Police arrest 18-year-old in Lisbon stabbing
A 17-year-old boy was stabilized at CMMC and moved to a Portland hospital.
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Police search a suspect Tuesday night next to a police cruiser at Food City Plaza on Lisbon Street in Lisbon. The person was detained in connection with a stabbing.
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LISBON An 18-year-old local man involved in stealing a bucket loader in 2016 and driving it down the turnpike was charged Wednesday with stabbing of a 17-year-old boy from Lisbon, police said.
Matthew Newton-Fortin
Androscoggin County Jail
Matthew Newton-Fortin, who is facing a charge of elevated aggravated assault, was taken by Lisbon police to Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday and was being held in lieu of $25,000 cash bail. The charge is a felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
Lisbon teen charged in violent assault of another teen in Lisbon
Police arrested Matthew Newton-Fortin at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday and charged him with elevated aggravated assault in connection with the Tuesday night incident.
Credit: Androscoggin County Jail Published: 10:04 AM EST January 27, 2021 Updated: 12:27 PM EST January 27, 2021
LISBON, Maine An 18-year-old Lisbon man was arrested and charged with elevated aggravated assault after allegedly attacking a teenage boy in Lisbon Tuesday night.
Lisbon police officers arrested Matthew Newton-Fortin just before 5 a.m. Wednesday and took him to the Androscoggin County Jail where he was charged, Lisbon Police Chief Ryan McGee said in a release.
Maine teen seriously injured in attack in Lisbon, police say Share Updated: 9:42 AM EST Jan 27, 2021 WMTW Share Updated: 9:42 AM EST Jan 27, 2021 A Maine teen was seriously injured in an attack Tuesday night in Lisbon, according to police.Officers responded to Beech Street at about 8 p.m. after getting a report that a 17-year-old had been assaulted.Police said officers found the teen and he was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Officials did not describe the nature of the teen’s injuries or how he was attacked.Police said because of the nature of the attack, the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit was called to help with the investigation.Officials said early Wednesday morning Matthew Newton Fortin, 18, was arrested and charged with elevated aggravated assault in connection with the attack.Fortin was taken to the Androscoggin County Jail.