Moses Okot pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a gun he used in two 2015 shootings for which he still faces sentencing.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Dixmont man sentenced for scheme to sell oxycodone
Adam Hamilton was among several people who bought the drug in Connecticut and sold it in central Maine, according to court records.
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Midcoast Youth Theater co-founder pleads not guilty to latest sexual abuse charges
Henry A. Eichman, a former employee at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick, faces a total of 20 counts of child sexual abuse in two counties.
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Abuse charges shock those who knew Midcoast Youth Theater director
Acquaintances say they saw no behaviors by Henry A. Eichman that would lead to the sex allegations involving children.
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Teen pulled from burning car after crash in Aroostook County
Maine State Police say he suffered serious injuries in the accident in Wade on Saturday.
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Scarborough woman charged with embezzling $250,000 from federal health care program
Carrie Caporino allegedly stole 600 checks from a doctor’s office where she worked.
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Massachusetts man sentenced to 7 years for role in Wells home invasion
Juan Andino-Tirado was one of five men who stole $2,389 in cash and 861 oxycodone pills, federal authorities say.
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Topsham house where woman was hit with tire iron is well-known to police
The attack left a 19-year-old woman fighting to save one of her eyes in a Boston hospital. A 16-year-old girl is in custody.
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New York man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute drugs in Portland area
Malcolm Cowart led a drug ring in the city between 2011 and 2014.
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Portland man sentenced for possession of child pornography
Officials who were conducting an investigation of child porn remotely downloaded images from a computer in the home of Glenn Strout