA

6:39 p.m., two juveniles, ages 14 and 15, were summoned on a charge of prohibited use of fireworks after suspicious activity was reported on Tall Pines Way.

AUGUSTA — A Monmouth man who coached the junior varsity boys’ soccer team at St. Dominic’s Academy last year began serving 20 months behind bars Monday for trafficking in cocaine.

That was the unsuspended portion of the eight-year sentence imposed on John Brissette, 37, after he pleaded guilty in the Capital Judicial Center to unlawful trafficking in cocaine that occurred Dec. 8. 2015, in Monmouth. He also forfeited $1,534, which the prosecutor said was found bundled next to the cocaine.

The prosecutor, Assistant Attorney General Katie Sibley, told Supreme Court Associate Justice Donald Alexander that investigators with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency “set up a buy-bust situation,” giving a Bowdoin resident marked money with which to buy cocaine from Brissette.

She said the buyer drove to Brissette’s home and purchased 14 grams of cocaine from him.

Shortly afterward, agents searched Brissette’s home, she said, finding three bags containing a total of 110 grams of cocaine and close to $2,000 cash bundled next to it in the kitchen. Brissette was arrested then.

Sibley said that once the buyer’s money was subtracted, the amount totaled $1,534.

Conditions of the three-year probation, which follows the unsuspended portion of the jail time, prohibit Brissette from possession and use of alcohol and illegal drugs and require him to undergo substance abuse evaluation and counseling if required. Sibley also told the judge that she was aware that Brissette already had started counseling.

He also was fined $400 and ordered to pay $120 restitution for the drug testing.

In exchange for the pleas, a charge of aggravated trafficking in cocaine and two counts of unlawful trafficking in marijuana, all dated Dec. 8, 2015, were dismissed. Sibley had said previously that 1.1 pounds of marijuana was found at Brissette’s home.

Brissette’s defense attorney, Walter McKee, said Monday that Brissette had no prior criminal record.

Four people watched the brief hearing Monday, but no one other than attorneys and Brissette spoke to the judge.

In an emailed statement at the time Brissette was arrested in December, St. Dominic Academy President Donald Fournier said, “John Brissette has only served as a part-time coach at the academy and his current contract has expired,” Fournier said.

Fournier also said law enforcement officials told the academy that there was “no information that the charge is related to the academy, its students, or staff.”

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

WATERVILLE — A registered sex offender was arrested early Sunday morning after alleged sexual misconduct with a child, police said.

Steven Bragdon, 31, of Vassalboro, was arrested at 1:31 a.m. after a parent called police. He was charged with sexual misconduct with a child less than 14 years old, a class D misdemeanor; and prohibited contact with a minor, a class E misdemeanor. He was also being held for violating probation.

Bragdon allegedly was electronically contacting a 12-year-old, who lives in Waterville, and having inappropriate conversations over several weeks. Waterville police Deputy Chief Bill Bonney said the alleged contact could be considered “grooming-type contact.” Bonney said Bragdon was an acquaintance of the child and the parents.

Bragdon also allegedly sent an explicit photo to the child over social media, Bonney said.

Bragdon, who is a registered sex offender, has been convicted for possessing sexually explicit material depicting a child under the age of 12 and was on probation for that charge, with the condition that he was not allowed to contact minors.

Madeline St. Amour — 861-9239

mstamour@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @madelinestamour

IN ALBION, Saturday at 1:04 p.m., a theft was reported on Unity Road.

IN CANAAN, Sunday at 2:06 a.m., a theft was reported on Main Street.

IN CORINNA, Sunday at 10:07 a.m., trespassing was reported on Shadagee Road.

IN DETROIT, Sunday at 3:17 p.m., a fire was reported on North Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 9:29 p.m., a report of contraband was taken on Center Road.

Saturday at 12:11 p.m., a theft was reported at The Big Apple store on Main Street.

1:11 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Martin Stream Road.

1:58 p.m., a scam was reported on High Street.

5:14 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Crane Drive.

7:09 p.m., a theft was reported on Winter Street.

10:27 p.m., a theft was reported at The Big Apple store on Main Street.

Sunday at 9:30 a.m., larceny, fraud or forgery was reported on Burrill Street.

9:46 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on High Street.

2:15 p.m., a fire was reported on Six Rod Road.

7:09 p.m., a theft was reported on Winter Street.

8:07 p.m., a complaint was taken on High Street.

10:27 p.m., a theft was reported on Main Street.

IN HARTLAND, Sunday at 12:58 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Elm Street.

IN MADISON, Sunday at 9:25 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on East Houghton Street.

9:49 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Lakewood Road.

3:18 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Abnaki Road.

5:33 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Young Street.

7:31 p.m., a smoke investigation was conducted on Lakewood Road.

9:05 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Oak Street.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Sunday at 7:34 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Tempesta Way.

IN OAKLAND, Sunday at 3:57 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Fairfield Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Sunday at 1:12 a.m., trespassing was reported on Crosby Street.

6:58 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Crosby Street.

7:35 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Hartland Avenue.

IN SIDNEY, Sunday at 1:59 p.m., threatening was reported on Scotty Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Sunday at 4:19 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Wood Street.

8:03 a.m., a theft was reported at The Big Apple store on Waterville Road.

9:24 a.m., mischief was reported on Cedar Street.

10:42 a.m., a theft was reported on Heselton Street.

1:37 p.m., a theft was reported on Jewell Court.

7:24 p.m., a fire was reported on Madison Avenue.

7:48 p.m., a theft was reported on Winter Street.

8:09 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Water Street.

IN SMITHFIELD, Sunday at 9:28 p.m., trespassing was reported on Lake View Drive.

IN SOLON, Sunday at 10:38 p.m., a disturbance was reported on North Main Street.

IN WATERVILLE, Sunday at 5:57 a.m., a fire was reported on Canabas Avenue.

8:10 a.m., an unwanted subject was reported on Western Avenue.

12:10 p.m., harassment was reported at the Head of Falls on Front Street.

1:40 p.m., a call about a fight was taken at Elm Plaza.

5:10 p.m., a drug offense was reported on North Street.

5:56 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported on Veteran Court.

7:03 p.m., an assault was reported on Main Street.

7:32 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported on Gilmore Street.

10 p.m., juvenile offenses were reported on West River Road.

10:30 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Ash Street.

11:25 p.m., harassment was reported on Kennedy Memorial Drive.

Monday at 12:01 a.m., a noise complaint was taken on Ash Street.

IN WAYNE, Sunday at 11:58 a.m., a theft was reported on Sable Lane.

IN WINSLOW, Sunday at 7:45 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Cushman Road.

