Man Indicted In Castle Hill Murders

The Aroostook County Grand Jury has handed down indictments against  a Presque Isle man, charging him with two counts of murder in connection with the shooting deaths of two men in Castle Hill in August.

Bobby Nightingale, 38, has been in Aroostook County Jail on an unrelated  weapons charge since a week after the deaths.  He is expected to be arraigned on the new charges sometime next week in Aroostook Superior Court.  

For the deaths of Allen Curtis, 25, and 51 year old Roger Ellis, 51, on August 13 on Route 227 in Castle Hill. 

2 Counts: Intentional and Knowing Murder

1 Count: Possession of Firearm by a Prohibited Person (Class C)

The following charges were issued as a result of an incident in Presque Isle on August 5.  Early that morning Presque Isle Police responded to a home invasion at 9 Elm Street .  

1 Count: Burglary (Class A)

1 Count: Robbery (Class A)

1 Count: Possession of Firearm by a Prohibited Person (Class C)

The following charges resulted from an incident on August 10 at the residence located at 1961 State Road in Castle Hill.  

1 Count: Criminal Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon (Class C)

The deaths of Curtis and Ellis were investigated by the Aroostook County Sheriff's Department, the Maine Warden Service, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Maine Forest Service and the Presque Isle Police Department, along with State Police .