AROOSTOOK COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT et al ADAMS v. AROOSTOOK COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT et al RSS Track this Docket Docket Report This docket was last retrieved on February 28, 2023. The following cases were heard under the Aroostook Criminal Docket at the Caribou Courthouse in August. TTY:711 Maine Relay 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. He is now on probation. When clients in jail call his law office it is often his receptionist, Tabitha Haines, who picks up. Without the lawsuit, Tebbetts said he sees no way now to find out what law enforcement may have gleaned from his calls. Student loan payments have been on hold since the start of the pandemic, but theyare set to restart60 days after the court cases resolve regardless of the outcome. Jeffery R. Thibodeau, Jr., 44, Limestone: theft by receiving stolen property, 3 years in prison, all but 1 year suspended, 2 years probation, $8,970.84 restitution; aggravated criminal mischief, 1 year in prison; violating condition of release, 30 days in jail. For a year, Hebert was held on house arrest. A locked padlock No firearms, knives, or weapons of any kind. @media ( min-width: 300px ){.newspack_global_ad.block_6402f7d6517c1{min-height: 100px;}}, A news reporter in coastal Maine for more than 20 years, Bill Trotter writes about how the Atlantic Ocean and the state's iconic coastline help to shape the lives of coastal Maine residents and visitors. Central Aroostook Snowmobile club: Reporting trails are all groomed and holding up nicely. Gillen said he told them to also survey booking information and block recordings of any attorney phone numbers not already in the jails phone system. We agreed to take both so they wouldnt have to live out their days in a cage. Nate Nipula and Robbie McKay spearheaded the effort to re-establish the long-forgotten pine tree trail. Each time, Tebbetts wasnt told. Lawmakers are trying to prevent somebody from being killed on the highway because of snow. Fax: (207) 945-0319 Yet to borrowers following Tuesdays arguments, it felt isolating to hear such a personal subject reduced to cold legal language. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries. 2 local buyers express interest in Aroostook Centre Mall. But their marital bliss rapidly ended. 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. We agreed to take both so they wouldnt have to live out their days in a cage. The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2023, including the following. Devin Tracy, 28, Washburn: domestic violence terrorizing, priors domestic violence, 24 months in prison. 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. Assistance was provided by the Orono, Bangor, Brewer, Caribou, Presque Isle, and Houlton police departments. Two new town councilors and a new school board member will help Fort Fairfield determine its future in the new year. Saffie Joseph Jr. appeals suspension, DQ of Arties Princess at Presque Isle Downs. A second 16-year-old boy from Calais has been summoned on a charge of assault in connection with the shooting. His drug trafficking charge would eventually be dismissed. For Thompson,none of it is hypothetical. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER . A few weeks ago we were contacted by Paws Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in Fort Kent asking if we could help them with two cats. Collins did not respond to a later request for comment. 100 Years Ago - March 1, 1923 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. The following cases were heard under the Aroostook Criminal Docket at the Presque Isle Courthouse in August. Tia J. Mowers, 38, Caribou: stalking serious inconvenience/emotional distress, dismissed; violating condition of release, dismissed. Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces: This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. And thats really upsetting to hear.. Law enforcement listen to the recordings for details that the inmates may tell friends and family that could help them prosecute the case. Portland In a landmark decision, a federal judge has ordered the Aroostook County Jail to provide a Madawaska woman with access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for her opioid use disorder during her 40-day jail Bangor, ME 04401, Portland: Carlos Bravo, 27, Caribou: theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, 48 hours in jail, $3.22 restitution; operating vehicle without license, 48 hours in jail. There was just enough time in the basketball season this year for Carsen Cyr of Madawaska to squeeze in his 1,000th career high school basketball point. Ellen Gilland arrived on a walker during her court appearance at Arizona court OKs execution request that AG tried to undo. #9 Lake Trail from ITS 83 in Monticello is closed due to a logging operation. Earlier this year, The Maine Monitor published the first articles in a