AUGUSTA -- A second man faces charges of aggravated attempted murder in connection with a Pittston home invasion May 27 when a father and daughter were severely injured by a machete-wielding attacker.

Daniel L. Fortune, 20, of Augusta, had been named as a potential suspect in the attacks on William and Nicole Guerrette, but he was not officially charged in that attack until today.

"My office and investigators were in complete agreement that it was important to collect and analyze all evidence pertaining to Fortune's involvement before going to the grand jury," said Kennebec County District Attorney Evert Fowle.

Fortune is being held in Kennebec County jail on charges connected to a Nov. 17, 2007, theft of more than $111,000 from the Guerrette home.

On Thursday, Fortune was indicted on four counts of aggravated attempted murder. Two counts say the attacks on the Guerrettes were premediated, and two say they involved extreme cruelty.

Fortune also was indicted on one charge of attempted murder, in which three other Guerrette family members are named as victims, as well as charges of robbery, burglary and conspiracy to commit robbery.

In an interview with a reporter in late May, Fortune denied any connection to the attacks.

Fortune's rooommate and foster brother Leo R. Hylton, 18, was indicted in June on attempted murder charges in connection with the attack on the Guerrettes.

Hylton, who is being held in Cumberland County jail, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Fortune will be arraigned on the new charges in Kennebec County Superior Court.

The injured Guerrettes suffered wounds to the head and arms. Both have been released from the hospital and are undergoing rehabilitation and therapy.

The aggravated attempted murder charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison.