Overview
- An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Iman Osman on charges of receiving stolen property and theft by unauthorized taking tied to items described as firearms or explosive devices.
- Court documents say the alleged conduct involved two firearms taken from separate estates between Nov. 15, 2023, and Oct. 11, 2024.
- Osman’s attorney says he will plead not guilty, remain on the School Committee, and still take his Ward 5 council seat in 2026.
- Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline has urged Osman to resign, and four School Committee members have also called for him to step down, according to WMTW.
- Questions about Osman's listed address at a condemned building persist, but city officials say he meets residency requirements and his attorney argues state law permits a voting residence a person intends to return to.