Staff Writer
CARIBOU — A former town manager was among those indicted by the Aroostook County Grand Jury during its May 9 session. Darrell Williams, 53, of Monticello is facing one Class B count of theft by unauthorized taking. According to the indictment, the incident took place in Amity between 2005 and April 2007 when Williams did allegedly “commit theft by obtaining or exercising unauthorized control over money, property of the town of Amity, of a value of more than $10,000, with the intent to deprive the town of Amity of property.”
District Attorney Neale Adams declined to offer more specifics on the incidents surrounding the case, including how the money was taken and a more exact total of funds involved.
According to Amity’s Jan. 31, 2008 auditor’s report from Davis CPA of Presque Isle, a series of notes on the town’s financial statements indicates that “for the fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2008, the town has recorded an amount due from a former employee of $43,410. This amount arises from improprieties noted in the bookkeeping practices of the former employee. Subsequent to the fiscal year end, the town will be taking the necessary steps to collect these funds.” Attempts to determine the identity of the former employee were not successful as of press time.
Williams resigned from his post as Amity town manager in April 2007 after roughly seven years on the job. Glendon Clifford, chairman of Amity’s Board of Selectmen at the time, said that Williams submitted his resignation during an annual performance review and a discussion of issues the board “was not satisfied with.” Williams had concurrently served as town manager in Oakfield, a job which he resigned from in 2006 in the wake of several conflicts, including issues with the town’s annual meeting and audit.
Also during their May 9 session, the grand jury handed up 41 other indictments as follows:
Darrell J. Ashby, 39, Mars Hill: two counts trafficking scheduled drugs.
Anthony T. Beck, 28, Caribou: burglary, theft, criminal mischief.
Rebecca J. Bither, 23, Houlton: unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, violating condition of release.
Jeannot Bonefant, 45, Clair, N.B.: unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.
Craig A. Bryant, 27, Caribou: theft, forgery, violating condition of release.
Melissa S. Bubar, 22, Fort Fairfield: theft.
Vincent G. Burgos, 46, Cary Plantation: operating vehicle after license revocation, improper plates.
Jonathan R. Carr, 23, Houlton: unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, improper plates.
Bud R. Cochran, 29, Houlton: aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs.
Keith W. Cocheran, 32, Mars Hill: unlawful sexual contact.
Zachary T. Cronkhite, 22, Houlton: eluding an officer, driving to endanger, violating condition of release.
Wayne A. Cyr, 48, Limestone: violation of sex offender registration.
Tyler L. Dennett, 25, Mapleton: trafficking or furnishing imitation scheduled drugs, theft by insurance deception, violating condition of release.
Robert A. Doody, 42, Woodland: receiving stolen property, possession of machine gun.
Aaron M. Finnemore, 33, Bridgewater: domestic violence assault with priors.
Michael A. Fisher, 25, Caribou: operating after revocation, violating condition of release.
David M. Floreskul, 45, Saint Clair, Mich.: criminal threatening, improper plates.
Edwin G. Gardner Jr., 49, Smyrna Mills: operating vehicle after license revocation, violating condition of release.
Barry A. Goodall, 23, Cary Plantation: unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, improper plates.
Brad J. Harvey, 30, Fort Fairfield: assault.
Brian T. Keenan, 30, Caribou: theft by deception, misuse of credit identification, violating condition of release.
Lionel J. King, 54, Limestone: burglary, theft, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
Raymond J. King, 32, Fort Fairfield: burglary, theft, violating condition of release.
Deborah Lanier, 37, Portage: theft.
Joshua R. Lee, 20, Haynesville: burglary, domestic violence assault, violating condition of release, criminal mischief, obstructing report of a crime, domestic violence stalking.
Larry D. Lynds, 50, Hodgdon: operating under the influence of drugs, operating with suspended registration, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.
Micah McGillicuddy, 20, Houlton: two counts unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, violating condition of release.
Amber Miles-Fleming, 22, Fort Fairfield: theft.
Anne Pelletier, 35, Presque Isle: two counts trafficking scheduled drugs.
Jason Paul Perry, 33, Presque Isle: violating condition of release, tampering with a victim.
Amie Saucier, 22, Caribou: trafficking scheduled drugs.
Kent L. Smith, 45, Monticello: unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.
Lyn C. Tarbox, 40, Caribou: violation of sex offender registration.
Kori L. Tupper, 24, Presque Isle: theft, violating condition of release.
David M. Vieira Jr., 27, Houlton: two counts unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, violating condition of release.
Jason Voisine, 19, Fort Kent: theft, burglary.
Craig B. Walton, 23, Ashland: operating after revocation, criminal OUI, violating condition of release.
Corey P. White, 34, Presque Isle: domestic violence assault, domestic violence terrorizing.
Donna M. White, 50, Easton: stealing drugs.
William J. Wilcox, 43, Caribou: burglary, domestic violence assault, violating protective order, criminal restraint.
