ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Nov. 18-25.

Late entry: Andrew D. Edgcomb, 32, of Rockland, was placed on a deferred disposition for one year after he pleaded guilty to stalking with serious inconvenience and emotional distress, assault, two counts, and criminal mischief, two counts.

A plea agreement was reached between the district attorney’s office and defense and accepted by Justice Patrick Larson in Knox County Court Nov. 14.

Edgcomb was charged with placing his semen on a woman’s personal belongings while she was at work. He had also been investigated for throwing semen on the backs of women at stores, but no charges resulted from those incidents.

According to an affidavit filed by Rockland police in Knox County Court, a woman found a white substance on her water bottle at her office. She took the item to the Rockland Police Department on Feb. 23, 2023, and the substance was confirmed to be semen.

On March 8, 2023, the woman discovered semen on her personal bag with a stuffed animal, also located at her office.

Police interviewed her co-workers including Edgcomb who admitted to placing ejaculate on the woman’s belongings. He provided a DNA sample that was analyzed by the Maine State Police Crime Lab in Augusta.

Rockland police obtained an arrest warrant July 7, 2023, for Edgcomb after a lengthy investigation into several incidents that were reported earlier this year in Rockland. Police said that similar incidents involving Edgcomb also occurred in 2019 both in Rockland and Thomaston, but charges were never filed. 

He was arrested in September 2023.  

Based on the lab results, detectives were able to link Edgcomb to the February incidents in Rockland and the incidents reported to police that occurred in 2019 at the Thomaston Walmart and Rockland Hannaford.

Rockland police reviewed the police reports from Thomaston police that involved a Walmart employee. The woman said that Edgcomb followed her on multiple occasions in the store and threw something on her clothing twice which was determined to be semen after she provided her pants to police for DNA analysis.

The victim in the case from 2023 submitted a statement to the court and spoke against the deferred disposition for Edgcomb.

She said: “What happened is a gross violation of my person and space and needs to be treated as such. I was violated in a way that will remain with me forever.”

The conditions of the deferred disposition include a mental health evaluation and sex offender counseling and writing a letter of apology to the victim.

If Edgcomb meets the conditions of the deferred disposition he would be sentenced to 364 days in jail, all suspended, serve one year of probation and pay a $300 fine. If he violates the agreement then he will face an open plea on all of the charges.

Closed cases from Nov. 18-25:

Jeremiah Carleton, 39, of Union, domestic violence assault in Hope Aug. 3, $500 fine; obstructing report of a crime in Hope Aug. 3, $250 fine.

Khyllie Cochran, 20, of Warren, criminal conspiracy, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, physical force, and disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures all in Rockland July 24, 2022, all dismissed; obstructing government administration, assault, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, physical force all in Rockland Aug. 3, 2022, all dismissed; violating condition of release in Rockland Aug. 3, 2022, unconditional discharge; criminal mischief, five counts, all in Rockland Aug. 12, 2022, all dismissed; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and violating condition of release both in Rockland Aug. 11, 2022, both dismissed; violating condition of release in Rockland Aug. 12, 2022, restitution $3047.32, unconditional discharge; aggravated criminal mischief, theft by unauthorized use of property, two counts, in Rockland July 13, 2022, all dismissed; criminal mischief and criminal trespass in Rockland July 31, 2022, both dismissed; violating condition of release in Rockland July 31, 2022, unconditional discharge; violating condition of release in Rockland Aug. 23, 2022, dismissed; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, two counts, in Rockland Aug. 11 and 14, 2022, both dismissed; violating condition of release in Rockland Aug. 11, 2022, dismissed; criminal trespass and violating condition of release both in Rockland Dec. 15, 2022, both dismissed; violating condition of release in Rockland Dec. 12, 2022, dismissed; theft by unauthorized use of property in Rockland Dec. 12, 2022, dismissed.

William L. Deane Jr., 48, of Friendship, violating condition of release in Friendship Nov. 18, 72 hours jail.

Joshua Drinkwater, 39, of Rockland, operating while license suspended or revoked in Rockland Sept. 12, $250 fine.

Zachary J. Hare, 36, of Camden, operating while license suspended or revoked (operating under the influence) in Rockland April 12, dismissed; operating while license suspended or revoked in Rockland April 12, $250 fine, 24 hours jail.

Johnnie L. James, 32, of Warren, operating vehicle without license and attaching false plates both in Rockport Dec. 4, 2023, both dismissed; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and violating condition of release both in Rockland March 11, both unconditional discharges.

Lindsey L. Laweryson, 30, of Appleton, operating after habitual offender revocation in Appleton Feb. 11, dismissed; operating vehicle without license in Appleton Feb. 11, $250 fine.

Caleb J. Meklin, 30, of Rockport, probation violation on a prior domestic violence aggravated assault charge in Rockport July 10, 2022, 18 months jail, probation partially revoked, probation continued.

Annette D. Moreash, 49, of Cushing, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Camden May 31, five days in jail.

Jose L. Rodriquez, 24, of Union, was found not competent to stand trial on charges of aggravated assault and aggravated criminal trespass in Union Sept. 19, 2023.

Scott W. Shorey, 59, of Union, attaching false plates in Rockland Aug. 16, $100 fine.

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