Paul Johnson-Yarosevich of Acton will serve 4 to 8 years in prison.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Motion to admit polygraph test as evidence in Miranda Hopkins’ infant manslaughter trial denied
The Troy woman goes on trial Oct. 30 for manslaughter in the death of her infant son Jaxson, who was 7 weeks old at the time.
Rockport man accused of killing 4 is found competent to stand trial
The mental health evaluation of Orion Krause who is charged with killing his mother, grandparents and a caretaker will remain sealed.
Portland police seek man who tried to kidnap baby from Hannaford
The Back Cove store was shut down after a man took an infant in a cart to another part of the store, police say.
Mainer who accused orphanage founder seeks dismissal of defamation suit
Paul Kendrick accused an orphanage founder in Haiti of being a pedophile.
Former prosecutor says she didn’t direct detectives’ case against Sanborn
Pamela Ames, who won a conviction against Anthony Sanborn in 1992, testified that she did not expect detectives to bring her information on everyone they spoke with in the investigation.
Rhode Island man arrested for allegedly robbing Big Apple store in Augusta
Augusta police responded to a reporte of a robbery just after 4 a.m. Friday and arrested a man in connection with the incident after tracking him to a nearby residence.
Bath man sentenced to over 27 years for sexually abusing teenage girl
David Miller pleaded guilty in June to abusing the 13-year-old multiple times in 1995.
General Motors to pay Maine $1.1 million in settlement
The payment results from a multistate lawsuit claiming the automaker failed to disclose dangerous ignition switch defects.
Detective, in heated exchange, insists he didn’t ‘zero right in’ on Anthony Sanborn in girl’s murder
Retired police detective James Daniels says his notes show that several people named a man who was angry with 16-year-old Jessica Briggs, but the official report says otherwise.