The county argues that the judge didn’t take into account the order’s impact on limited jail resources.
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Lewiston teenager charged with manslaughter told police he threw rock during fatal fight
Police arrested two teenagers and an adult Thursday in last year’s killing of Donald G. Giusti in Lewiston.
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One of three teens connected to Litchfield slaying pleads guilty
The 14-year-old from Ashland, Massachusetts, was committed to Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland until he is 21 years old.
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Waterboro man sentenced to 20 years in cattle-prod Taser case appeals conviction
Christopher T. Hall was found guilty of aggravated assault and attempted kidnapping in a 2015 case in which he attacked a woman working in a child custody case.
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Contractor indicted on manslaughter charges in worker’s fatal fall from roof
The case of Shawn D. Purvis of Scarborough is likely just the second in which Maine prosecutors have sought charges under the state’s workplace manslaughter statute.
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Suspect who ran from police in Lebanon arrested in N.H.
Police have issued warrant for William Watson, charging him with various drug offenses and eluding law enforcement.
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Slaying suspect and victim were schoolmates at Deering High
Mark Cardilli Jr. and Isahak Muse both grew up in Portland and graduated from the city’s largest high school two years apart.
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York County paid $30,000 to settle sex assault lawsuit filed by former inmate
Former corrections officer Jonathan Carpenter was sentenced to 5 years for assaulting the woman at the York County Jail in 2016.
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Medical examiner investigating human remains found in Augusta Sunday
Officials from the Augusta and Gardiner police departments said little information is available until the bones are identified.
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New York man sentenced in 2016 Augusta Walmart confrontation
Frankie Dejesus, 29, of Rochester, New York, received a two-year deferred disposition when he pleaded guilty in 2016 to a charge of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.