News Release

On Thursday, January 16, 2025, at approximately 7:01 AM, Troopers from Troop I responded to I-95 southbound for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A white Nissan pickup was reported to be into the trees in the median.

Upon arrival, Troopers determined the operator, 69-year-old Philip Marson of Gardiner, to be deceased. There were no other occupants in the vehicle. The crash is still under investigation; however, speed appears to be a factor.

The Sidney Fire Department and Ready Road Tow Service assisted on scene.

On Sunday, January 12, 2025, at approximately 8:28 AM, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call from a residence on the Exeter Road in Corinna. The caller was reporting that her three-year-old nephew was missing from the family residence. The child was later found by his father, a distance from the family residence, outside in the snow.

Law enforcement officers and EMS responded to the scene. Regretfully, the male child succumbed to injuries which appear to be consistent with exposure to the elements. Members of the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit North responded and are responsible for investigating the circumstances surrounding the child’s death. 

The Maine State Police was assisted by members of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Health and Human Services who worked throughout the day on the investigation.

The deceased was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta where an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death. The Maine State Police believes this is an isolated incident and there is no public safety concerns. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.  

The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of 34-year-old William “Nate” Robinson of Austinville, Virgina, whose body was discovered inside a trash barrel in the Schmid Preserve on the Old County Road in Edgecomb on December 3, 2024. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta determined that Robinson died of a gunshot wound and ruled the manner of death a homicide.

Following an investigation, detectives executed a search warrant at 57 Conant Road in Turner on December 12, 2024, where evidence discovered at the location linked 26-year-old Luke Krott of Edgecomb to the murder, and an arrest warrant was issued for him. Krott, who had been staying with his parents in Edgecomb, had left the state but with the help of the San Diego Police Department’s Fugitive Task Force, FBI, and the U.S. Marshals Service Krott was located Monday evening, January 6, 2025, on a sailboat at a marina in San Diego, California.

Krott is currently being held at the San Diego Central Jail on a fugitive from justice charge pending the extradition process to Maine, where he will face a Murder charge.

The Maine State Police would like to thank our local and federal law enforcement partners for their assistance in locating and apprehending Krott. This is an active and ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at this time.

On Monday, January 6, 2025, at approximately 4:43 PM, Troop G Troopers responded to a tractor trailer crash on the Maine Turnpike at mile marker 18 in Wells. The tractor trailer was traveling northbound when the driver lost control of the truck and crashed through the median guardrail, traveling across the southbound lanes of the highway, and finally coming to rest in the tree line on the southbound side of the highway.

The driver was not injured, and no other vehicles were involved in the incident. The crash is still under investigation, but driver fatigue appears to be a contributing factor. At this point no citations have been issued.

This crash had minimal effect on traffic flow both northbound and southbound. Troop G was assisted on scene by MSP’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit, Turnpike Maintenance, National Towing, and Maine DEP.

The Maine State Police is asking for the public’s assistance in locating an at-risk, missing teen last seen on Central Ave. in Limerick this evening at 8:00 PM. Madelyn “Ash” Fogg is 13 years old, 5’2”, 100 lbs., with blue eyes and black/multicolored dyed hair. Madelyn was last seen wearing a black long-sleeve pajama shirt and pants. Anyone with information is urged to contact the State Police at 207-624-7076.

On January 3, 2025, at approximately 0337 hours AM,  the Bangor Regional Communications Center received a 911 call reporting that a tractor-trailer unit had struck a pedestrian at mile marker 132 southbound in Fairfield. Responding troopers discovered that the deceased, Mark Michaud, 49, of Fairfield, Maine, was struck by a tractor-trailer unit while attempting to cross the off-ramp of exit 132. Damon Sylvia, 19, of Milford, Maine, was operating the unit at the time of the incident.

The Maine State Police Accident Reconstruction Team analyzed the scene, while the Maine State Police Commercial Motor Vehicle unit conducted an inspected the tractor-trailer unit. Troop I troopers will continue to investigate the crash.

