The case of Shawn D. Purvis of Scarborough is likely just the second in which Maine prosecutors have sought charges under the state’s workplace manslaughter statute.
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Suspect who ran from police in Lebanon arrested in N.H.
Police have issued warrant for William Watson, charging him with various drug offenses and eluding law enforcement.
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Slaying suspect and victim were schoolmates at Deering High
Mark Cardilli Jr. and Isahak Muse both grew up in Portland and graduated from the city’s largest high school two years apart.
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York County paid $30,000 to settle sex assault lawsuit filed by former inmate
Former corrections officer Jonathan Carpenter was sentenced to 5 years for assaulting the woman at the York County Jail in 2016.
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Medical examiner investigating human remains found in Augusta Sunday
Officials from the Augusta and Gardiner police departments said little information is available until the bones are identified.
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New York man sentenced in 2016 Augusta Walmart confrontation
Frankie Dejesus, 29, of Rochester, New York, received a two-year deferred disposition when he pleaded guilty in 2016 to a charge of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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How to handle an AWOL horse? Maine deputy had a nutty idea.
A sergeant from the York County Sheriff’s Office had to think on his feet to wrangle a horse from a road in Cornish in the middle of the night.
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Kennebec County courts March 28-April 3, 2019
A roundup of cases closed March 28-April 3, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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Sanford man caught throwing drugs from car during traffic stop, police say
Police say Brandon Smith, 34, also ran from officers during a traffic stop in Lebanon.
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Family argument led to shooting and murder charge against Army sergeant, Portland police say
Mark Cardilli Jr. appeared in court Tuesday for the first time since he was indicted and arrested last week in the March shooting death of Isahak Muse.