Keith Edwards

Staff Writer

Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Trials at Maine courts delayed until May; DA urges fewer arrests

by Keith Edwards March 16, 2020March 16, 2020

Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney is asking law enforcement to whenever possible summon people to appear in court, rather than arrest them on a crime, as the spread of coronavirus results in delays of court trials.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Mercer man, 18, charged with assault in drive-by shooting that injured Waterville girl

by Keith Edwards March 9, 2020March 10, 2020

Gavin T. Loabe faced an aggravated assault charge in court Monday, as testimony alleged that Loabe and an unnamed accomplice were involved in a shooting that mistakenly injured a 7-year-old girl inside a Summer Street home.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Manchester fire chief arrested on charge of drunken driving

by Keith Edwards March 5, 2020March 6, 2020

Francis R. Wozniak, 38, who is known as Frank, was arrested Feb. 23 on a charge of OUI following a traffic stop in Portland. Police said they stopped Wozniak’s car because he was driving without his lights on at 11:27 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Man gets 3 years in prison for burglaries of Augusta restaurants

by Keith Edwards February 11, 2020February 12, 2020

An Apple iPad that John P. Cella, 54, took from an Augusta restaurant had a tracking device that led police to his girlfriend, to whom he had given the tablet computer and a stolen laptop.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Killer wins court approval to go to Portland for daughter’s medical treatment

by Keith Edwards February 6, 2020February 6, 2020

Derek Soucy was found not criminally responsible for the 2001 beating death of an 88-year-old man in Portland.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Former Bread of Life official pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

by Keith Edwards February 4, 2020February 4, 2020

Jeffrey A. Tyler, 48, of Augusta denied allegations he sexually assaulted a female victim at least three times, beginning when she was a minor.

Cops & Courts, Maine, Times Record

Driver in Litchfield double-fatal accident indicted on felony manslaughter charges

by Keith Edwards January 29, 2020January 30, 2020

Shawn W. Metayer, 60, police said, had a blood alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit when he got behind the wheel of a vehicle involved in the accident that claimed the lives of Derek and Stephanie Trudeau.