Gardiner police department

• Published

  January 27, 2023
  

  Jury finds Gardiner man guilty of murder in shooting, machete attack

  Dylan Ketcham, 23, was found guilty Friday of three crimes tied to a January 2020 incident in Gardiner. He faces a sentence of between 25 years to life in prison.

• Published

  January 25, 2023
  

  Jury in Gardiner man’s murder trial sent home after video, recording system crashes at Capital Judicial Center

  This is not the first time the Augusta courthouse has experienced the major technical failure, which prevented proceedings from being electronically recorded and blocked lawyers' ability to show evidence on monitors, says Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy, who is calling for the system to be replaced.

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  January 24, 2023
  

  Victim testifies he thought he was going to die after Gardiner shooting

  Caleb Trudeau testified Tuesday that Dylan Ketcham, who is on trial for murder and attempted murder, shot their friend Jordan Johnson then attacked him with machete in January of 2020.

• Published

  January 18, 2023
  

  Murder trial begins, again, for Gardiner man accused of shooting former friend, nearly cutting off the hands of another

  The murder trial of Dylan Ketcham, 23, began, for the second time, on Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. His first trial was declared a mistrial in September.