If convicted, prosecutors said they will request a life sentence for Randal J. Hennessey. He doesn’t dispute shooting Douglas Michaud Jr. at least 6 times on their apartment building’s front porch in 2021.
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South Portland teen accused of planning school shooting on trial in juvenile court
The former South Portland High School student has pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminal solicitation for murder.
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Vienna man indicted for allegedly firing gun near home
The Kennebec County grand jury indictments for June.
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Palermo man, 18, faces multiple charges after high-speed chase in Waterville
Robert Conlogue was arrested late Saturday and taken to the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta, where he was released early Monday on $4,000 bail, police said.
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A judge committed these Maine patients to a hospital. Some say they’re being sent to prison.
Maine has been quietly sending people found not criminally responsible for their crimes to a controversial, for-profit facility in South Carolina where they say they are not getting mental health treatment.
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New York man hit with stun gun, arrested in Hallowell
Man was allegedly swinging a baseball bat at windows, signs, and was aggressive toward responding police.
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Limington man accused of killing mother and her boyfriend enters insanity plea
Matthew Cote, 23, is pleading not guilty and not criminally responsible to two counts of murder and one count of arson in the June 2021 slayings.
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Augusta to use opiate settlement funds to pay for mental health worker on police calls
The worker would be hired by the city in the hopes of connecting people with substance use disorder with help.
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Kennebunk doctor found guilty on 15 counts in opioid prescription case
The jury deliberated for more than nine hours following a two-week trial in U.S. District Court in Portland.
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Attorney general says man fired 15 shots at Portland officers before his death in I-295 shootout
The AG said Portland police were justified when they shot and killed Kyle Desmarais, 42, in December after he got out of his car and fired at two 2 officers.