Belfast police blotter
Belfast police reported four inspection violations, two registration violations, two insurance violations, two speeding violations, two failure to stop at a stop sign violations and the following...
View ArticleWaldo County sheriff's blotter
Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported one inspection violation, one inadequate tire violation and the following recent activity: Nov. 23 Tina M. Herrick, 56, of Lincolnville, arrested, charged with...
View ArticleWaldo County deed transfers
The following deed transfers were recorded from Nov. 29 to Dec. 5 at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds. BELFAST Guy A. Hamlin, Vickie Hamlin and Vickie Hosford to William T. Hafford and Eileen L....
View ArticleProsecutor: Punishments 'got out of hand' before 10-year-old girl died
Sharon Carrillo confessed to participating in what amounted to months of torture leading to the death of her 10-year-old daughter, Marissa Kennedy, prosecutors said Friday in the opening day of...
View ArticleSocial worker visited Marissa Kennedy's home just days before her death
A child welfare social worker visiting the home of Marissa Kennedy saw bruising on the 10-year-old's face and arms two days before she died but was told by the girl's parents that she had been abusing...
View ArticleTen-year-old had bruises two days before she died, social worker says in...
A child welfare social worker who visited the home of Marissa Kennedy two days before she died testified Monday that she saw bruising on the 10-year-old's face and arms but was told by the girl's...
View ArticleJurors hear audio of Sharon Carrillo admitting to abuse of daughter
Jurors on Tuesday heard police recordings of Sharon Carrillo admitting to severely beating her 10-year-old daughter, Marissa Kennedy, with her husband over a period of months prior to the girl's...
View ArticleFour injured in Burnham bus crash
Four people suffered minor injuries when a charter bus overturned late Tuesday night on I-95 in Burnham, according to State Police Spokesman Steve McCausland. Police said around 11:30 p.m. Dec. 10,...
View ArticleGirl's heart 'gave out' after months of abuse, doctor tells jurors
Marissa Kennedy's 10-year-old heart simply “gave out” from the constant stress of pain, infections and injuries caused by months of chronic physical abuse, the state medical examiner testified...
View ArticleWaldo County closed cases
The following cases were closed in Waldo County criminal courts between Nov. 29 and Dec. 5: John T. Dayhoof IV, 48, of Lincolnville, operating a vehicle without a ~ $250 fine. Phillip E. Lear, 32, of...
View ArticleBelfast police blotter
Belfast police reported two inspection violations, two registration violations, two insurance violations, one speeding, one failure to stop and the following recent activity: Dec. 8 Katrina A....
View ArticleWaldo County sheriff's blotter
Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported one inspection violation and the following recent activity: Dec. 8 Clinton L. King, 23, of Detroit, failure to remain on scene of a crash. Dec. 5 Dean Philbrick,...
View ArticleWaldo County deed transfers
The following deed transfers were recorded from Dec. 6 through Dec. 12 at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds. BROOKS Robert E. Ayer to Robert E. Ayer and Holly E. Brown. FREEDOM Kenneth R. Rector to...
View ArticleSharon Carrillo defense calls its first witnesses
Marissa Kennedy told her mother “I feel like I'm dying,” but her parents didn't seek medical attention until days later, when the 10-year-old finally succumbed to the cumulative effect of months of...
View ArticleMother describes woman charged with murder as a 'child in a woman's body'
A former neighbor saw Julio Carrillo forcefully smack 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy in the head, and other neighbors practically broke down Julio and Sharon Carrillo's apartment door to stop suspected...
View ArticleArson suspect remains in custody
A woman charged with two counts of arson after she allegedly set fire Nov. 11 to the Bucksport home she shared with her husband was remained incarcerated Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Hancock County...
View ArticleDefense in mother's murder trial depicts her as victim of violent,...
Defense attorneys for Sharon Carrillo continued to portray her estranged husband as a violent and controlling figure who told co-workers that his stepdaughter, 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, had died...
View ArticleJury finds Sharon Carrillo guilty of murder in death of 10-year-old daughter
Jurors found Sharon Carrillo guilty on Wednesday of murdering her 10-year-old daughter, Marissa Kennedy, in an abuse case that shocked Mainers and revealed fatal flaws in the state's child welfare...
View ArticleWaldo County sheriff's blotter
Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported one registration violation and the following recent activity: Dec. 13 Laura D. MacLeod, 69, of Belmont, attaching false plates. Dec. 11 Carol E. Kelley, 75, of...
View ArticleBelfast police blotter
Belfast police reported the following recent activity: Dec. 15 Tyler Damon, transient, arrested, charged with violation of conditions of release. Dec. 11 Zachary B. Lear, 21, of Belfast, arrested,...
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