Two of the guns that the U.S. Attorney’s Office says Jennifer Scruggs, 35, of Turner, illegally sold in California were recovered by Los Angeles police.
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Eliot Cutler to change his plea in child porn case
The former Maine gubernatorial candidate is expected to plead to 4 counts of possession of images depicting child sexual abuse and prosecutors say the agreement will include “a period of incarceration.”
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Farmington woman accused of smoking crack, endangering child in Wilton
Michelle M. Belanger, 33, was arrested on two counts of endangering a child, unlawful possession of crack cocaine and refusal to submit to arrest or detention.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
‘Radio silence’ from investigators frustrates family of Edgecomb toddler killed on Christmas morning
More than three months after police ruled 3-year-old Makinzlee Handrahan’s death a homicide, family members continue to wait for charges to be filed.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man pleads not guilty to manslaughter in Turner crash
Jacob Diaz had been driving a pickup truck that slammed head-on into a car driven by a Fayette woman.
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Man who allegedly stole Augusta police cruiser found not competent to stand trial
Kyle King, 27, who is being held at Kennebec County jail, has been committed to Riverview Psychiatric Center for treatment meant to restore his mental competency.
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Citing mental illness, Waterville woman found not criminally responsible for setting fires with Molotov cocktails
Melissa Jane Breznyak has been committed to state custody for an indefinite period of time for the setting the fires last year in her neighborhood.
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Waterville man pleads guilty to terrorism charge following planned mosque attack
Xavier Pelkey, 19, entered the plea Friday in federal court in Bangor to a charge of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, prosecutors said.
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Augusta man charged in fatal crash in Turner in December
Jacob Diaz was taken to the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn where he was being held Thursday night on $100,000 cash bail.
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Mother of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ pleads guilty to manslaughter
Lee Ann Daigle, 59, who was charged with murder in the death of a newborn abandoned in 1985, waived her right to an indictment and a jury trial on the reduced charge. She faces up to 30 years in prison.