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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PublishedAugust 29, 2022
State drops murder charge against Limington man whose conviction was thrown out
The state cites a lack of sufficient evidence to retry Bruce Akers, 64, who until recently had been incarcerated since his 2016 arrest in connection with the slaying of his neighbor, Douglas Flint.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2022
Federal judge approves plan to reimburse Maine inmates who lost unemployment benefits
The state will return more than $163,000 in seized unemployment benefits to 54 people who were incarcerated in Maine in 2020 and barred from the state’s work-release program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2022
Pay dispute stymies hiring of Maine’s first 5 public defenders
Lawmakers voted in April to spend nearly $1 million on the first team of public defenders, but a disagreement over whether their pay should equal that of prosecutors has stalled the hiring process.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2022
‘He was trying not to die too,’ defense attorney says of Mainer charged with violent acts on Jan. 6
After four days of trial, a U.S. District Judge in Washington, D.C., is left to decide whether Maine resident Kyle Fitzsimons is guilty of assaulting three officers, civil disorder and obstruction of a legal proceeding.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2022
Prosecutors rest their case against Maine man accused of storming U.S. Capitol
The prosecution and defense will deliver closing arguments Friday in Lebanon resident Kyle Fitzsimons’ trial on 11 charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2022
Man accused of killing neighbor released from jail after judge disallows key evidence
Bruce Akers is out on personal recognizance while he awaits a second murder trial after the Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated his 2020 conviction in the death of Douglas Flint.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
Officer testifies that he needed surgery for injuries by Maine man at Jan. 6 riot
Federal prosecutors said Kyle Fitzsimons, 38, is responsible for inflicting bodily injury on two officers, and attempted to harm a third with a dangerous weapon.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
Maine man assaulted multiple officers during Capitol riot, prosecutors say as trial begins
Kyle Fitzsimons faces 11 charges, including 2 counts of inflicting bodily injury on officers, for his alleged role in the attempted insurrection Jan. 6.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office identifies man found dead at jail
James Mannion, 30, had been in jail since December. He was arrested on a drug possession charge after he fell asleep behind the wheel at a gas pump.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
State commission will start meeting this month to discuss possibility of parole in Maine
The group of lawmakers, state officials, attorneys and advocates for criminal justice reform will have until December to study the subject, make recommendations and offer proposed legislation.
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