Robert Kenneth Lindell was sentenced Tuesday in what authorities call one of Maine’s worst cases of elder financial abuse.
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State seeks to try Lewiston teen as adult on manslaughter charge
A judge rules that the 17-year-old boy charged in the June 12, 2018, Knox Street melee will remain in custody.
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Kittery man charged with violating domestic violence protection order
Authorities say Nelson Jean Dion traveled across state lines and made contact with a former girlfriend in violation of the order.
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Accuser takes the stand in former prison guard’s sex assault trial
The defense attorney questions the woman about the alleged sexual encounters while she was incarcerated at the Southern Maine Reentry Center in Alfred.
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Man charged with drunken driving after Buxton police notice ‘strange sight’
Police say Justin Sproul backed his truck into another vehicle and inadvertently towed it from a bar parking lot.
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Six charged with smuggling drugs, disguised as legal papers, into Wiscasset jail
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency began investigating drug activity at Two Bridges Regional Jail in January.
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Former Maine man accused of having at least 4 wives expected to admit to bigamy
Michael Middleton, 43, who lived most recently in Old Orchard Beach, faces as much as 7 years in prison in New Hampshire and could face charges in other states as well.
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Attorneys questioned on second day of Jay Mercier murder appeal in Skowhegan
Mercier was sentenced to 70 years for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, and has since lost two appeals, one in 2014 and the other in 2016.
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Bosnian man accused of trying to strangle girlfriend deported
Charges against Milorad Stanivukovic, 34, who had been living in Cushing and Hope, were dismissed but could be reinstated if he returns to the U.S.
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State police still searching for Scarborough woman’s killer in 1992 case
Susan Hannah disappeared 27 years ago, but state police have not given up in their search to find the person who killed her.