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Bowdoinham teen charged with killing grandmother pleads not guilty

by Darcie Moore Times Record June 25, 2019June 26, 2019

Dominic Sylvester was 16 when Beulah “Marie” Sylvester was found unconscious inside their home. He faces a charge of depraved indifference murder.

Auburn man stuck in limbo on way to Alaska to face murder and rape charges

by Christopher Williams June 25, 2019June 26, 2019

On June 3, Steven Downs left Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn and headed to the Strafford County Jail in Dover, New Hampshire. From there, federal marshals eventually brought him to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he now remains.

Maine, Maine Crime

Medical examiner to be deposed on autopsy change in Windham murder case

by Megan Gray June 25, 2019June 26, 2019

Dr. Mark Flomenbaum prompted a mistrial in a murder case earlier this year when he changed his description of the angle at which Alicia Gaston of Windham was shot in 2016.

Maine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel

Alleged Palmyra child sex offender who fled state indicted by grand jury

by Meg Robbins June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

David T. Freeman, 59, of Palmyra, is charged with three counts of gross sexual assault and three counts of unlawful sexual contact involving a minor under the age of 12.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Saco man who sold bomb to federal agent gets 2 years in prison

by Matt Byrne June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

Michael Rickett, 23, sold a military-grade improvised explosive device to an undercover agent for $350.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime

Woman arrested in Waterville drug sweep pleads guilty

by Jessica Lowell June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

Devon Ayotte was one of six people arrested in March in two drugs busts in which significant amounts of fentanyl, crack and powdered cocaine were seized.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

State closed Kendall Chick’s case 10 months before her death

by Eric Russell June 25, 2019June 26, 2019

Newly released information about the 4-year-old’s death in December 2017 shows that the state failed to adhere to policies that might have kept her safe.