Four men were charged in connection with the death of Darry Coffin, setting off a tangled web of criminal cases that has made closure elusive.
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Livermore Falls man pleads not guilty in Farmington home invasion and Jay shooting cases
Jeromy Merchant, 43, admitted to unrelated probation violations in a 2022 case and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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New Sharon man indicted on sexual assault charges
Joey Savage, 58, is held on $10,000 bail at the Franklin County Detention Center in Farmington.
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Four Livermore Falls men indicted in home invasion, robbery in Farmington
The homeowner at 234 Morrison Hill Road told police he was beaten, choked, threatened with a shotgun and had coins, guns and phone stolen, on Feb. 7, according to Farmington police.
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Army says it couldn’t use N.Y.’s red flag law to disarm Lewiston gunman
Maj. Matthew Dickison, who evaluated Robert Card initially, tells the commission investigating the mass shooting that New York’s law doesn’t appear to apply to non-residents.
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Massachusetts man sentenced to serve 18 years in prison for attempted murder in Waterville
Irineu B. Goncalves, 35, of Revere, Massachusetts, was convicted last month of strangling and beating the mother of his children in June 2023 outside a Waterville hotel.
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Police identify body found in river as target of last week’s manhunt in Augusta
Augusta police say they have recovered the body of Justin Larrabee from the Kennebec River, not far from where he allegedly threatened his parents with a gun on Friday.
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Phillips woman charged with stabbing boyfriend
Candance Dotolo, 44, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence aggravated assault and a charge of domestic violence assault July 5.
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Police continue search for Augusta man described as armed and dangerous
Officials are seeking Justin M. Larrabee, 40, because he allegedly used a gun Friday afternoon to threaten his parents at their house on Riverside Drive.
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Vassalboro man arrested after weekend chase through Waterville, Oakland
Christopher Ratte, 38, is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 9 on multiple charges after leading police on a chase Saturday night and then Being found Sunday in the basement at a Vassalboro home.