A state psychologist says Justin Butterfield was suffering a psychotic episode when he killed his brother on Thanksgiving in 2022.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Police: Man arrested after tools stolen from Pittsfield are found at St. Albans home
The tools, worth “several thousands of dollars,” were reported stolen at the end of January, according to officials.
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Rumford women charged in methamphetamine case in Farmington
Farmington Sgt. Ethan Boyd received a complaint that vehicle was all over the road and a female driver couldn’t keep her eyes open, according to a statement.
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Privacy, public safety at odds when Maine teens are accused of violent crimes
Maine’s juvenile justice system defaults to privacy, but a South Portland case has frustrated prosecutors, who say the community has a right to know the threats.
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Drug overdose deaths declined by 16% in Maine in 2023
It was the first year-over-year decline since 2018.
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Portland man sentenced to 48 years for killing girlfriend at Acadia
A jury found Raymond Lester guilty of murder in the June 2022 death of Nicole Mokeme after he ran her over with his car and then fled to Mexico.
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Police find thousands of marijuana plants in Turner home after fire reported
A deputy and firefighters found steam — not flames — and spotted marijuana plants inside the Auburn Road home. Authorities seized more than 2,000 plants, but have made no arrests.
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Why didn’t Sagadahoc deputies charge Lewiston gunman with terrorizing?
That question was a key moment in a hearing last week before the governor’s commission investigating the mass shooting. Police say that even though Robert Card had threatened to commit a mass shooting, it wasn’t enough to bring him into custody.
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Chesterville man pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting girl
Norman Pelletier, 75, has been in jail since his Nov. 2, 2023 arrest.
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New York man pleads guilty to trafficking in illegal drugs in Wilton in 2022
Sentencing for Isiah Walker, 46, was delayed two years while he is taking classes on behavioral therapy and workforce readiness in New York.