continuing investigation showing how six Maine county jails recorded attorney calls and shared some of those calls with police and prosecutors. He also was given two years of probation. County over the top Cooperative marketing landed safely with a margin of some thousands to spare. Adams faces up to 20 years imprisonment. Brandin P. Bouchard, 33, Presque Isle: unlawful possession of scheduled drug, 30 days in jail, $400 fine; violating condition of release, 15 days in jail. Court records showed Andrew Adams, 31, as well as others, trafficked meth and fentanyl in Penobscot and Aroostook Counties between January 2018 Troy A. Theriault, 38, Limestone: violating condition of release, 10 days in jail. Here is the bottom line. We agreed to take both so they wouldnt have to live out their days in a cage.. Tia J. Mowers, 38, Caribou: criminal mischief, dismissed; violating condition of release, dismissed. Aroostook law enforcement are investigating an allegedly suspicious device found at an abandoned home in New Sweden. Aaron C. Dyer, 36, Monitoring calls between inmates and their friends and family are not uncommon. 2 Kristin McBrearity, 27, Caribou: operating while license suspended or revoked, filed on unspecified costs; failure to register vehicle, $150 fine, $75 suspended. Mason Burby, 21, Washburn: refusing to submit to arrest or detention, physical force, 48 hours in jail; violating condition of release, 48 hours in jail; unlawful possession of scheduled drug, 30 days in jail, $400 fine. A gun was turned over to the Baileyville Police Department on Feb. 19, the day after the shooting, after being found by someone not involved in the incident, police said.. Police have not said where the gun was found or what kind of gun it was, but did say the casing appeared to have been fired by a small-caliber weapon. Experienced ice drillers know that certain lakes and varied species of game fish require particular live bait to produce consistent action. It felt like people who could never understand why we would want something like this, she said. For the first time in more than two decades, families from Stockholm and surrounding towns joined forces for a day of winter activities. The man contacted police on Feb. 18 to report he was just assaulted on a walking trail near South Street, according to police. Jail staff have no way to know if a call is between an attorney and client if the phone number isnt registered as private, according to Gillen. Levy ruled that the lawyers hadnt shown that the company intentionally singled out the Maine lawyers calls to record. Although she was initially denied bail, new evidence convinced the court to The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. To continue Next year's Caribou City Council will include a new member and a longtime councilor thanks to Tuesday's election. Please slow down on the plowed section of 83/ Plowed section in Bridgewater for 2.3 miles due to logging operation. The race draws thousands of spectators to the small northern Maine border town. This is a good reminder of how important it is to have your pets altered before any surprise litters can make an appearance. It means the call was listened to by the user with the name beside it, according to Aroostook County Sheriff Shawn Gillen. Governor Janet Mills says it's a sign of the resilience of the lobster industry. The one exception was supposed to be calls with his attorney, according to the inmate handbook he was given. TTY: (207) 780-3060, Bangor: Travis McDougal, 45, Presque Isle: operating unregistered snowmobile, $150 fine. I was not notified by any of these people that they had listened to my phone calls or downloaded my phone calls, Tebbetts said. Next year's Caribou City Council will include a new member and a longtime councilor thanks to Tuesday's election. I want to talk to you about a cat named Julian. The Aroostook Centre Mall in Presque Isle will be closed "until further notice" because the building's owners haven't paid utility bills. PRESQUE ISLE, Maine A deal for the purchase of the Aroostook Centre Mall may be imminent as mall tenants wait in limbo. Aroostook County Courthouse, Maine (Courthouse News photo / Chris Marshall) Read the Top 8 Sign up for the Top 8, a roundup of the day's top stories delivered Recordings of these conversations continued to be downloaded and played by investigators through August 2021, records obtained by The Maine Monitor reveal. 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. Nicholas Rossignol, 27, Caribou: Paul Bagnall March 1, 2023. I cant really think about my future without thinking about this huge debt, she said. They trapped him and brought him to the sanctuary. 