Raheem Goodwin, who pleaded guilty on Friday, will serve 29 years in prison for the 2023 murder of Edwin Weeks in Fairfield.
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Cornville man sentenced for accessing child sexual abuse material
Wade Willette, 46, of Cornville, used the Kik messaging app to upload videos containing child sexual abuse materials in 2021.
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Windsor man sentenced to 20 years for sexual assaults on girl
Peter Cayouette’s victim testified she was assaulted hundreds of times for a year, when she was 11 and 12 years old.
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Albion man sentenced to 75 days for sexual contact with girl, possessing explicit photos
The victim’s father said he should have shot the defendant instead of going to authorities at Sean Eori’s sentencing Tuesday, where the victim and her family said the system failed to protect her.
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Portland police, FBI announce $10,000 reward for Boston man missing since 2006
Miguel Oliveras has been missing for 18 years and was last seen at a club on Riverside Street.
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Etna woman accused of killing boyfriend referred for mental evaluation
Heidi Tasker, 36, was scheduled to make her first court appearance Monday, but it was rescheduled for next week as she was ‘in a high state of distress,’ her attorney said.
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Clinton attempted robbery under investigation, police say
Officials said they are investigating an incident Friday night in which a man attempted to rob another man and assaulted him with a knife outside his home on River Road.
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Maine’s highest court sides with Cumberland cyclist who appealed $151 ticket
Christopher Ray, 62, has been fighting the fine since the Cumberland police chief cited him for riding beside his friend in 2023.
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Etna woman charged with murder in boyfriend’s death
Police arrested Heidi Tasker, 36, on Friday and charged her in the death of Luke Norris, 41.
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Augusta woman gets nine months for stealing shopping cart full of liquor
Samantha Berube pleads guilty to thefts in three counties, including “all the high end liquor” from a Hannaford store.