ARRESTS

IN CHINA, Saturday at 9:21 p.m., Bryan Andrew Worcester, 29, of Bangor, was arrested on charges of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and sale and use of a drug paraphernalia.

IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 10:43 a.m., Sherry J. Evans, 53, of Fairfield, was arrested on a warrant.

Saturday at 12:16 a.m., Brianna E. Maberry, 20, of Fairfield, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Friday at 3:04 p.m., Kevin Crowley, 25, of Norridgewock, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

Saturday at 12:20 a.m., Thomas Mowat, 54, of Mexico, was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and operating a vehicle without a license.

1 a.m., Albert Henderson, 59, of Melrose, Massachusetts, was arrested on a warrant.

1:55 a.m., Christopher Elliott, 39, of Madrid Township, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault with prior convictions.

5:20 a.m., John Surratt, 39, of Farmington, was arrested on a charge of violating a protection from abuse order.

6 p.m., Michelle Martin, 43, of Wilton, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

6:48 p.m., Shane Libby, 46, of Jay, was arrested on charges of failing to provide a correct name, address or date of birth, criminal threatening and disorderly conduct.

8:38 p.m., Bruce Hutchinson, 65, of Farmington, was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle after a suspension and violating a condition of release.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Sunday at 4:42 p.m., Dwayne Taylor, 56, of East Madison, was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct.

10 p.m., Shan Michael Chapman, 45, of Skowhegan, was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault and domestic violence terrorizing.

10:18 p.m., Corey M. Moorehead, 20, of Canaan, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle under the influence.

10:53 p.m., Melissa Dawn Sirois, 41, of Madison, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault with prior convictions.

IN VASSALBORO, Friday at 11:11 p.m., Nicholas Scott Dudley, 29, of Vassalboro, was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault and unlawful possession of a scheduled drug.

AUGUSTA — A Manhattan, New York, man was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for trafficking in cocaine base and for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and an Augusta woman was sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking.

William K. Seabron, also known as “Haze,” 25, pleaded guilty Monday to both those charges during a hearing at the Capital Judicial Center. He also was ordered to pay a $400 fine.

The cocaine trafficking occurred Feb. 4, 2016, on Western Avenue, and the illegal firearm possession occurred Jan. 27, 2016, both in Augusta.

In exchange for the pleas, other charges were dismissed: two counts of receiving stolen property, both dated Jan. 27, 2016, and involving firearms; two counts of unlawful trafficking in heroin, Feb. 4, 12 and Feb. 24, 2016; and two counts of unlawful trafficking in cocaine base on Feb. 12 and Feb. 24, 2016, and all in Augusta.

The prosecutor, Assistant Attorney General Katie Sibley, said Seabron told officers he had bought a firearm, which he did not know was stolen, and gave it to police when they arrived at his apartment. The indictment says Seabron has a prior felony conviction from February 2010 in New York and is therefore prohibited from having a firearm.

Sibley also said Seabron sold the cocaine base to a person who was wearing a recording device.

In July 2014, Seabron was riding in a taxi on Western Avenue when officers halted it with guns drawn. He was charged at that time with robbery, marijuana trafficking, misuse of credit identification and unlawful possession of drugs in connection with the theft of purses.

On Jan. 9, 2015, the robbery charge was dismissed and Seabron pleaded guilty to other charges, including misuse of identification and theft by unauthorized taking as well as unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, and another count of theft by unauthorized taking. He also agreed to a criminal forfeiture of $835 cash.

He was ordered to serve an initial five months in jail and the remainder of the 364-day sentence was suspended. He was placed on probation for a year and later served an additional six months in jail for violating that probation.

Seabron’s attorney, Andrei Maciag, told the judge his client was arrested March 16, 2016, and that he was hoping to be credited with the amount of time he already had served. Macaig also said that a companion case in southern Maine also was to be dismissed.

Supreme Court Associate Justice Donald Alexander told Seabron the penalties in the federal system for a felon in possession of a firearm are heavier.

“I guess you’re fortunate to be charged by the state in this instance,” Alexander said.

At a separate hearing also held Monday, Toni L. Geisinger, 28, of Windham and formerly of Augusta, was sentenced to four years in prison after she pleaded guilty to unlawful trafficking in crack cocaine, which took place Nov. 24, 2015, in Augusta. She was also fined $400.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

AUGUSTA — A Pennsylvania man who reportedly had crack cocaine in his boxer shorts is facing charges of unlawful trafficking in cocaine base and illegal importation of cocaine into Maine.

Isaiah Dunham, 20, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was arrested Friday after a traffic stop on Fuller Street in Augusta.

On Monday, a judge kept Dunham’s bail at $25,000 following an initial hearing Monday at the Capital Judicial Center via video from the Kennebec County jail.

Assistant District Attorney Tracy DeVoll said Dunham had faced a robbery charge in Pennsylvania, but she was unable to determine its outcome as of Monday. Dunham also is the subject of an arrest warrant in Pennsylvania, but authorities there declined to extradite him, she said.

Records from the Court of Common Pleas in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, indicate Dunham forfeited $5,000 bail after failing to appear in court there in January 2016 on a charge of giving false identification to a law enforcement officer.

Dunham was arrested Friday in Augusta during the traffic stop after a drug-sniffing dog indicated Dunham had drugs on him. After being confronted by police, Dunham “admitted to having several grams of crack cocaine hidden in his boxer shorts,” according to an affidavit by Detective Michael Bickford, of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office. Dunham then gave the drugs to the police.

It also said that officers found bus tickets from Lewiston to Boston, and tickets from Boston to New York, dated July 28, 2016, in the rear seat where Dunham had been sitting. Dunham initially was reported as being from Bronx, New York.

Dunham said the car was being driven by Kimberly Hopkins, 35, of Augusta, who is free on bail conditions requiring her to submit to search and test at any time. Hopkins was indicted in June on charges of unlawful trafficking in heroin, Feb. 11, 2016, unlawful possession of heroin and unlawful possession of cocaine base, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, all March 9, 2016, and all in Augusta. She is scheduled for a hearing later this month at the Capital Judicial Center.

Hopkins was permitted to leave the scene, as was Greagoray Baynard, also of Allentown, Pennsylvania, another passenger in Hopkins’ vehicle.

Dunham also appears to be the same person who was the victim of a shooting that took place in February 2014 in Allentown, when he was 17.

Conditions of Dunham’s bail prohibit him from having contact with Hopkins and Baynard.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

IN ANSON, Monday at 9:38 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Elm Street.

IN ATHENS, Monday at 9:25 p.m., an assault was reported on Fox Hill Road.

