BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 15, 2021
Two former Rockland officers were sentenced Thursday for beating porcupines to death on several different occasions while on duty. Addison Cox, 28, of Warren, and Michael A. Rolerson, 31, of Searsmont, were sentenced in Knox Superior Court on misdemeanor charges of cruelty to animals and night hunting, according to court documents. Both officers pleaded guilty. Cox was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with all but 10 suspended. He was fined $1,000 and was placed on administrative release for six months. Rolerson was sentenced to 270 days in jail, with all but 20 days suspended. He was also fined $1,000 and placed on probation for six months.