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BELFAST A Searsmont man was arrested May 14 for multiple charges of sex crimes involving children, including the alleged rape of a then-10-year-old, among other assaults. Blair E. Demerchant II, was charged with two counts of gross sexual assault. ....
Franklin County opts-in for state marijuana cultivation program for unorganized territory Share FARMINGTON Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to opt-in to all four tiers of the state adult-use marijuana cultivation program for the unorganized territory. They also approved two contracts for services at the jail. The vote on marijuana means that those eligible in the unorganized territory can go through the state marijuana licensing process to grow marijuana. Each tier allows a different amount of marijuana growth. Now that it is approved, the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission will create respective ordinances that deal with zoning and land use on marijuana where marijuana can be grown in the unorganized territory. ....
ELLSWORTH Hancock County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a motorist after getting a complaint that a vehicle was driving on the wrong side of the road and had almost hit another vehicle head-on while on Front Ridge Road in Penobscot Feb. 11. Deputy Marcus Downes arrested the motorist, Cullen Schneider, 40, of Orland, on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and refusing to submit to arrest or detention. “Schneider was intoxicated and refused to cooperate with commands given to her,” Downes said. “After a brief struggle, Schneider was removed from the vehicle and placed under arrest.” ....