IN CANAAN, Monday at 10:22 a.m., larceny, fraud or forgery was reported on Main Street.

3:16 p.m., an assault was reported on Krenisky Lane.

IN CHESTERVILLE, Monday at 5:45 a.m., trees or power lines were reported down on Valley Road.

IN CLINTON, Monday at 5:22 p.m., a disturbance was reported at Galusha’s Inc. on Main Street.

IN FARMINGTON, Monday at 4:49 p.m., a theft or fraud was reported on Perham Street.

11:03 p.m., a noise complaint was taken on Industry Road.

IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 9:30 a.m., larceny, fraud or forgery was reported on Burrill Street.

9:46 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on High Street.

3:07 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken at The Big Apple store on Main Street.

6:01 p.m., a theft was reported on Robinson Street.

7:11 p.m., threatening was reported on Main Street.

9:13 p.m., a suspicious activity or person was reported on Western Avenue.

Tuesday at 10:40 a.m., larceny, fraud or forgery was reported on Ohio Hill Road.

IN HARTLAND, Monday at 5:25 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Academy Street.

IN MADISON, Monday at 6:03 p.m., a theft was reported on East Madison Road.

6:37 p.m., an assault was reported on Madison Avenue.

7:18 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Lakewood Road.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Monday at 11:58 a.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Old County Road.

IN OAKLAND, Monday at 10:01 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Belgrade Road.

1:25 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported at Hidden Meadows Trailer Park on Oak Street.

5:18 p.m., harassment was reported on High Street.

7:27 p.m., an unwanted subject was reported on Oak Street.

IN PITTSFIELD, Monday at 12:48 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Stinson Street.

7:07 a.m., mischief was reported on Livingston Street.

12:37 p.m., larceny, fraud or forgery was reported on Somerset Avenue.

2:12 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Hartland Avenue.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Monday at 8:03 a.m., a theft was reported at The Big Apple store on Waterville Road.

1:28 p.m., a theft was reported on Waye Street.

2:51 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Madison Avenue.

4:27 p.m., a theft was reported on Sherwood Court.

7:57 p.m., a harassment complaint was taken on Hilltop Drive.

7:59 p.m., threatening was reported on Milburn Street.

8:58 p.m., a suspicious activity or person was reported on Commercial Street.

10:04 p.m., a disturbance was reported on North Avenue.

IN ST. ALBANS, Monday at 10:48 a.m., trees were reported down on Ballard Road.

1:35 p.m., a theft was reported on Ripley Road.

IN STRONG, Monday at 1:17 p.m., a theft or fraud was reported on West Freeman Road.

5:22 p.m., an assault was reported on South Strong Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 10:07 a.m., criminal mischief was reported at the Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District on Water Street.

10:20 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Alden Street.

10:30 a.m., a complaint about shots being fired was taken on Glen Avenue.

3:35 p.m., harassment was reported on Main Street.

5:35 p.m., a drug offense was reported on North Street.

7:33 p.m., a call about a fight was taken on Grove Street.

7:46 p.m., threatening was reported on Main Street.

8:14 p.m., harassment was reported on Kennebec Street.

9:53 p.m., an assault was reported on Rummels Softball Field on Norman Avenue.

11:10 p.m., an unwanted subject was reported at the Fireside Inn on Main Street.

Tuesday at 3:54 a.m., a theft was reported on Redington Street.

IN WILTON, Monday at 7:06 p.m., an assault was reported on U.S. Route 2.

IN WINSLOW, Monday at 10:46 a.m., bad checks were reported at the 107 Store on Clinton Avenue.

12 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Rousseau Street.

ARRESTS

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, Monday at 6:10 p.m., John Pillsbury, 52, of Phillips, was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault and criminal mischief.

IN SOMERSET COUNTY, Monday at 4:44 p.m., Eric Batchelder, 48, of Embden, was arrested on a charge of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug.

4:52 p.m., Jessica Lynn Wells, 29, of Skowhegan, was arrested on a warrant.

8:11 p.m., Louise Ann Kay, 37, of Madison, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault.

SUMMONS

IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 7:01 p.m., Barbara Frost, 56, of Vassalboro, was summoned on a charge of operating a vehicle with a license expired for more than 90 days.

SKOWHEGAN — Closed cases for June 13-17, 2016, in Somerset County Superior Court and Skowhegan District Court.

Nicholas W. Allen, 32, of Norridgewock, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer April 1, 2016, in Skowhegan; $200 fine.

Ethan Aubry, 18, of Norridgewock, criminal mischief April 5, 2016, in Skowhegan; $200 fine, $200 restitution.

Maynard Avery, 68, of Athens, unlawful use of bait in artificial lure only water May 28, 2016, in Bald Mountain Township; $100 fine.

Antonio S. Baudanza, 20, of South Thomaston, possession of marijuana, up to 1.25 ounces, and minor transporting liquor, April 30, 2016, in Fairfield; $450 fines, 30-day license suspension.

Brett A. Beliveau, 38, of Lexington, criminal mischief Feb. 27, 2012, in Anson; seven-day jail sentence, $591.29 restitution.

John P. Bergeron, 52, of Skowhegan, operating under the influence June 15, 2016, in Skowhegan; $500 fine, 48-hour jail sentence, 150-day license suspension.

Elizabeth D. Berry, 35, of Skowhegan, two counts each violation rabies prevention, chapter 720, and keeping unlicensed dog, May 10, 2016, in Skowhegan; dismissed.

Steven M. Berry, 53, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, operating under the influence Aug. 7, 2011, in Skowhegan; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension. Operating vehicle without license Aug. 7, 2011, and failure to appear after bailed Sept. 21, 2011, in Skowhegan; dismissed.

Steven G. Booker, 31, of Norridgewock, operating under the influence April 2, 2016, and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer March 2, 2016, in Skowhegan; $1,000 fines, 150-day license suspension.

Bobbie Jo Boone, 18, of Norridgewock, assault May 30, 2016, in Norridgewock; $300 fine.

Charles M. Bowley III, 43, of Skowhegan, two counts keeping unlicensed dog April 27, 2016, in Skowhegan; $50 fines.

Ivan P. Brown Jr., 45, of Madison, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, two counts misuse of identification, April 9 and 10, 2016, in Skowhegan; $700 fines, $108 restitution.

Kristine Buker, 27, of Fairfield, violating condition of release April 23, 2016, in Fairfield; $250 fine.

Raymond Buker, 50, of Canaan, failure to register vehicle April 22, 2016, in Fairfield; $100 fine.

Tyler A. Campbell, 22, of Solon, operating under the influence May 3, 2016, in Madison; $500 fine, 96-hour jail sentence, 150-day license suspension.

