Although Logan Taylor, 22, was facing up to 30 years for gross sexual assault, a felony, he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, and was sentenced to five days in jail.
Matt Byrne
Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau. Matt grew up outside Philadelphia, moved to Boston to attend Emerson College and now loves living in Maine. When he is not nerding out on court documents or listening to a police scanner, Matt loves to work on old cars, make things out of metal and try new craft beers. Offers to drive your race car, or news tips, are always welcome.
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Windham man, 33, killed in head-on crash on Route 302
Joshua R. Greenwood died at the scene when his pickup truck crossed the centerline and struck a trailer loaded with construction equipment, police said.
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Searchers pull body of teen kayaker from Presumpscot River
Mohammed Al-Ammar, 14, was reported missing Thursday after a tandem kayak he was paddling with another boy capsized. The other boy survived.
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Father and son surrender after 5-hour standoff at Bridgton motel
Police surround the First and Last Motel on Route 302 and cut off the electricity before John Connolly and his son John Siciliani come out peacefully.
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Portland police identify man whose body was pulled from water off Eastern Promenade
People who were with Jonathan Knights, 42, called 911 late Wednesday to report that he had fallen off a sea wall.
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Police looking for suspect in 3 assaults on women
Each of the women was grabbed from behind near or on Congress Street over a period of several weeks, and each victim has given a similar description of the suspect.
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Wardens recover kayaker’s body from river in Orono
The Maine Warden Service had been searching for 37-year-old Mohammad Jamal since Tuesday.
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Both men were armed in West End confrontation that ended with shooting
The wounded man is identified as Samuel Iserbyt, 48, by his mother, Charlotte Iserbyt of Dresden, who says he was lucky the shooting took place so close to Maine Medical Center.
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Porcupine 2.0 replaces sculpture stolen from jetport
The donated work comes with a security upgrade, as it is now affixed to a large chunk of granite.
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Morning house fire in Gorham displaces family, injures firefighter
The fire began in a garage attached to a house on Plummer Road.