Megan McDonald, 39, told police in December that God had chosen her for a murder-suicide and her son, Quincy, needed to be sacrificed, according to a police affidavit.
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Norridgewock murder suspect shot girlfriend’s son, police say
Daniel V. Markey, 59, of Norridgewock is charged with killing 39-year-old Christopher Nickerson.
Pittsfield man arrested after an attempted armed robbery Sunday
Thomas Allen, 18, of Pittsfield was arrested following the incident at a convenience store Sunday.
Augusta man indicted on attempted murder charges in Belgrade shooting
Samuel C. Bell, 26, told his mother he was coming to her home to repay a loan, and instead shot her in the head, police said.
Lawmakers try again to hire auditor to oversee Maine’s secretive state police intelligence unit
The Maine Information and Analysis Center has drawn criticism for years concerning its transparency and claims that it was illegally monitoring and storing data on civilians.
AG’s office reverses course, names victim in Sidney homicide
The office named Quincy McDonald in an indictment after previously refusing to identify the boy who was killed in Sidney in December.
Norridgewock drug bust leads to 4 arrests
The four were each charged aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs.
America’s first Black lawyer started in Maine. His only known portrait has been missing for decades.
Macon Bolling Allen went on to become the nation’s first African American judge and was a partner at the first Black-led firm in South Carolina.
Farmington man to serve six years for attempting to strangle, assault and threaten a woman
Richard D. Simpson, 38, entered guilty pleas in Alford-style plea to domestic violence charges including aggravated assault.
Waterville woman sentenced for illegal gun purchase
Nikeshia Knight, 25, of Waterville was sentenced Thursday to serve more than three years in federal prison.