UM student charged with capital area shootings

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A University of Maine student has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct with a firearm after a March spree of drive-by shootings in the Augusta area, The Kennebec Journal reported Thursday.

William Jones, a sophomore chemical engineering student, was arrested May 7 in connection with shootings of six houses and one moving vehicle in different areas in both Augusta and Chelsea, a neighboring town. The shootings occurred between 3 and 4 p.m. March 29 and no one was injured, according to the paper.

The paper reported Augusta police got a lead when they received information that Jones was spotted with a .22 caliber handgun – the same caliber used in the shootings – while on spring break at his permanent residence in Chelsea.

An Augusta detective was quoted as saying Jones is a “good kid” who “was going through a rough time in his life.” The paper reported Jones has no criminal record.

Jones has since been released on $1,000 cash bail. He is scheduled to appear in Kennebec County Superior Court June 29, the paper reported.

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