Danielle Wheeler will serve 25 years for the death of her ex-boyfriend, Jason ‘Cowboy’ Aubuchon.
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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For these Maine inmates, parole debate isn’t hypothetical
Some members of the Maine State Prison Debate team are at the heart of stalled legislative efforts to reinstate parole in Maine for the first time in more than 40 years. Many crime victims say the parole process is too traumatizing.
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Dennis Dechaine seeking new trial after DNA revelations
New DNA testing excluded Dechaine’s profile from some of the key evidence seized at the scene of Sarah Cherry’s murder 34 years ago.
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Former Portland ed tech sentenced to 22 years for sexually abusing student
Benjamin Conroy, 34, took responsibility for the crime at his sentencing Monday, saying he was “tortured” by the harm he caused.
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Former Portland teacher met with student while under investigation for child pornography
Travis McCutcheon, 53, has been a teacher in several Maine districts since 1992. He was most recently working in a special education program at Portland schools until February.
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Eliot Cutler returns to court, pleads guilty to child porn charges
More than a year after the former gubernatorial candidate was charged with 4 counts of possessing sexually explicit images and videos of children, he entered a guilty plea Thursday and will spend 9 months in jail.
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Eliot Cutler to serve 9 months in prison on child porn charges
The former gubernatorial candidate is expected to plead guilty on Thursday and begin serving his prison term on June 1.
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Maine’s chief U.S. District judge announces retirement
Jon Levy, who has presided over Maine’s federal courts since 2014, will retire next year.
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Maine agency for indigent legal defense announces new leader
Jim Billings will take over as executive director of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services. Toby Jandreau will become the state’s new lead public defender.
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Maine lawmakers reject expanded legal support for families in child protection system
The pilot sought to connect 30 families in central Maine with attorneys who could help them navigate the child protective system before losing custody of their children.