The exit ramp that State Police had closed during the investigation has now been now reopened. 

On Sunday, May 11, 2025, at approximately 8:22 AM, a Maine State Trooper observed a red 2024 Nissan Altima entering I-295 northbound at mile marker 31 in Topsham at a high rate of speed.

The Trooper caught up to the vehicle at around mile marker 36 northbound in Bowdoinham, where he activated his blue lights and siren to stop the vehicle. The vehicle failed to stop and accelerated. The Trooper was able to identify the registration and observed two occupants inside. The vehicle exited the interstate at mile marker 37 northbound in Bowdoinham and continued at a high rate of speed onto Post Road, then Center Road, Cemetery Road, and finally Ridge Road continuing to travel at a high rate of speed.

Due to the residential setting and public safety concerns, the Trooper terminated the pursuit. The total length of the pursuit was approximately 2.5 miles. A short time later the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office informed the State Police that Topsham Police had received a report of a domestic violence incident involving the same vehicle. A witness reported observing the male driver assault a female passenger and force her back into the vehicle in the Hannaford parking lot in Topsham before fleeing the area. The vehicle was later located at a residence on Carding Machine Road in Bowdoinham.

Sagadahoc Deputies attempted to make contact with the male driver, identified as 44-year-old Joseph Cloutier of Bowdoinham, when he fled on foot into a wooded area. The female victim was located and is safe. A K9 track was conducted. The Maine Forest Service deployed their helicopter to provide support from the air, but Cloutier was not located.

An arrest warrant has been drafted for multiple charges, including Domestic Violence Assault, Criminal Speed, Failure to Stop, Violating Conditions of Release, and Operating After Suspension. At this time, there is no known danger to the public. Anyone with information about Cloutier’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Maine State Police at 207-624-7076.

On Sunday, April 13, 2025, at approximately 9:55 PM, Troopers responded to a report of a tractor trailer rollover on Interstate 295 at mile marker 150 northbound in Pittsfield.

The initial investigation indicates that the driver of the vehicle was traveling too close to the shoulder in the one-lane construction zone causing the tractor trailer to roll over. The driver was hauling a flatbed trailer with a load of construction supplies. The driver was not injured in the crash. 

There were no workers present at the construction site at the time of the crash. The State Police were assisted by the Pittsfield Fire Department and Dostie’s Towing. Traffic was diverted off of Exit 150, as the Interstate was closed to northbound traffic.

As of 4/14/25 at 5 AM, the crash was cleared.

On Monday April 14, 2025, at approximately 8:48 AM, Troop G responded to a multi vehicle crash at mile marker 23 northbound on I-95 in Kennebunk. 

The crash involved a 2019 Nissan SUV owned and operated by 45-year-old Kelly Adams of Lebanon, Maine, a 2022 Toyota SUV, and a 2004 Freightliner tractor trailer. The initial investigation indicates that the vehicle operated by Kelly Adams rear-ended the 2022 Toyota SUV and then struck the Tractor Trailer Unit which was legally stopped in the breakdown lane. Kelly Adams sustained significant injuries and was transported to Maine Medical Center in serious condition.

The driver of the Toyota SUV was transported to Maine Medical Center for evaluation. The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured. The crash remains under investigation.

No charges have been issued at this point, but the case will be reviewed by the York County District Attorney’s Office. The Turnpike was blocked for approximately two hours. Northbound traffic was diverted off at Exit 19 in Wells.

Assisting the Maine State Police was the Wells Fire Department, Wells EMS, Maine Turnpike Maintenance, National Towing, Southern Maine Towing, and Chandlers Towing.

On Saturday, April 12, 2025, at approximately 6:30 PM, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central in response to a death at a residence on Canaan Road in Hartland.

The deceased, an adult female, was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta, where an autopsy was performed on Monday, April 14, 2025. The results of the autopsy are pending, and the individual’s identity is being withheld pending family notification.

The circumstances surrounding the death remain under investigation. At this time, there is no known threat to the public.