Randal J. Hennessey, 33, is accusing of killing his landlord Douglas ‘Doug’ Michaud Jr. in 2021 on their building’s front porch.
Emily Allen
Staff Writer
Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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Biddeford man doesn’t deny killing his landlord, but refuses multiple plea deals
If convicted, prosecutors said they will request a life sentence for Randal J. Hennessey. He doesn’t dispute shooting Douglas Michaud Jr. at least 6 times on their apartment building’s front porch in 2021.
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A judge committed these Maine patients to a hospital. Some say they’re being sent to prison.
Maine has been quietly sending people found not criminally responsible for their crimes to a controversial, for-profit facility in South Carolina where they say they are not getting mental health treatment.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Kennebunk doctor found guilty on 15 counts in opioid prescription case
The jury deliberated for more than nine hours following a two-week trial in U.S. District Court in Portland.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Family of man shot in Portland confronts his killer in court
Damion Butterfield, 24, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for Derald Coffin’s death in 2022.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Aroostook woman found not criminally responsible for deadly apartment fire
Susan Kochanowski was accused of setting the fire at her Caribou apartment that killed her boyfriend, Jason Donahue. A judge last week found her not criminally responsible after listening to testimony from a state psychiatrist.
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Maine Department of Corrections names new superintendent of state’s sole youth prison
Ryan Andersen has worked for the department for 17 years and has been serving as interim superintendent of the Long Creek Youth Development Center since March.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Defense attorneys, ACLU question whether new bail reviews for unrepresented defendants are working
Maine judges are holding weekly hearings for poor Mainers who can’t find a court-appointed attorney. But in the last six months, the number of people waiting has grown from 100 to more than 630.
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Biden nominates Maine judge to serve on federal appeals court in Boston
Superior Justice Julia Lipez has been selected to join the First Circuit Court of Appeals, which handles cases from Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
U.S. Senate committee weighing nomination of Portland attorney to serve as federal judge
Stacey Neumann worked as both a federal prosecutor and a public defender before going into private practice in Portland.