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Somerset County courts for Jan. 14-18, 2019

June 2, 2019June 3, 2019

Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.

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Selecting objective jury in deputy Eugene Cole’s fatal shooting will present a challenge

by Megan Gray June 2, 2019June 4, 2019

A defense attorney for John Williams said he will ask the jury to consider a lesser charge of manslaughter as an alternative to murder in the April 2018 killing of Cpl. Eugene Cole in Norridgewock.

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Wanted Standish man was killed in Gorham police shooting, authorities say

by Matt Byrne June 1, 2019June 1, 2019

Gorham police Officer Dean Hannon fired on Kyle Needham, 32, when it appeared he was about to run over an officer, according to the Maine Attorney General’s Office.

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Millinocket man convicted of manslaughter in death of 6-month-old boy

by Associated Press June 1, 2019June 1, 2019

The death preceded a shooting rampage by the boy’s father that killed two people.

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Man killed by Gorham police while trying to run down officer, state says

by Penelope Overton May 31, 2019June 1, 2019

Police say the man who was shot to death was wanted on warrants.

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York County woman seeks to withdraw guilty plea in ex-husband’s stabbing death

by Tammy Wells Journal Tribune May 31, 2019June 1, 2019

Kandee Weyland Collind of Acton is charged with murder in the death of Scott Weyland in 2017.

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Six arrested on drug charges after Waterville police raid

by Meg Robbins May 31, 2019May 31, 2019

Waterville police and six other law enforcement agencies seized about 2.29 ounces of drugs Friday morning during searches at 13 Gray St., Apartment 1; 5 Gray Ave., Apartment 1; and 45 Summer St., Apartment 3.