Lynda Clegg, 61, of Skowhegan, operating vehicle without a license April 18, 2016, in Skowhegan; dismissed.

Nicholas Coffin, 30, of Skowhegan, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures, May 13, 2016, in Skowhegan; 24-hour jail sentence.

Matthew Conley, 31, of South Portland, possession of marijuana, up to 1.25 ounces, April 27, 2016, in Rockwood; $350 fine.

Samuel Cooper, 35, of Millinocket, use of drug paraphernalia April 20, 2016, in Skowhegan; $300 fine.

Zachary J. Costello, 22, of Waterville, motor vehicle speeding more than 30 mph over speed limit April 17, 2016, in Fairfield; $500 fine.

Jacob Crockett, 20, of Camden, minor possessing liquor April 30, 2016, in Fairfield; $200 fine. Display of revoked, mutilated, fictitious, altered license/ID card, same date and town; dismissed.

Jacob Cyr, 18, of Carmel, minor consuming liquor April 4, 2016, in Skowhegan; $200 fine.

Charles R. Deviller, 38, of Hartland, operating while license suspended or revoked March 21, 2016, in Hartland; $500 fine, 48-hour jail sentence.

Aaron Doiron, 43, of Skowhegan, keeping unlicensed dog April 20, 2016, in Skowhegan; $25 fine.

Aaron M. Dore, 36, of Athens, failure to register vehicle April 27, 2016, in Skowhegan; $100 fine.

Dana L. Edgerly, 51, of Canaan, failure to register vehicle May 7, 2016, in Skowhegan; $100 fine.

Lisa Emerson, 31, of Newport, failure to register vehicle May 5, 2016, in Pittsfield; $100 fine.

Cody Gould, 20, of Hartland, operating all-terrain vehicle on public way March 20, 2016, in Hartland; $200 fine.

Patrick R. Grigway, 22, of Norridgewock, criminal mischief May 14, 2016, in Skowhegan; $200 fine.

Gerald Grivois, 22, of Skowhegan, failure to stop, remain provide information Feb. 20, 2016, in Skowhegan; $350 fine.

David M. Hall, 31, of Fairfield, operating vehicle without a license April 30, 2016, in Fairfield; $100 fine.

Cory Hastings, 38, of Oakland, operating after habitual offender revocation April 30, 2016, in Fairfield; $500 fine, 30-day jail sentence.

Christopher Hawkins, 24, of Oakland, possession of marijuana, up to 1.25 ounces, April 11, 2016, in Fairfield; $350 fine.

Shawn P. Heath, 23, of Norridgewock, criminal mischief May 7, 2016, in Skowhegan; $200 fine, $204.10 restitution.

Larry Ingersoll, 63, of Solon, fish violation of number, amount, weight or size and illegal possession of live fish, May 7, 2016, in Moxie Gore; $310 fines.

Gary K. Johnson, 25, of Fairfield, failure to register vehicle April 14, 2016, in Fairfield; $100 fine.

Charlie H. Judkins, 33, of Canaan, operating unregistered ATV April 24, 2016, in Canaan; $100 fine.

Stephen Killam Jr., 39, of Clinton, criminal mischief April 9, 2016, in Fairfield; $200 fine.

Anthony J. Kilmer, 34, of Madison, failure to appear after release on bail and violating condition of release, and violating condition of release, May 6, 2016, in Skowhegan, forgery and violating condition of release, Jan. 6, 2016, in Madison; 180-day jail sentence, all but 60 days suspended, one-year administrative release, $900 restitution.

Luke J. Lancaster, 39, of Madison, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer June 11, 2016, in Madison; 48-hour jail sentence.

Mikayla Lane, 24, of Anson, negotiating a worthless instrument Aug. 19, 2015, in Skowhegan; dismissed.

Sarah Lapierre, 29, of Pittsfield, false public alarm or report Feb. 3, 2016, in Detroit; $500 fine.

Tracy May I. Lecourt, 42, of Hartland, failure to register vehicle May 9, 2016, in Hartland; $100 fine.

David W. Lepage, 22, of Skowhegan, domestic violence assault June 12, 2016, in Skowhegan; 180-day jail sentence, all but two days suspended, two years of probation.

Kristen Lepage, 33, of Norway, littering May 7, 2016, in Madison; $200 fine.

William E. Lewis, 43, of Newport, attaching false plates Feb. 8, 2016, in Pittsfield; 36-hour jail sentence.

Zante A. Lewis, 33, of Skowhegan, refusing to submit to arrest or detention June 11, 2016, in Skowhegan; 36-hour jail sentence.

Aric Libby, 24, of Madison, possession of marijuana, up to 1.25 ounces, and use of drug paraphernalia, May 10, 2016, in Norridgewock; $650 fines.

Curtis Ludwig, 25, of Biddeford, failure to carry license April 30, 2016, in Rockwood; $100 fine.

Maurice R. Martel Jr., 56, of Ellington, Connecticut, lake and river protection sticker May 9, 2016, in Rockwood; $100 fine.

Kelly J. Masse, 26, of Waldoboro, failure to register vehicle April 29, 2016, in Fairfield; $100 fine.

Caitlin McAloon, 31, of Madison, failure to register vehicle May 20, 2016, in Skowhegan; $100 fine.

Cody D. McCaslin, 20, of Hartland, operating vehicle without a license May 8, 2016, in Hartland; $100 fine.

Catherine L. McDougal, 18, of Pittsfield, fishing without valid license April 19, 2016, in Pittsfield; $100 fine.

Riley A. McKenna, 30, of Bowdoinham, possession of marijuana, up to 1.25 ounces, May 10, 2016, in Solon; $350 fine.

Lauriston McKenney, 32, of Solon, fishing without valid license May 7, 2016, in The Forks; $100 fine.

Tyler B. Messer, 32, of Moscow, littering May 5, 2016, in Moscow; $100 fine.

Mark G. Nelson, 61, of Starks, fish violation of number, amount, weight or size May 7, 2016, in Norridgewock; $100 fine.

Glen Norton, 21, of North Anson, operating unregistered ATV, operating ATV under 18 without headgear and operate ATV on public way, operating ATV on temporarily closed trail, April 23, 2016, in Embden; $550 fines.

Ronald Pelletier, 48, of St. Albans, operating while license suspended or revoked May 1, 2016, in St. Albans; $250 fine.

David Penna, 43, of Norridgewock, operating vehicle without a license March 20, 2016, in Skowhegan; $100 fine.

Lisa M. Pierce, 47, of Skowhegan, operating under the influence Dec. 4, 2015, in Madison and violating condition of release April 5, 2016, in Skowhegan; $500 fine, 48-hour jail sentence, 150-day license suspension.

Ryan J. Plisga, 36, of Winslow, opering under the influence April 11, 2016, in Fairfield; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension. Possession of marijuana, up to 1.25 ounces, same date and town; dismissed.

Joshua Provencher, 23, of Cornville, operating under the influence April 6, 2016, in Skowhegan; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension.

Timothy L. Shorey, 42, of Windsor, fish violation of number, amount, weight or size April 30, 2016, in Solon; dismissed.

Sierra Simmons, 21, of St. Albans, operating vehicle without a license April 26, 2016, in Hartland; $100 fine.

Leonard Sioch, 47, of Solon, illegal possession of live fish and fish violation of number, amount, weight or size, May 7, 2016, in Moxie Gore; $350 fines.

Leola Smith, 29, of Waterville, New York, domestic violence assault May 14, 2016, in Fairfield; dismissed.

Robert Smith, 53, of Cornville, three counts keeping unlicensed dog, two counts violation rabies prevention, chapter 720, April 27, 2016, in Cornville; dismissed.

Kaitlin Iona Taylor, 23, of Skowhegan, operating while license suspended or revoked April 8, 2016, in Fairfield; $250 fine.

Spencer Thornton, 25, of Skowhegan, two counts keeping unlicensed dog May 5, 2016, in Skowhegan; $50 fines.

Kade M. Tibbetts, 16, of New Portland, operating while license suspended or revoked April 4, 2016, in Skowhegan; $250 fine.

Brian J. Trueman, 32, of Skowhegan, trafficking in benefits May 17, 2016, in Skowhegan; 48-hour jail sentence.

Kenneth A. White, 20, of New Portland, attaching false plates May 10, 2016, in Anson; $100 fine.

Brett B. Worster, 25, of Skowhegan, two counts keeping unlicensed dog April 27, 2016, in Skowhegan; $50 fines.

Jennifer S. Wright, 23, of Gardiner, failure to carry license April 30, 2016, in Rockwood; $100 fine.

Harley L. Wyman, 30, of Skowhegan, allowing dog to be at large April 30, 2016, in Skowhegan; $50 fine.

Angela M. Young, 47, of Norridgewock, operating under the influence April 1, 2016, in Norridgewock; $500 fine, 150-day license suspension.

SKOWHEGAN — A probation hearing for a Cornville man jailed last month after his release from Riverview Psychiatric Center because he has no place to live has been continued to Aug. 17, his lawyer said.

James L. Mayo, 45 was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday. His court-appointed lawyer, Phil Mohlar, of Skowhegan, said on Monday that the hearing had to be moved because state officials have yet to find Mayo a place to live in the community. Mayo remains held without bail at the Somerset County Jail in East Madison, according to a jail intake worker.

Mayo was sent to the Riverview Psychiatric Center in November after he was deemed incompetent to stand trial on terrorizing charges. Mayo later was found competent to face the felony terrorizing charge in June after months of treatment at Riverview. He pleaded guilty to the charge June 29 and was sentenced to serve two years in prison, with all but eight months and 25 days suspended. He was released the same day — June 29 — because he’d already served the eight months and 25 days in both the county jail and at Riverview.

Mayo is no longer a patient at Riverview, Mohlar said. He is serving two years of probation as part of the terrorizing plea. He has been ordered by the court to maintain his medication plan as part of his probation.

Mayo was arrested July 6 after he allegedly failed to show up at Riverview for a scheduled doctor’s appointment after his release from the hospital and for allegedly failing to meet with a probation officer within 48 hours of his release.

He was out on probation when the doctor’s appointment was missed, but when state corrections officials saw the conditions he was living in, they asked that his probation be revoked until satisfactory living conditions could be established.

In documents filed in court in Skowhegan, it was noted that after Mayo’s release from Riverview, he was living with his mother in Cornville in a small room with no bed. He was sleeping on the floor, according to the court files. The recommendation is that Mayo be held without bail until “adequate housing, medical, mental health and pharmaceutical services can be established.”

“Without a proper plan in place, this client has shown on multiple occasions that he will fail and public safety would be at risk,” court documents read.

Mayo was arrested in early October for threatening to kill a family of three in Skowhegan and to shoot police if they were called. He was arrested a second time that weekend for breaking bail conditions by drinking alcohol, police said. It is that terrorizing charge that he pleaded guilty to June 29, according to court records.

Even with a proper plan in place, state corrections officials still want to keep an eye on Mayo, who has been convicted three times in recent years of terrorizing and threatening people. Mayo was convicted twice before on threatening and terrorizing charges. He was convicted of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon in December 2012 and terrorizing in March 2014.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

dharlow@centralmaine.com

Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

AUGUSTA — City police arrested a Pittston woman Tuesday in connection with the June 21 robbery of The Big Apple convenience store on Stone Street.

Police also charged an Augusta man with helping the woman, after he was arrested last week in connection with a separate robbery of the store.

Jessica Morang, 37, of Pittston, was arrested on a charge of robbery, Deputy Chief Jared Mills said in a news release.

Morang was arrested after an store employee reported that a white woman had demanded money and left on foot with an undisclosed amount of it, Mills said.

A security camera at the store captured photos that police released that morning. In the photos, a suspect wearing a hooded sweatshirt, plaid pajama pants and sunglasses could be seen entering the store and speaking to the employee.

On Tuesday, police also charged Abraham C. Matt, a 30-year-old Augusta man, with being Morang’s accomplice in the June robbery.

Last week, Matt also was arrested and charged with robbing the same convenience store on the night of July 24. He left on foot with $90 in cash, Detective Jesse Brann wrote in an affidavit. Brann also said Matt “admitted he was a heavy narcotics user and that he had robbed the store to pay a drug debt.”

At Matt’s initial court appearance Friday, a judge set his bail at $5,000. Morang’s bail was set at $2,500, Mills said Tuesday.

Police suspect that Matt drove Morang, his girlfriend, to and from The Big Apple on June 21, Brann wrote in the affidavit.

Charles Eichacker — 621-5642

ceichacker@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @ceichacker

SKOWHEGAN — A 29-year-old Skowhegan woman is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday on two felony charges involving an alleged sexual assault on a 14-year-old boy.

Jessica Lynn Wells was arrested Monday on charges of gross sexual assault, a class B felony; and sexual abuse of a minor, a class C felony, according to court records. She remained confined Tuesday at the Somerset County Jail in East Madison pending her initial appearance in court, when she will be assigned a court-appointed attorney for the day.

The charges allege sexual assault and sexual abuse of a boy for whose long-term care Wells was partly responsible. The crimes are alleged to have taken place July 13 in Skowhegan, according to court records.

Police were first alerted to the alleged assault on July 29 and investigated. The boy’s mother reportedly received a text message from him and alerted authorities.

A caseworker with the state Department of Health and Human Services conducted interviews in Skowhegan, according to court documents. A police officer sat in on the DHHS interviews, which were audio recorded, and in which Wells admitted the assaults, police said.

Wells reportedly said she was the adult and should have said no to contact with the boy. There also allegedly were other text messages, which police said Wells asked the boy to delete, saying otherwise she would go to jail.

Conviction of a class B felony is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. A class C felony conviction is punishable by up to five years in prison.

When bail is set, Wells is ordered not to have contact with anyone under the age of 18 and is ordered not to use any device that connects to the internet or any cellular device. She also will have a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

dharlow@centralmaine.com

Twitter:@Doug_Harlow

Two New York men were arrested Tuesday morning in Pittston for allegedly trafficking heroin, following an investigation by the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.

Arrested were 27-year-old Anthony Robert Cappuccio and 25-year-old Devin Jarrell Jackson, both of Bronx, New York, according to Deputy Chief William Johnson, of the sheriff’s office.

Police made the arrest around 10:30 a.m. during a traffic stop on South Beech Hill Road, Johnson said, after investigating the two men and securing an arrest warrant. Maine State Police assisted with the arrest.

Both men were charged with aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs and possession of scheduled drugs, said Johnson, who identified the drug as heroin. Johnson did not know the amount of heroin the men were allegedly carrying or what their bail was set at.

“This is an all day thing (the detectives) are working on,” Johnson said. “It was an ongoing investigation, and their work culminated in the arrest warrants and a traffic stop.”

Police took the men to the Kennebec County jail in Augusta, Johnson said.

Charles Eichacker — 621-5642

ceichacker@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @ceichacker

AUGUSTA

Monday at 7:04 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Civic Center Drive.

7:23 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Washington Street.

7:41 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Winthrop Court.

8:36 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Green Street.

9:30 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on State and Winthrop streets.

Noon, theft was reported on Alton Road.

1:43 p.m., traffic light problems were reported on Western Avenue.

1:46 p.m., burglary from a motor vehicle was reported on Willow Street.

1:46 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Eastern Avenue.

1:56 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Chapel and Winthrop streets.

2:32 p.m., a 55-year-old Augusta man was issued a summons on a charge of leaving the scene of a property damage accident after a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Western Avenue.

2:51 p.m., harassment was reported on Water Street.

4:25 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Water Street.

5:01 p.m., theft was reported on Mount Vernon Avenue.

5:37 p.m., harassment was reported on Whisky Way.

7:53 p.m., gross sexual assault was reported by a caller on Bridge Street.

8:27 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Green Street.

9:33 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Weston Street.

10:56 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on East Chestnut Street.

11:32 p.m., a disturbance was reported on North Street.

Tuesday at 12:18 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Marketplace Drive.

2:35 a.m., burglary from a motor vehicle was reported on Blaisdell Street.

3:58 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Belfast Avenue.

4:13 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Water Street.

Monday at 9:07 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Lincoln Street.

GARDINER

Monday at 11:15 a.m., theft was reported on River Avenue.

7:47 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Elm Street.

9:43 p.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported on West Hill Road.

WEST GARDINER

Monday at 9:53 a.m., harassment was reported on Neck Road.

ARRESTS

AUGUSTA

Monday at 9:50 p.m., Kenny Lewis White, 37, of Augusta was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct after a disturbance was reported on Weston Street.

AUGUSTA — A woman arrested in November and January on drug trafficking charges in the city was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison during a hearing at the Capital Judicial Center.

Donna Lynnette Hall, 46, of Augusta, also known as Donna Williams, pleaded guilty to the two charges of unlawful trafficking and one count of violating condition of release, and she did not contest the forfeiture of $12,188 in cash and two firearms seized during a raid at the Senator Inn & Spa.

Assistant Attorney General Katie Sibley, who prosecuted one of the trafficking charges, said Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigators had learned that Hall had driven a co-defendant, Kashawn McLaughlin, 26, of Queens, New York, to New York in October 2015 so he could get drugs to bring back to Maine. Then on Nov. 2, 2015, agents doing surveillance on a room at the Senator Inn saw Hall coming and going several times to buy illegal drugs. A raid on that room and several other locations in Augusta that day resulted in police seizing “a significant amount of cocaine base and other indicia of trafficking” Sibley told Justice Donald Marden. However, Sibley said the charge against Hall was reduced from aggravated trafficking to unlawful trafficking because the state could not prove Hall knew how much cocaine base was present in the room. She is the third defendant to plead guilty in connection with that investigation, Sibley said.

In the other charges, Assistant District Attorney Tyler LeClair said Detective Michael Bickford, of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, recorded an informant purchasing heroin from Hall on Jan. 19, 2016, in a parking lot in Augusta. Hall was free on bail on the previous charge at the time.

Hall’s attorney, Matthew Bowe, told Marden that Hall had been abused in relationships with men when she was in her teens and 20s in Louisiana, and had a depressive disorder as well as substance abuse problems. Bowe said Hall was addressing some mental health problems while being held in the Cumberland County Jail on the Kennebec County charges.

He said Hall had been living and working for a long time in Augusta before the incidents. Bowe said the 30-month sentence, which carries no suspended portion or probation, will permit Hall to return to Louisiana when she completes it.

Hall told the judge she also anticipates getting help while she serves her sentence at the Windham Correctional Facility.

“We have an awful problem in this area, ma’am,” Marden said, adding that her “positive attitude” could help her succeed. Hall was fined $400.

Also on Tuesday in the same courtroom, Stacey A. Grant, 53, of Prospect, pleaded guilty to trafficking in heroin and violating conditions of release and was ordered to serve an initial two years of a four-year prison term, with the remainder suspended, and placed on probation for three years.

Assistant District Attorney Alisa Ross said Grant had been stopped by Maine State Police Trooper Niles Krech on Dec. 14, 2015, in Augusta, and Grant, the vehicle and a passenger were searched because Grant was subject to bail conditions from Cumberland County.

Ross said Grant later admitted that two fingers (10 grams each) of heroin found in the passenger’s coat pocket were actually his and that he had bought them for $75 each for family members.

Grant’s attorney, William Baghdoyan, said the Cumberland County charge has been discussed with prosecutors there and that Grant is expecting to be sentenced to a concurrent year in prison for that drug trafficking offense.

