WATERVILLE - Residents were jarred awake shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday when a man armed with a sawed-off shotgun blew a hole clear through a home at 16B Kennebec St., according to police.

"It's a miracle no one was seriously injured or killed," said Waterville's Deputy Police Chief Charles Rumsey. "He fired two rounds from a 12-gauge shotgun. The slugs penetrated through the metal doors, passed through numerous interior walls inside the house and exited through the rear side. Several people were inside the home, including four young kids under the age of 10."

Jermaine M. Seawright, 27, of 14 Church St., Oakland, has been charged in connection with the crime and is being held at the Kennebec County Jail in lieu of $1 million bail. He is charged with Class A felony burglary, Class C felony possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, Class C felony criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, Class C felony reckless conduct with a firearm and Class D misdemeanor criminal mischief, Rumsey said.