115 Years Ago - Feb. 27, 1908 When it comes to running a tight ship, staff at the Aroostook County Jail has once again risen to the challenge. As court debates student loans, borrowers see disconnect, Several conservative justices appeared skeptical of his authority to cancel millions of dollars in loans. Aroostook County voters skewed largely Republican in statewide races on Election Day. To my knowledge, and this has been verified by Securus, no phone calls between inmates and their attorneys have been recorded, downloaded, or played back since May 7, 2020 in Aroostook County, Gillen wrote. Ellen Gilland arrived on a walker during her court appearance at the Volusia County courthouse. Lovely and his co-conspirators distributed the drugs in northern Maine. Maine's seven public universities, seven community colleges and a handful of private institutions compete for a dwindling number of students. Tebbetts said he has no reason to believe the Aroostook County Jail continues to record his phone calls. When Corey Heberts attorney came to see him at the Aroostook County Jail, they sat face to face. I want to talk to you about a cat named Julian. He stated thats what he did.. State and local prosecutors insist they do not have a practice of listening to attorney calls. The project is also supported by Report for America and Investigative Editing Corps. Presque Isle voters had a steady turnout at the polls during Nov. 8s midterm elections. Without that confidential communication, there cant be a lawyer-client relationship and the Constitution requires the state to make sure that there is that relationship.. reading, and support local, rural journalism, please subscribe. Caribou District Court, 144 Sweden Street, Suite 104. At the time, Gillen said limiting access was enough of a fix. 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. Data show that the same individual users repeatedly selected playback on calls to Tebbetts phone number. Smith sees it as the result of a broken system that forces people into debt for a shot at social mobility. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Aroostook recorded 304 calls to Tebbetts law office from 49 jailed clients in a year, more than any other attorney in the county, records show. Wintergreen Arts Center is featuring two local young artists during March, Youth Art Month. The bottom line is that no one at Aroostook has ever intentionally monitored, listened to or recorded any call that they knew to be privileged. Jeffery R. Thibodeau, Jr., 44, Limestone: operating after habitual offender revocation, 30 days in jail, $500 fine. 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. Aroostook County voters skewed largely Republican in statewide races on Election Day. Mr. (CNN, POOL, KTVT, KCAL, KCBS, KABC, WJLA, WWNY, WTXL, WILX, KING, MONROE COUNTY), Some Tenants Remain Open at Aroostook Centre Mall, National Park Service says never push a slower friend down when escaping a bear, Warm Weather & Cedar Shortage Crisis Cause Layoffs at Katahdin Forest Products, Dangerous Driver Leads Police on Two High Speed Chases, Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan actor, dies at 61. The caller ID shows its a call from Securus and theyve learned to recognize the extension for each county jail, he said. See Active Alerts and COVID-19 Response, Home Courts District Courts Presque Isle District Court, 27 Riverside Drive, Presque Isle, ME 04769, Clerk: Danielle Blade He was not neutered. Julian came to us a little over a year ago, emaciated and covered in wounds. Its the same phone number that was recorded and listened to by the jail, data show. He and Tebbetts discussed new charges and the possible prison time he was facing, he said. I want to talk to you about a cat named Julian. (CNN, POOL, THE SUPREME COURT), Justices heard arguments over President Biden's student debt relief plan. Aroostook County couple works to reestablish Maine's Pine Tree Trail. Learn about accessibility in Maine courts or request an accommodation. Law enforcement personnel didnt contact Tebbetts about those recordings. Court records showed Andrew Adams, 31, as well as others, trafficked meth and fentanyl in Penobscot and Aroostook Counties between January 2018 and December This week the County has received another foot of snow within several small storms. Aroostook County explained that recordings were made because Tebbetts and his clients didnt provide the jail his phone number to put on a do not record list. Fourteen of the 15 Maine county jails contract with Securus Technologies of Carrollton, Texas, for inmate phone services. More articles from the BDN Tagged: crime , shooting Jailers can legally record and listen to phone calls of people in their custody and frequently do but are explicitly barredby state law from interfering with attorney calls. When asked to confirm the names of those who downloaded the calls, Gillen said in an email to The Maine Monitor in November that, It would be safe to say they [Gaddis and Dudley] had access for drug investigations, considering they worked for MDEA [Maine Drug Enforcement Agency] at the time. Other officials wouldnt confirm the names of the agents who had access to Tebbetts calls. (207) 764-2055 Tebbetts Law Office, is typically how she starts a conversation when a new person calls. Jeffery R. Thibodeau, Jr., 44, Limestone: theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, priors, 1 year in prison; violating condition of release, 30 days in jail. This is a good reminder of how important it is to have your pets altered before any surprise litters can make an appearance., A few weeks ago we were contacted by Paws Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in Fort Kent asking if we could help them with two cats. It shows a shocking lack of training.. He was soon back on drugs and his new wife told Maine State Police that he was dealing, court records show. He remembers the calls vividly. It was my Break Glass in Case of Emergency card and I didnt have to use it, Tebbetts said. After his multiple-year first marriage fell apart, he began drinking and using cocaine before turning to methamphetamines, he said. Caribou. TTY: (207) 945-0307. 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. WebThere is new hope for economic revival in Aroostook County Green 4 Maine's acquisition of roughly 450 acres of the Loring Commerce Centre hopes to bring more jobs and opportunities to support the revival of The County. There, law enforcement can save, burn CDs, download and playback recordings.. His court-appointed attorney, John Tebbetts, advised him to speak softly so their conversation wouldnt be heard by the guards posted nearby. Officials say they also need to monitor for contraband or threats to witnesses. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). It is greatly appreciated and will certainly help with our cost of heating this winter. On those calls, Hebert remembers talking with his attorney about plea offers from the district attorneys office to settle his case and strategies to get a better deal. In the same year the lawsuit was filed, Aroostook County Sheriff Gillen revoked access to the jails recordings to all but a few employees among them Support Sgt. That term playback is crucial to understanding the recording system. To continue The boys charged in the shooting are expected to appear in court in Machias on April 4. Aroostook County officials insisted they hadnt intentionally recorded or monitored any attorney calls at the jail. Its not a laughing matter to us, at least.. The Washington County Sheriffs Office, which is investigating the case, said Friday it arrested a 16-year-old boy from Robbinston on March 1 on a charge of elevated aggravated assault. Presque Isle police arrested two people on Feb. 22 after discovering multiple dangerous weapons and around $11,000 worth of methamphetamine. It just cleans it up so its not willy-nilly, he said in an interview with the Monitor in October 2020. A month later, agents statewide were ordered to get out of the jails phone systems completely. The suits were brought by lawyers alleging the company unlawfully recorded conversations with their jailed clients. 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. Phone: (207) 780-3257 The next day he instructed the jail administrator to remove all but three employees from accessing recordings. For specific information regarding accessibility at this court location contact: Court Access Coordinator After repeated requests for an in-person interview, Gillen responded to some of the news organizations questions with a five-page letter on June 9 of this year. 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. Heberts world was spiraling out of control in September 2019 when his second wife called police to their home. 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 James Belanger III, 19, Caribou: criminal mischief, dismissed. The Maine Monitor instead reviewed dozens of phone contracts, bid documents, court records, online videos and privacy policies, and spoke with lawyers and police to understand the call platform. Smiths mother borrowed more than $20,000 in federal Parent Plus loans to help her pay for college. The calls were professional and about his case, Simon said. But the justices also were scrutinizing whether Biden had the authority to waive hundreds of billions of dollars in debt without the explicit approval of Congress, which decides how taxpayer money is spent. BANGOR, Maine A former resident of Aroostook County pleaded guilty in a Bangor court Monday to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. State of Maine Judicial Branch All rights reserved. Mother Nature is seriously testing out how resilient County clubs are. Tebbetts said he wasnt told who had downloaded his clients calls before the records were deleted. A recent graduate of the University of Georgia, she also felt the discussion missed the bigger picture. I was an addict and they were trying to pin me, deem me as a drug dealer and a drug trafficker, Hebert said. PRESQUE ISLE, Maine A deal for the purchase of the Aroostook Centre Mall may be imminent as mall tenants wait in limbo. In