Leah C. Akeley, 35, Bath, domestic violence assault, Oct. 31, 2016, dismissed; assault, Oct. 31, 2016, $300, Two Bridges Regional Jail 40 hours; violating condition of release, Oct. 31, 2016, Two Bridges Regional Jail 40 hours; tampering with witness, informant, juror, or victim, Nov. 1, 2016, dismissed.

A Whitefield man has been sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm, plus a consecutive term of a year and a day in prison for violating the terms of his supervised release. Peter Poland, 44, had pleaded guilty to the firearm offense Sept. 28, 2016, according to a […]

Brian J. Bennett, 36, Waldoboro, class B burglary, three counts; class C aggravated criminal mischief; class C burglary; class C domestic violence assault; class C domestic violence criminal threatening; class C eluding an officer; class C receiving stolen property, three counts; class C theft by unauthorized taking; class C violation of condition of release, two counts; class D burglary of a motor vehicle; class D criminal mischief, three counts; class D criminal trespass, two counts; class D receiving stolen property, three counts; class D stealing drugs; class E driving to endanger; class E receiving stolen property, two counts; class E violation of condition of release, three counts.

Brittany Barton, 31, Damariscotta, use of drug paraphernalia, July 2, 2015, dismissed.

Derick Partin, 46, Boothbay Harbor, aggravated assault, Oct. 16, dismissed.

Daniel Colby Jr., 34, formerly of Wiscasset, was sentenced Tuesday, Dec. 27 in U.S. District Court to more than seven years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. After a two-day trial, a jury found Colby guilty of the crime June 2, according to a press release from the office of […]

Brittany Barton, 31, Newcastle, Damariscotta, unlawful possession of scheduled drug, July 2, 2015, $400; operating while license suspended or revoked, Oct. 22, $250; violating condition of release, Oct. 22, dismissed.

A Cushing lobsterman has been charged in connection with the deaths of two sternmen, including a local teenager, who died when his boat sank off Matinicus two years ago, according to federal prosecutors.