WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
BANGOR, Maine:A former Ellsworth resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for being a felon in possession of firearms.
U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Karissa Beam, 36, to three years in jail to be followed by three years of supervised release. Beam pleaded guilty on January 8, 2026.
According to court records, Beam was encountered by a Hancock County Sheriff's Deputy in an area of Trenton, Maine, known to have a high incidence of drug related activities. Beam, who was on state probation for a prior robbery conviction, was searched by police and found in p...