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Brewer Man Sentenced for Assault on Cruise ShipArticle

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Release details

Date published

2026-06-09

Issuing DOJ office / component

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); USAO - Maine

Topic / offense category

Violent Crime

Publisher

U.S. Department of Justice

Official source (justice.gov)

https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/brewer-man-sentenced-assault-cruise-ship

Full text (as published by the DOJ)

BANGOR, Maine: A Brewer man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for assault.U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann sentenced John Kelleher, 46, to 12 months in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release.

He was also ordered to pay $360 in restitution. Kelleher pleaded guilty on January 6, 2026.According to court records, in December 2024, Kelleher and the victim, his then-girlfriend, were traveling together on an international cruise. At that time, Kelleher was on state probation in Maine and was not supposed to leave the state without permission or consume alcohol. On about December 19, 2024, while onboard the cruise ship, Kelleher physically assaulted the victim by biting her and punching her.

While on the cruise, Kelleher had been drinking heavily.The FBI investigated the case.###

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Brewer Man Sentenced for Assault on Cruise Ship. U.S. Department of Justice, 2026-06-09. Reproduced by ProofAML as an enforcement-matter document record. Official source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/brewer-man-sentenced-assault-cruise-ship. URL: https://proofaml.com/articles/brewer-man-sentenced-for-assault-on-cruise-ship-doj3729ee675b7b/

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