Christopher Knight, Maine’s ‘North Pond Hermit,’ Pleads Not Guilty To Burglary, Theft
By Dave Sherwood AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) – A Maine man who lived in the woods with nearly no human contact for 27 years, supporting himself by stealing food and supplies, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to seven counts of burglary and six of theft. Christopher Knight, 47, was clean-shaven with closely cropped hair and looked […]
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Maine hermit OK’d for treatment, counseling court
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – A man who lived in the Maine woods for decades with barely any contact with the outside world has been accepted into a court program that allows him to get a job and counseling. Read the rest of the article HERE.
Take a TourNorth Pond Hermit accepted into alternative sentencing program
By Alex Barber, BDN Staff Posted Sept. 13, 2013, at 4:54 p.m. Last modified Sept. 14, 2013, at 3:02 p.m. AUGUSTA, Maine — Christopher Knight, also known as the North Pond Hermit, will enter a special court program aimed at helping people with mental health and substance abuse problems who commit crimes stay out of […]
Take a TourNorth Pond Hermit makes court appearance
AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — The man known as the North Pond Hermit was back in court Tuesday. Christopher Knight appeared in Kennebec County Superior Court to face several charges including theft and burglary. Knight spent more than 25 years living alone in the woods with hardly any human contact. In court, Knight pleaded not […]
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North Pond Hermit pleads not guilty to burglary, theft charges
Alex Barber | BDN AUGUSTA, Maine — Having grown a full beard and looking like he lost weight, Christopher Knight appeared in Kennebec County Superior Court on Tuesday morning, where he pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of burglary and theft. Knight, 47, also known as the North Pond Hermit, was indicted by a Kennebec […]
Take a TourNorth Pond Hermit case likley to be resolved soon
AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) – The man known as the North Pond Hermit appeared in court Tuesday and it appears his case will be resolved sooner rather than later. Christopher Knight was arraigned in Kennebec County Superior Court on several theft and burglary charges. Knight spent 27-years living in the woods of Maine having contact […]
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Attorneys seeking aid for North Pond Hermit’s post-court transition
Christopher Knight pleads not guilty to 13 charges Tuesday; supervised release being sought, donations going toward restitution By Betty Adams badams@centralmaine.com Staff Writer AUGUSTA — Christopher Knight spent 27 years living in the woods of central Maine, police say, feeding himself and furnishing his spartan campsites from the spoils of more than 1,000 burglaries […]
Take a Tour‘North Pond Hermit’ back in court
AUGUSTA, Maine —The so-called “North Pond Hermit” was back in court on Tuesday morning Christopher Knight was arraigned on more than 10 charges in connection with burglaries in the North Pond area of Rome. Click here for photos. Knight, 47, is facing six counts of burglary and five counts of theft. He pleaded not guilty […]
Take a TourHermit documentary to be shown at Maine International Film Festival
WATERVILLE — A documentary about Christopher Knight, better known as the North Pond Hermit, will be aired during the Maine International Film Festival, which begins July 12. Still talk of the town Christopher Knight, better known as the North Pond Hermit, continues to be discussed locally and beyond. On June 11, he was the subject […]
Take a TourNorth Pond Hermit Is No Robin Hood
The recent arrest of “North Pond Hermit” Chris Knight — a forest-dwelling loner and serial thief who is said to have committed 1000 burglaries over the past 27 years in Maine — turned him into something of a pop-culture hero. The story got huge press and hit a worldwide cultural chord, yielding songful tributes (“How […]
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