Grant also was fined $400 and ordered to pay $120 restitution.

Baghdoyan told Marden that Grant was a veteran but not accepted into the veterans’ court program. Baghdoyan said Grant had worked as a roofer and became addicted to painkillers after receiving prescription drugs for pain resulting from a series of surgeries after he fell from a roof.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

Police are asking the public to help with an investigation into a report of a home invasion early Wednesday morning on Northern Avenue in Augusta.

Police say a man claiming to be a police officer forced his way into an apartment about 12:30 a.m. and demanded money and possibly drugs. He was reportedly wearing a black mask and a dark hoodie and carrying a gun, and ran away after a struggle, according to a news release issued by police Maj. Jared Mills.

Patrol officers, Maine State Police and a police dog looked for the man but were unable to find him. Mills stated in the news release that “there was no indication this was a random act” because police believe the man was looking for drugs that are known to be at that location.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Detective Sgt. Jason Cote at 626-2370, ext. 3423.

AUGUSTA — A Waterville man pleaded guilty Wednesday to raping a 73-year-old neighbor after breaking into her home in an attempt to steal money.

Mark D. Halle, 33, entered pleas at the Capital Judicial Center to charges of gross sexual assault, burglary and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, all of which occurred Feb. 7, 2016.

At the hearing, the prosecutor said the state wants Halle to serve an initial 20 years behind bars and then be supervised for another decade. The defense can argue for a lesser sentence.

Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney, who sat with the victim in the gallery of the courtroom as the pleas were entered, said afterward, “That case makes me wish we had life in prison as an option.”

In the meantime, she said, “it will keep him out of our community for two decades and under supervision for another decade.”

The minister of the victim’s church and some of her friends were with her as well.

The gross sexual assault charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, Justice Donald Marden told Halle as Halle waived his trial rights. Halle, who has no previous criminal record, responded to the judge’s questions with one- and two-word answers.

Halle’s attorney, Pamela Ames, is expected to argue at a later hearing that the sentence should be lower.

After the February attack, Waterville police Chief Joe Massey cited the case as an example of why people should arm themselves.

“In cases like this, you wish the homeowner had a weapon and was capable of defending themselves,” he said at the time, drawing praise and criticism from gun experts.

In court on Wednesday, Deputy District Attorney Paul Cavanaugh recited the facts of the case at the hearing, saying Halle assaulted the woman after entering the neighbor’s home in the middle of the night by removing a window air conditioner. Cavanaugh said Halle put a pillow case over the woman’s head, sexually assaulted her, using a pellet gun that appeared to be a real gun to force her to comply, and then carried her into the shower, where he “hosed her down.”

Cavanaugh said Halle threatened to harm the woman and her family if she reported the attack.

“She said the Lord’s Prayer, and then called police,” Cavanaugh told the judge. The sexual assault was reported by the victim about 5 a.m.

Halle told police he originally broke in to steal money, and said he was too drunk to remember some details.

Police later found a discarded pellet gun and followed a trail to where Halle was staying with his sister.

Cavanaugh said no items were stolen from the victim’s home. The victim was treated at a hospital after the attack.

Halle stood in the prisoner’s dock while Cavanaugh described the events. Ames told the judge, “There are certain facts (Halle) does not recall probably because of the ingestion of alcohol.”

Cavanaugh said the state would be recommending a 30-year sentence on the gross sexual assault charge, with an initial 20 years to serve and the remaining 10 years suspended, and four years of probation.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled tentatively for Sept. 2, and in the meantime, Marden ordered Halle be held without bail.

He’s been held in lieu of $500,000 cash bail since his arrest the day after the sexual assault and burglary.

“He’s not going to get bail, Ms. Ames,” Marden said to the defense attorney after she said the state previously had attempted to extinguish Halle’s right to bail.

Cavanaugh said the state will dismiss another charge of gross sexual assault, a charge of aggravated assault and a charge of terrorizing with a dangerous weapon at the sentencing hearing as part of the plea negotiations. Halle was indicted on all the charges in April 2016.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

AUGUSTA — A Fairfield man pleaded guilty Wednesday to raping his then-wife in April and May 2015.

Raymond R. Killam, 43, entered the pleas to two charges of gross sexual assault at the Capital Judicial Center as his former wife and her family watched.

Killam’s attorney, Andrew Wright, told Justice Donald Marden that Killam was entering the guilty pleas under the Alford doctrine, which indicates he believes a jury could convict him if the state provided the evidence it says it has.

District Attorney Maeghan Maloney sat with the victim during the hearing.

“She wants other women in a similar situation to know they don’t have to accept abuse,” Maloney said after the hearing. “They can speak up and the abuse will stop. She thinks there’s probably other women out there like her. Even when you’re married, ‘no’ still means no.”

Killam is to be sentenced in September, a time when Wright said several of Killam’s relatives can participate.

At that time, the state is expected to dismiss the remaining 10 charges in the indictment against Killam as well as several other charges brought afterward, according to the prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Paul Cavanaugh told Marden.

Both the prosecutor and the defense attorney told Marden that there was no agreement on the penalty to be imposed, and Marden conveyed that directly to Killam.

Killam acknowledged that.

Cavanaugh said the state would be seeking a prison term that would “approach 30 to 40 years.” Wright said he anticipated arguing for something considerably less.

“This was a late decision (to plead guilty),” he said. “We are uncertain at this point what we’re going to be arguing.”

The victim agreed Wednesday to be identified as his wife. They have since divorced.

Cavanaugh said the couple had a troubled marriage, and Killam had been convicted of assaulting her and violating a protective order and had been in some domestic violence counseling.

Killam’s wife began keeping a diary of the assaults in an electronic form to prevent him from reading them, Cavanaugh said.

Cavanaugh said Killam moved out of the home after his wife sought help from friends after the attacks intensified, and at one point she went to the emergency room for treatment.

Cavanaugh said Killam initially denied intimidating her into sex and “assumed he had standing consent because they were married.”

Killam previously was convicted of a sexual assault on a previous spouse, Cavanaugh said. Records show Killam was convicted in 2005 in Androscoggin County Superior Court of unlawful sexual contact and given a suspended four-year prison sentence.

Marden ordered that Killam be held without bail pending sentencing.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

AUGUSTA — A man being held without bail on two murder charges entered a no contest plea Wednesday to a charge of terrorizing in connection with an incident at the Kennebec County jail.

David W. Marble Jr., also known as “Dee Money,” 30, of Rochester, New York, entered the plea to the misdemeanor terrorizing charge during a brief hearing at the Capital Judicial Center. He was found guilty automatically by Justice Donald Marden and sentenced to 45 days in jail, the penalty recommended by Assistant District Attorney Tyler LeClair. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 364 days in prison.

