The justices affirm 10 of the 11 convictions against Ronald Paquin, 77, a former Catholic priest from Massachusetts, leaving his 16-year prison sentence unchanged.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Woman pleads guilty to murder of 83-year-old in Owls Head
Sarah Richards, 38, of South Thomaston admits that she beat and strangled Helen Carver in February 2019.
Two arrested after drive-by shooting in Jay
Police charged a Bangor woman and a Connecticut man after witnesses said they saw them drive away toward Livermore Falls in a white SUV after the shooting on Otis Street in Jay.
Police don’t have a motive for Thursday’s drive-by shooting in Jay
Police charged a Bangor woman and a Connecticut man after witnesses said they saw them drive away toward Livermore Falls in a white SUV after the shooting on Otis Street in Jay.
Bangor man arrested after barricading himself in stranger’s Augusta apartment
Augusta Sgt. Jesse Brann said the man was attempting to get away from police when he locked himself inside someone’s apartment Wednesday.
Prisoner charged with making repeated phone calls to his alleged victim
Joseph Chamberlin, 29, of Lyman is being held without bail and is due in court Thursday.
Accidental shooting in Westbrook results in felony charges
Police say a man who accidentally shot himself faces drug and weapons charges, as well as a misdemeanor charge that he violated Maine’s stay-at-home order.
Court delays murder trial for man accused of shooting Jean Fournier in a Walmart parking lot
The trial of Gage Dalphonse had been scheduled for June, but has been postponed, possibly until next year.
Court upholds former Maine lawmaker’s conviction for theft, tax evasion
Robert Lindell Jr., 55, who’s serving a 10-year sentence at the Maine State Prison, appealed his conviction for stealing more than $3 million from two elderly widows.
Skowhegan police looking for suspect in Friday morning hit and run
Officer Tifani Warren responded to the call at 7:41 a.m. Friday morning after a bicyclist was struck by a vehicle that ran a stop sign.