A Bath resident, Noah Sibole-Little, was sentenced on October 2, 2025, in U.S. District Court in Portland for illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon.
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen imposed a sentence of 21 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release. Sibole-Little, aged 29, had entered a guilty plea on June 16, 2025.
Court records show that in October 2024, the Bath Police Department received information suggesting that Sibole-Little may have threatened someone at a residence with a firearm. Officers from the Bath Police and Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and set up a perimeter. They observed Sibole-Little leaving through the back door carrying a backpack, which he threw over a fence into some bushes. Police recovered the backpack and found three firearms inside: two 9mm pistols and one .380 caliber pistol.
Sibole-Little had prior convictions for robbery and aggravated assault from Cumberland County dating back to 2016, making it illegal for him to possess firearms.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives led the investigation with support from local law enforcement agencies.
"This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results," according to information provided about PSN. Additional details about Project Safe Neighborhoods can be found at https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/psn.
An editor’s note explained that while this matter occurred on its stated date, publication of this press release was delayed due to a federal government shutdown; it was released after normal operations resumed.
