Mark Cardilli Jr., who confessed to shooting 22-year-old Isahak Muse in 2019, will get a new trial after a judge ruled Tuesday that Cardilli’s attorneys failed to properly make a self-defense argument.
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Maine man, 86, accused of assuming dead brother’s identity in 1965 convicted of several charges
A U.S. District Court jury in Bangor on Friday convicted an 86-year-old Etna man of charges including mail fraud, Social Security fraud, passport fraud and identity theft.
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Waterville man charged in May shooting that occurred outside downtown restaurant
Christopher Manigat, 21, was taken into custody over the weekend and is being held without bail at the Kennebec County Jail in Augusta.
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Authorities continue to investigate Madison store robbery
The robbery occurred Aug. 5 at the Big Apple store on Old Point Avenue in Madison.
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Maine State Police end patrols in Washington County, leaving communities scrambling
Dozens of vacancies and a policy of troopers being reassigned to speciality units creates a rural policing void.
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Norway man charged with murder of estranged wife
A grand jury indicts Andrew J. St. George for killing Barbara St. George July 7.
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Passenger in fatal Castine crash pleads not guilty to ‘co-conspirator’ charges
At her arraignment Thursday morning, Noelle Tavares, 21, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, denied responsibility for the December 2022 crash that killed 4 of her Maine Maritime Academy classmates.
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Hallowell woman arrested after car crashes into building, catches fire in Augusta
An office building on Western Avenue was significantly damaged and one person was taken to a hospital after the Tuesday crash, officials said.
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Bath native, AI entrepreneur accused of swindling investors
Michael Brackett was arrested Tuesday on wire and securities fraud charges after he allegedly lied to investors about the financial health of his tech startup, Centricity Inc.
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Farmington police investigate burglaries at Front Street businesses
An undisclosed amount of cash was taken from three businesses. A burglary attempt at a fourth business failed.