(CNN, POOL, THE SUPREME COURT), Justices heard arguments over President Biden's student debt relief plan. 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. It just hurt my feelings a bit, she said of Tuesdays arguments. When it comes to running a tight ship, staff at the Aroostook County Jail has once again risen to the challenge. Aroostook County couple works to reestablish Maine's Pine Tree Trail. Tia J. Mowers, 38, Caribou: stalking serious inconvenience/emotional distress, dismissed; violating condition of release, dismissed. Ella Azoulay, a 26-year-old who lives in Washington, visited the rally to join the push for debt relief, which she calls a family issue. A 2018 graduate of New York University, Azoulay has $40,000 in student debt, while her dad has more than $400,000 taken out on behalf of her and her two siblings. According to court records, between approximately January 2017 and August 2018, a drug trafficking organization distributed large quantities of methamphetamine in northern Maine. For Thompson,none of it is hypothetical. Figures compiled by H. F. McGlauflin, Secretary of the local Cooperative Marketing Campaign Committee, showed the aggregate of signers in the County to be a fraction over 54,000. Aroostook County is an example of the worst that can happen when jails record phone calls to attorneys, a Maine Monitor investigation found, and the calls to attorney Tebbetts particularly stand out. Eva Long, 39, Washburn: unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, dismissed. The jail has deleted all information about the users and it cannot be recovered, Gillen told The Maine Monitor. Lock Carlos Bravo, 26, Limestone: aggravated operation of a methamphetamine laboratory by a school, dismissed; operation of a methamphetamine laboratory, 6 years and 6 months in prison, all but 6 months suspended, 3 years probation, $4,110 restitution. For Thompsons family, years of payments hang in the balance. The following cases were heard under the Aroostook Criminal Docket at the Caribou Courthouse in August. Kristin LeBlanc, 39, Limestone: use of drug paraphernalia, $300 fine. Credit: Paul Bagnall / The Star-Herald. Heberts world was spiraling out of control in September 2019 when his second wife called police to their home. Monitoring calls between inmates and their friends and family are not uncommon. Bill would require drivers to clear snow and ice vehicles within 48-hour grace period following a storm. A second 16-year-old boy from Calais has been summoned on a charge of assault in connection with the shooting. This is a good reminder of how important it is to have your pets altered before any surprise litters can make an appearance. The U.S. Department of Agricultures National Agricultural Statistics Service is encouraging producers and agribusinesses to respond to two upcoming surveys the Potato Stocks Survey and the Potato Processing Survey that are critical to the potato industry. More than 60 mushers are registered for the Irving Woodlands Can-Am Crown 250. @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. One county employee listened to 10 recordings of Tebbetts and Heberts calls between Feb. 4 and March 16, 2020, including on days leading up to Heberts release on bail. No firearms, knives, or weapons of any kind. The data do not detail why any of the users apparently selected the playback option or how long they listened to the recording. Tebbetts said there was no clear process to exempt his phone number from being recorded, and he didnt receive a letter from the sheriff after his clients calls were listened to with instructions on how to make it stop. We want people to be able to communicate robustly and freely with their lawyers so that their lawyers can provide meaningful advice and advocacy. There were personal things that I talked about with John [Tebbetts] and I didnt even like to share with a lot of people, Simon said. Governor Janet Mills says it's a sign of the resilience of the lobster industry. 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. It means the call was listened to by the user with the name beside it, according to Aroostook County Sheriff Shawn Gillen. Jessica Jandreau, 39, Fort Fairfield: operating while license suspended or revoked, prior, dismissed. To continue It is certainly fair to think that Securus possesses some information (or, alternatively, a meaningful absence of information) that might assist the Plaintiffs in assessing whether Securus knew that it was systemically recording attorney-client calls, Levy wrote. All rights reserved. For a year, Hebert was held on house arrest. Jeffery R. Thibodeau, Jr., 44, Limestone: theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, priors, 1 year in prison, $100 restitution; violating condition of release, 30 days in jail; burglary of a motor vehicle, 9 months in jail; operating after habitual offender revocation, 30 days in jail, $500 fine. 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. Maine's seven public universities, seven community colleges and a handful of private institutions compete for a dwindling number of students. Aroostook County voters skewed largely Republican in statewide races on Election Day. They trapped him and brought him to the sanctuary. 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.. More articles from the BDN Tagged: crime , shooting 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. The one exception was supposed to be calls with his attorney, according to the inmate handbook he was given. Its all. I want to talk to you about a cat named Julian. In a statement shared on social media, General Manager Bruce Brigman says that both electric and water service will be shut off this week, and Brigman says he can't safely open the mall without them. He and Tebbetts discussed new charges and the possible prison time he was facing, he said. 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. He also was given two years of probation. When a new woman came into his life, he got sober and baptized into the church again, he said. Tebbetts said he believes he provided his law firms phone number to members of the sheriffs office when he opened his rural law practice in 2018, but he has no record of it. The Aroostook Centre Mall on Sunday. Please slow down on the plowed section of 83/ Plowed section in Bridgewater for 2.3 miles due to logging operation. Around the same time, Tebbetts learned about the trove of his phone calls with clients that were recorded by the jail. 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. I want to talk to you about a cat named Julian. Two teenage boys have been charged this week in a shooting in Calais that injured a 31-year-old man. PRESQUE ISLE, Maine A deal for the purchase of the Aroostook Centre Mall may be imminent as mall tenants wait in limbo. Tia J. Mowers, 38, Caribou: assault, dismissed; disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures, dismissed; violating condition of release, dismissed. 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. Whether Aroostook County employees intended to listen to these calls or not, it has likely stymied communication between many lawyers and jailed clients in Maine, said Zach Heiden, the chief counsel of the ACLU of Maine. 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. Phone: Hebert called Tebbetts dozens of times from his cell block, records show. His drug trafficking charge would eventually be dismissed. 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. Phone: (207) 822-0718 Also according to court records, between approximately July 2018 and May 2019, members of a separate conspiracy obtained methamphetamine in western and southern states from sources in Mexico. His court-appointed attorney, John Tebbetts, advised him to speak softly so their conversation wouldnt be heard by the guards posted nearby. The playback and download of calls to Tebbetts reveal another layer of problems with how Maine county jails have operated their inmate phone systems. Collins is hoping Aroostook County can become the first district in Maine to employ courthouse dogs to comfort children and victims of violent crimes throughout the legal process. He remembers the calls vividly. Hes in his 60s and he has said for my whole life that he will never be able to retire. U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine, New England Prescription Opioid Task Force, Former Aroostook County Man Faces Up to 20 Years for Role in Penobscot & Aroostook County Drug Trafficking, Orrington Man Faces Up to 20 Years Following Guilty Plea to Drug Trafficking and Gun Charges, Former Bangor Resident Faces Up to 20 Years for Role in Penobscot and Aroostook County Drug Trafficking, Former Bangor Man Faces Up to 20 Years for Role in Penobscot and Aroostook County Drug Trafficking, Former Aroostook County Man Faces Up To 20 Years For Role In Penobscot & Aroostook County Drug Trafficking.