This undated photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry shows Aaron Brian Gunches, who was convicted of murder in the 2002 killing of Ted Price in Maricopa County, Ariz. On Thursday, March 2, 2023, the Arizona Supreme Court scheduled Gunches' execution for April 6, 2023. Aaron C. Dyer, 36, The competitors range in age from 15 to 68 and come from as far away as Minnesota. Aroostook County voters skewed largely Republican in statewide races on Election Day. Lovely and his co-conspirators distributed the drugs in northern Maine. Court records showed Andrew Adams, 31, as well as others, trafficked meth and fentanyl in Penobscot and Aroostook Counties between January 2018 The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of Jan. 2-8, 2023, including the following. Simon blames his family for his repeat violations and substance use. While Simon was awaiting a potential trial on new charges in spring 2020 and weighing whether to accept a plea deal from the district attorneys office, jail records show, a county employee listened to two of Simons calls with his attorney, Tebbetts. Powers reports but very little snow in that section, and states that wheels were in use in nearly every place he was in. All drug enforcement agents statewide were told to immediately stop accessing any of the county jail phone systems. Gillen put Morrison in charge of reviewing and fulfilling future requests for recordings of inmates jail calls, he said in an interview. Initial funding for this project was provided by The Pulitzer Center. They trapped him and brought him to the sanctuary. Andrew Moomey, 18, Caribou: operating vehicle without license, dismissed. Travis McDougal, 45, Presque Isle: operating unregistered snowmobile, $150 fine. According to court records, between approximately January 2017 and August 2018, a drug trafficking organization distributed large quantities of methamphetamine in northern Maine. Although she was initially denied bail, new evidence convinced the court to Aroostook County voters skewed largely Republican in statewide races on Election Day. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Its not a laughing matter to us, at least.. According to court records, between January 2018 and December 2021, Andrew Adams, 31, along with others, trafficked methamphetamine and Simon has been in and out of jail for probation violations that include changing addresses without permission, driving without a license and using drugs that he was addicted to. The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of Jan. 23-29, 2023, including the following. More than 60 mushers are registered for the Irving Woodlands Can-Am Crown 250. It is the largest mass recording of attorney-client phone calls in a Maine jail disclosed to date. 2 local buyers express interest in Aroostook Centre Mall. In Aroostook County, a wide range of law enforcement officials routinely had access to recordings of Tebbetts client calls without his knowledge or consent, according to data from the sheriffs office. BANGOR, Maine: A former Aroostook County resident pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. #9 Lake Trail from ITS 83 in Monticello is closed due to a logging operation. He had a very nice couple who were watching out for him. His alleged attackers fled by the time officers responded, and the man was taken first to a local hospital and then to another in Bangor with a gunshot wound that was not life-threatening. COURT ALERTS IN EFFECT. The data show that sometimes law enforcement personnel elected to playback those recordings. The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of Jan. 9-15, 2023, including the following. Julian came to us a little over a year ago, emaciated and covered in wounds. When calls between Tebbetts and clients at the Aroostook County Jail were downloaded, the call was downloaded and either saved to a disc or a computer, according to Gillen. There, law enforcement can save, burn CDs, download and playback recordings.. Two new town councilors and a new school board member will help Fort Fairfield determine its future in the new year. It listed the times and dates of calls with his attorney that a county employee had listened to, data show. Rayshaun Moore, 37, is serving a 32-year sentence for murder at the Maine State Prison in Warren. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agreed to a request by The Maine Monitor last year to survey agents and ask them if they were aware of privileged jail calls being found in any investigations or related criminal prosecutions. Tia J. Mowers, 38, Caribou: assault, dismissed; disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures, dismissed; violating condition of release, dismissed. Securus Technologies within a week put all known attorney phone numbers from Maine on a list not to be recorded, and the company added to the Aroostook County Jails booking process a way for inmates to provide their attorneys name and phone number, at the countys request, Gillen wrote. reading, and support local, rural journalism, please subscribe. All inmates are aware of this, Gillen wrote. A second 16-year-old boy from Calais has been summoned on a charge of assault in connection with the shooting. CARIBOU, Maine The following cases were heard under the Aroostook Criminal Docket at the Caribou Courthouse in March. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Kyle S. Anderson, 34, New Sweden: operating watercraft under the influence over 21, dismissed. Here is the bottom line. When it comes to running a tight ship, staff at the Aroostook County Jail has once again risen to the challenge. Jeffery R. Thibodeau, Jr., 44, Limestone: operating after habitual offender revocation, 30 days in jail, $500 fine. Official websites use .gov Another prisoner at the Aroostook County Jail, Harley Simon, had violated his probation from a manslaughter conviction stemming from a 2005 accident when he drove off the road, killing the front-seat passenger in his car. Kayla Smith, 22, joined Thompson at Kristin McBrearity, 27, Caribou: operating while license suspended or revoked, filed on unspecified costs; failure to register vehicle, $150 fine, $75 suspended. PRESQUE ISLE, Maine A deal for the purchase of the Aroostook Centre Mall may be imminent as mall tenants wait in limbo. Friday, April 30, 2021 Aroostook County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charge BANGOR, Maine: An Aroostook County man pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. According to court records, between January 2018 and December 2021, Andrew Adams, 31, along with others, trafficked methamphetamine and fentanyl in Penobscot and Aroostook counties. HOULTON, Maine After several months of not convening due to COVID-19, the Aroostook County grand jury has resumed its activities of reviewing criminal cases for Joshua Martin, the then general counsel for the company, provided a similar definition of the term playback, while testifying in 2018 as part of a federal lawsuit in Kansas. BANGOR, ME - An Aroostook County man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in two separate cases for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. Thompson and her father are each eligible for $10,000 in relief, she said. Marquis was sentenced to 30 months of prison with all but three months suspended. The drive between Tebbetts law office and the jail in Houlton takes under an hour. To protect their calls, attorneys are supposed to request that their phone number be made private so they arent also recorded by the jails phone systems. Eva Long, 39, Washburn: unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, dismissed. In Maine, authorities have been put on notice that attorney-client calls were being recorded and, in some jurisdictions, investigators were ordered to stop directly accessing recordings through the jails. A short drive off Interstate 95, where miles of pine trees give way to farm fields, Houlton is a burst of activity along the border of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Fourteen of the 15 Maine county jails contract with Securus Technologies of Carrollton, Texas, for inmate phone services. He has started a successful trucking business and is sober. One agent was reportedly told by his superiors to stop listening and delete the recorded call if he believed it was with an attorney, an email from August 2020 shows. Two teenage boys have been charged this week in a shooting in Calais that injured a 31-year-old man. If his office were to come into possession of privileged communications, the court has a process to review it, he said. Troy A. Theriault, 38, Limestone: violating condition of release, 10 days in jail. Other News: 2023 BikeMaine Weekend registration opens tomorrow Stephanie L. Anderson, 32, Caribou: operating while license suspended or revoked, prior, filed on unspecified costs. The following cases were heard under the Aroostook Criminal Docket at the Fort Kent Courthouse in August. Returned from extended trip -- Mr. and Mrs. C. Powers returned last week from an extended trip to Wisconsin, Minnesota and other western states. 75 Years Ago, February 26, 1948 The Houlton Police Department is getting new guns. Its just a nightmare. The project is also supported by Report for America and Investigative Editing Corps. Hebert called Tebbetts dozens of times from his cell block, records show. And here we are finding out that they are.. He became obviously upset when he read the details. Now, Hebert said hes left feeling betrayed and with a lump in the stomach after learning that law enforcement personnel in Aroostook County elected to playback or listen to recordings of more than a dozen phone calls between him and Tebbetts before he was released from jail. When clients in jail call his law office it is often his receptionist, Tabitha Haines, who picks up. The contract signed by the Aroostook County Jail with Securus Technologies says that for attorney and clergy calls, the jail has the sole discretion, authority and responsibility for designating numbers as private. The company can make phone numbers private, but only when instructed to by the jail.