collaboration with the Attorney Generals Office, Daigle was indicted by an Aroostook County Grand Jury on one count of murder and an arrest warrant was issued. However, calls to attorneys are off-limits for recording. An investigation done with help from a prosecutors office determined none of the agents had operated outside of their ethical duties.. Jessica Jandreau, 39, Fort Fairfield: operating while license suspended or revoked, prior, dismissed. Aroostook County voters skewed largely Republican in statewide races on Election Day. He had a very nice couple who were watching out for him. Devon Espling, 31, Washburn: aggravated assault, 5 years in prison all but 18 months suspended, 2 years probation, $120,000 restitution; violating condition of release, 90 days in jail. Maine high schools graduated 13,170 students in 2013, and are projected to graduate only 11,180 in 2027. The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of Dec. 5-11, including the following. When Tebbetts asked county officials what had happened to the recordings of him and his clients, Sheriff Gillen wrote in an August 2020 email, I spoke to Agent Gaddis and he stated that when he requested phone calls from a specific inmate, he was told if you come across a phone call between an inmate [and] their attorney to stop listening and delete the recorded call. 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. Around the same time, Tebbetts learned about the trove of his phone calls with clients that were recorded by the jail. An official website of the United States government. All requests for jail calls must now be made in writing and sent through state email, according to an agency-wide memo. It is the largest mass recording of attorney-client phone calls in a Maine jail disclosed to date. Forty calls were from Hebert. Usernames of jail administrators, county employees and even a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent assigned to the Maine drug enforcement task force appear repeatedly with the playback of 58 recordings and the download of 17 more recordings of calls jailed defendants made to Tebbetts, according to records Tebbetts received from the sheriffs office in August 2020. Securus has not responded to multiple questions from The Maine Monitor about how its system operates. We agreed to take both so they wouldnt have to live out their days in a cage. The only time that attorney-inmate calls were recorded or monitored was when the attorney failed to provide his or her telephone number to the jail so that it could be notated by the company providing inmate telephone services as do not record, county attorney Peter Marchesi wrote on May 17, 2022. Andrew Moomey, 18, Caribou: operating vehicle without license, dismissed. He was not neutered. Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about, Looking for a source we don't already have? An official website of the United States government. A Houlton man, charged with multiple drug trafficking offenses, remains in the Aroostook County Jail following a court session Thursday. Marshall A. McManus, 49, Washburn: unlawful possession of heroin, no bill; unlawful possession of methamphetamine, no bill; operating while license suspended or revoked, no bill; attaching false plates, no bill; violating condition of release, no bill. He had a very nice couple who were watching out for him. The Maine Council for English Language Arts, an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English, and the Maine School of Science and Mathematics are proud to announce this years recipient of the Claudette and John Brassil Distinguished Educator Award: Anthony Dolan Scott. The boys names have not been released by police because they are juveniles. As she listened from the audience Tuesday, it all felt academic. 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. I wanted to be like, Yall dont understand. Katie Hobbs of death penalty procedures is completed. Lovely pleaded guilty in December 2020. Credit: Paul Bagnall / The Star-Herald. Corey Hebert of Wallagrass with his truck by the Maine Turnpike in Cumberland County. Two new town councilors and a new school board member will help Fort Fairfield determine its future in the new year. 100 Middle St., 6th Floor East More than 20 criminal defendants in Aroostook County went more than 1,300 combined days without an appointed attorney despite being deemed eligible by a judge, Rayshaun Moore, 37, is serving a 32-year sentence for murder at the Maine State Prison in Warren. Central Aroostook Snowmobile club: Reporting trails are all groomed and holding up nicely. In collaboration with the Attorney Generals Office, Daigle was indicted by an Aroostook County Grand Jury on one count of murder and an arrest warrant was issued. Securus added hundreds of defense attorneys phone numbers in May 2020 and again in May 2022 to Maine jails phone systems to block new recordings in response to concerns from state officials.