Gary Roshto

On Monday, January 27, 2025, at approximately 3:57 pm, an elderly female called 911 to report a robbery at her home on McCard Road in Corinth. A man, later identified as 56-year-old Gary Roshto of Charleston, burst into her residence, pushed her to the floor, took her jewelry, then left in a dark colored car. The victim, who did not know Roshto and was not injured, managed to get the vehicle’s license plate number which was relayed to all the units heading to the scene.

A Fire Marshal investigator spotted the vehicle heading north on Rt. 15 in Corinth and attempted to pull the vehicle over. The vehicle failed to stop, leading to a pursuit through the towns of Charleston and Atkinson. The pursuit concluded when the vehicle crashed at the intersection of Range Road and E. Dover Road in Dover Foxcroft.

Two males got out of the vehicle and fled into the woods while a female remained in the vehicle with injuries. The Dover Foxcroft Police Department responded to assist along with the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office. The two males 56-year-old Gary Roshto of Charleston and 35-year-old Kevin Bowley of Lagrange were located a short time later. 

Roshto was transported to the Penobscot County Jail and charged with Robbery and Eluding. Bowley was summonsed for Robbery before being transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The female in the vehicle, 52-year-old Cynthia Williams of Milo was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and will be summonsed at a later date. The stolen jewelry was recovered from the vehicle.

The Maine State Police would like to thank all of the agencies involved; thanks to their teamwork everyone responsible is now in custody.