Melanie Ann High is accused of using kickbacks to induce Gerald E. Merrill, a deputy superintendent with the Maine Department of Corrections, into purchasing from companies she controlled.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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Man accused of killing his parents, 2 others in Bowdoin enters insanity plea
Joseph Eaton, who told a Press Herald reporter that he killed his parents and 2 other people in Bowdoin and shot 3 others on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth in April, was arraigned Friday afternoon on 4 counts of murder and 23 other charges.
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State corrections official charged with theft, bribery
Gerald E. Merrill, a deputy superintendent with the Maine Department of Corrections, was arrested Tuesday and accused of operating a kickback scheme for nearly a decade.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Couple accused in theft from site of Bowdoin shootings also suspected in identity theft operation
A search of the Bowdoin home of Michael J. Hall and Jeanne I. Doughty revealed not only items reported stolen from the site of 4 fatal shootings, but fake checks, fake IDs and a list of more than a dozen stolen identities.
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Hate groups are on the march in Maine
A three-month investigation by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram reveals that white nationalist groups are increasing their presence in Maine. Ignoring them would be a mistake, experts say.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Canton man arrested after trying to evade police in stolen SUV
Shawn Dame, 32, allegedly crashed a stolen SUV in Falmouth and ran to Presumpscot Street in Portland before police arrested him Friday morning and charged him with several crimes.
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N.Y. architect charged with serial killings that included a Maine woman
Rex Heuermann, 59, is accused of killing Megan Waterman, of Scarborough, and two other women. They were among the 11 people whose remains were found on Long Island in 2010 and 2011 in what became known as the Gilgo Beach murders.
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Another Clarence Thomas ethics story – and this one involves a Maine lawyer
Patrick Strawbridge of North Yarmouth sent money to Thomas’ aide in connection to a 2019 Christmas party just months before he argued Donald Trump’s tax return case before the Supreme Court, according to The Guardian newspaper.
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Arraignment rescheduled for man accused of killing 4 in Bowdoin
Joseph Eaton, who has admitted to killing four people and wounding three others in Bowdoin and Yarmouth in a pair of April shootings, is expected to enter a plea on July 28.
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Suspect in Naples shooting arrested after two-day manhunt
Police arrested Alexzander Goodwin, 18, of Bridgton, in Portland on Thursday afternoon, nearly two days after he is accused of shooting a teen during a crowded Fourth of July celebration in Naples.