Bruce Akers was sentenced to 38 years in prison last year for the murder of Douglas Flint. Akers’ lawyers will argue police improperly searched his property where Flint’s body was found.
Maine Crime
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Maine man awaits sentencing for killing cellmate over cigarettes
A prisoner who killed his cellmate in a fight over cigarettes is due to be sentenced this week
Suspects in West Bath beating and robbery remain at large
Police pursued three suspects after a Phippsburg man who was ‘flagged down’ by a woman who claimed her SUV was disabled got assaulted and robbed on Berry’s Mill Road on Saturday night.
Man assaulted, robbed in Phippsburg while trying to help motorist
The incident occurred Saturday evening after the victim was ‘flagged down’ by a woman who claimed that her SUV was disabled, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office says.
Details emerge in Augusta criminal threatening case
Ray C. Mack was arrested Thursday in Augusta following a search of a home on Waldo Street on charges of criminal threatening and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
Augusta man arrested on criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon charge
Augusta police, Maine State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and Homeland Security, searched a Waldo Street home Thursday, and arrested Ray Mack on a charge of threatening.
FBI arrests 2nd Maine resident linked to Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Nicholas P. Hendrix, 34, of Gorham faces 4 charges including unlawfully entering the Capitol and disorderly conduct, court records show.
Greene man gets probation for Social Security fraud
Edwin N. Harris admitted to his crimes and vows to pay back the money.
Knox County couple charged after 3-year-old found alone in ferry parking lot
Police say they searched for the child’s parents or guardians on April 27 before finding the couple in a motel room with ‘a large amount’ of cocaine and fentanyl.
Man who allegedly caused January lockdown at Strong Elementary pleads not guilty to terrorizing charge
The Jan. 7 disturbance at Strong Elementary School resulted in a lockdown.