Police/Crime/Courts

1 month ago

Manslaughter and drug trafficking top March grand jury indictments

The Aroostook County grand jury handed up 65 indictments in March, including that of a man involved in a 2025 crash that killed two people in Orient. Jayson P. Brewer, 51, of Houlton, was indicted on two counts each of manslaughter, operating under the influence, driving to endanger and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.  […]

2 months ago

19-year-old accused of setting fire to old Fort Fairfield town garage

A 19-year-old Fort Fairfield man has been charged with arson after two building fires in the town on Tuesday, including a former town garage. At about 6:15 p.m. town firefighters were called to a structure fire and found smoke coming from the old Public Works garage at 61 Park St.  With help from local police, […]

2 months ago

Aroostook man asks the state’s highest court to vacate his murder conviction

MONTICELLO, Maine — An Aroostook County man serving 55 years in prison for the murder of his fiancee wants his first-degree murder conviction overturned, alleging multiple trial court errors. Jayme Schnackenberg, 42, who was convicted in 2025 following a three-day trial in Aroostook County Court in Houlton, asked the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday […]