BANGOR, Maine — A local woman was indicted Tuesday by the Penobscot County grand jury after allegedly fracturing the skull of her 4-month-old son on Oct. 4.
Darcy Henderson-Keaton, 32, of Bangor was indicted on one count of assault on a child younger than 6 years old, a Class C crime.
The boy, now nearly 6 months old, is recovering from the injury, according to Michael Roberts, deputy district attorney for Penobscot County.
“The child’s baby sitter called police after observing what she thought were scratches on the baby’s head,” he said.
How the injury occurred was not available Tuesday.
Henderson-Keaton has not been arrested.
An arraignment date has not been set.
If convicted, Henderson-Keaton faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
The grand jury, which usually convenes on the fourth Wednesday of the month, met Tuesday because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
In an unrelated case, two New York men were indicted on drug charges in connection with their alleged distribution of heroin from several Bangor-area motels.
Carlos Ramirez, 38, of the Bronx, New York, and Lazaro Ramirez, 23, of New York City were indicted Tuesday by the Penobscot County grand jury on one count each of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.
Carlos Ramirez also was indicted on a criminal forfeiture count.
The men were arrested in September and have remained jailed since then. Carlos Ramirez is being held at the Penobscot County Jail and Lazaro Ramirez is being held at the Piscataquis County Jail in Dover-Foxcroft. They allegedly were supplying heroin to two men in Washington County.
It could not be determined late Tuesday if the men are related.
Their arraignment date has not been set.
If convicted of the most serious charge, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, each man faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000.
Others indicted Tuesday included:
Brad A. Austin, 30, Lincoln, two counts of theft by unauthorized taking.
Sheila Badger, 47, Bangor, theft by unauthorized taking.
Brady T. Beal, 21, Bangor, receiving stolen property, violation of condition of release.
Arthur Beaver, 31, Bangor, burglary, theft by unauthorized taking, criminal mischief.
Jennifer Beede, 34, Aurora, two counts of theft by unauthorized taking.
Joseph N. Bezio, 34, Bangor, assault, violation of a protective order.
Jeffrey S. Brooks, 43, Brewer, six counts of theft by unauthorized taking, violation of condition of release.
Allan W. Burke-Sapiel, 26, Glenburn, aggravated assault.
Iver D. Cardwell Jr., 33, Bangor, criminal aggravated operating under the influence of intoxicants, operating beyond license condition or restriction.
Tarah Covell, 33, Lakeville, Massachusetts, failure to appear, violation of a condition of release.
Winston Cronkhite, 32, Passadumkeag, violation of a protective order, domestic violence assault, criminal mischief.
Diane Desiata, 54, Meridan, Connecticut, aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
Jessica Dudley, 22, Hampden, burglary, terrorizing with a dangerous weapon.
Christopher S. Dunnell, 30, Bangor, operating after revocation.
Jeremy Fidele, 24, Bangor, burglary, theft by unauthorized taking, two counts of burglary of a motor vehicle.
Jason Fields, 38, Indian Island, criminal operating under the influence of intoxicants.
Joel V. Gomez Perez, 38, Caribou, unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.
Brianna E. Graves, 30, Hermon, burglary, theft by unauthorized taking.
Ralph Green, 36, New Rochelle, two counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.
Michael W. Kish, 24, Old Town, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, criminal operating under the influence of intoxicants.
Zachary N. Lafave, 28, Old Town, criminal operating under the influence of intoxicants, operating beyond license condition or restriction.
Joseph Landry, 20, Bangor, theft by unauthorized taking.
Katie McAvoy, 32, Brewer, two counts of criminal operating under the influence of intoxicants, two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.
Wendy McComb-Smith, 36, Old Town, theft by unauthorized taking.
Carl McCullough, 38, Bangor, burglary, aggravated criminal mischief, theft by unauthorized taking, criminal mischief.
Perry Newell, 24, Bangor, aggravated criminal operating under the influence of intoxicants, driving to endanger, operating without a license.
James L. Osborne, 37, Medway, domestic violence assault, obstructing a report of a crime or injury.
Karen L. Pelkey, 47, Passadumkeag, two counts of theft by unauthorized taking.
Nicholas Philbrook, 26, Old Town, four counts of theft by unauthorized taking, three counts of violation of condition of release, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, two counts of burglary of a motor vehicle, misuse of identification.
Matisha M. Pitts, 29, Bangor, trafficking in prison contraband, two counts of theft by unauthorized taking, violation of condition of release.
Jennifer Reese, 42, Bangor, acquiring drugs by deception, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.
Julie Ring, 41, Bangor, theft by unauthorized taking.
Roger Severance Jr., 42, Bangor, possession of sexually explicit materials, unlawful sexual touching.
Brandon M. Snyder, 39, Brewer, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.
Chad E. Umbro, 32, Orrington, operating after revocation.
Richard J. Watson, 30, Carmel, two counts of gross sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact, visual sexual aggression against a child.
Jahmal Webb, 36, Brooklyn, New York, three counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, two counts of unlawful possess of scheduled drugs.