The offense occurred Jan. 25, 2016, at the Augusta jail, and the victim of the threatening was a corrections officer.

“I believe that the corrections officer may have overreacted,” Marble’s attorney, Pamela Ames, told the judge. “But because of the pending murder charge, we do want the attorney general’s office to use it as an enhancement of sentencing.”

After the plea, there was a brief discussion about how Marble would pay the $20 victim’s fee that accompanies the conviction.

Ames said her client had no money.

“I don’t know how they are ever going to collect it,” she said.

Marden said it might be appropriate to handle it through any prisoner account Marble might have. The Kennebec County jail allows money to be deposited into inmate accounts, which can be used to pay for items through the commissary and for phone calls.

Ames also told Marden that a hearing on various motions in the murder case is scheduled for Sept. 20 before Justice Michaela Murphy, who is assigned specially to the case.

Marble was indicted in February in connection with the shooting deaths of Eric Williams, 35, and Bonnie Royer, 26, an Augusta couple who were found early Dec. 25, 2015, in an SUV parked on a dirt road in Manchester not far from their home.

Each had been shot in the head, according to the state medical examiner.

An investigation by Maine State Police indicated the murders were motivated by revenge because Marble believed Williams was among those who had burglarized Marble’s apartment just two hours earlier while Marble was being driven to the Portland area on a drug run. Several people involved in the burglary indicated Royer was not there.

The defense has sought to find out what the state promised Timothy Bragg, allegedly for his testifying that he drove Marble to and from the scene of the murder, as well as the “full name, date of birth and current address” of a person described in court documents as Maine Drug Enforcement Agency “Confidential Informant #4263,” who allegedly witnessed Bragg buying two firearms for Marble. The motion for disclosure of identity says the confidential informant gave investigators “information regarding drug trafficking, the identity of other individuals involved as well as the knowledge of David Marble Jr.’s apartment being broken into and televisions being stolen.”

Ames said she anticipated a trial early next year.

During Wednesday’s hearing, Marble was handcuffed to shackles that ran around his waist.

Betty Adams — 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams

AUGUSTA

Tuesday at 7:37 a.m., a 52-year-old Augusta man was issued a summons on a charge of negotiating a worthless instrument after an investigation on Union Street.

9:10 a.m., drug offenses were reported on Water Street.

9:16 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Whitten Road.

10:44 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Chapel Street.

11:14 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Washington Street.

12:15 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Western Avenue.

12:31 p.m., theft was reported on Glenridge Drive.

12:37 p.m., burglary from a motor vehicle was reported on Kennebec Street.

12:58 p.m., drug offenses were reported on Spruce Street.

2:19 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Sewall Street.

3:01 p.m., burglary from a motor vehicle was reported on Sewall Street.

3:11 p.m., property was recovered on Winthrop Court.

3:17 p.m., drug offenses were reported on Water Street.

4:19 p.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Chapel Street.

4:24 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Green Street.

4:53 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Sewall Street.

4:58 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Chapel Street.

7:45 p.m., criminal mischief was reported on Arsenal Street.

8:39 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Morton Place.

9:15 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Gray Birch Drive.

9:59 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Sparrow Drive.

10:00 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Howard Street.

10:47 p.m., traffic light problems were reported on Bridge and State streets.

11:04 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Monroe Street.

11:14 p.m., a 60-year-old Hallowell woman was issued a summons on charges of operating under the influence of drugs and violating conditions of release after a traffic accident was reported on Armory Street.

11:39 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on North Belfast Avenue.

Wednesday at 12:10 a.m., a well-being check was performed on Eastern Avenue.

3:01 a.m., a 24-year-old Augusta man and a 30-year-old Chelsea man were each issued a summons on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon after criminal threatening was reported on North Street.

3:04 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Congress Street.

7:33 a.m., traffic light problems were reported on Western Avenue.

8:55 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Union Street.

9:03 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Western Avenue.

GARDINER

Tuesday at 2:42 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Partridge Road.

HALLOWELL

Tuesday at 12:28 p.m., city ordinance violations were reported on Litchfield Road and Middle Street.

3:17 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Beacon Road.

READFIELD

Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., fraud was reported on Winthrop Road.

WAYNE

Tuesday at 2:08 p.m., theft was reported on Main Street.

WINTHROP

Friday at 11:59 a.m., criminal mischief was reported on Bowdoin Street.

2:31 p.m., a suspicious person was reported on Town Hall Lane.

2:34 p.m., trespassing was reported on Town Hall Lane.

Saturday at 1:47 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on U.S. Route 202.

2:13 a.m., a family fight was reported on Narrows Pond Road.

12:11 p.m., a traffic hazard was reported on U.S. Route 202.

4:48 p.m., a suspicious person was reported on Main Street.

Sunday at 3:38 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Bowdoin Street.

9:11 a.m., a well-being check was reported on U.S. Route 202.

Monday at 4:37 p.m., a suspicious person was reported on Peck Farm Road.

Tuesday at 12:21 p.m., a suspicious person was reported on Roseanne Drive.

10:03 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Main Street.

10:33 p.m., a well-being check was performed on Bishop Street.

10:49 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Main Street.

Wednesday at 4:45 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Main Street.

5:06 a.m., a family fight was reported on Union Street.

ARRESTS

AUGUSTA

Tuesday at 2:06 p.m., Kayla M. Saunders, 25, of Augusta, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence terrorizing after a mentally disturbed person was reported on Wade Road.

4:05 p.m., Christina Ashlin Roberts, 23, of Augusta, was arrested on a probation hold after an incident on Medical Center Parkway.

9:25 p.m., Jacob Essely McMillan, 22, of Gardiner, was arrested on a warrant on Union Street.

Wednesday at 1:46 a.m., Shaun M. Burchell, 37, of Augusta, was arrested on a warrant after a pedestrian check was performed on Front Street.

GARDINER

Tuesday at 6:52 p.m., Cato Forest Hustus, 37, of Windsor, was arrested on a charge of violating conditions of release after an unconscious man was reported at the town boat landing.

WINTHROP

Saturday at 4:44 p.m., Thomas B. Wilson, 34, of Winthrop, was arrested at the police station on a warrant for a charge of failure to pay a fine.

Sunday at 11:47 a.m., Kade J. Ouelette, 21, of Leeds, was arrested on Annabessacook Drive on a warrant for a charge of failure to appear.

Tuesday at 11:00 p.m., Kyle Foyt Bridges, 23, of Winthrop, was arrested on Main Street on a charge of violating bail conditions.