Charles Landry’s attorney says he admits no liability, and patient care was not at issue.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Riverview patient who blinded himself pleads not criminally responsible to assaulting fellow patient
The judge said there was no place in the Department of Corrections or the mental health system for James Staples, calling that ‘a serious and shameful situation.’
Fayette woman allegedly rams car, destroys garage bay at ex-husband’s home
Breanne Hewins, 40, faces charges of aggravated criminal mischief and obstructing the report of a crime, according to Maine State Police.
Deportation looms for man convicted of drug crimes in Augusta, York
A lawyer on Wednesday sought a new trial for Faysal A. Mohamed, who is originally from the Darfur region of Sudan.
After convicted killer dies, police plead for help finding clues in central Maine woman’s death
Pauline Rourke disappeared in 1976 just weeks after her then-boyfriend, Albert Cochran, 79, killed Janet Baxter, of Oakland.
Hallowell police charge man with animal cruelty after he allegedly left dog in hot car for 30 minutes
Police say the windows were open a bit but the car’s inside temperature was around 100 degrees.
SUV crashes into historic, 28-ton Fryeburg monument, knocking it clockwise
The impact damaged the granite John Stevens Monument, and the driver has been charged with drunken driving, police say.
Justices accept case that would legalize sports gaming
The case would allow sports betting in New Jersey casinos and tracks.
November trial scheduled for sheriff’s deputy charged with abusing girls
Kenneth Hatch III of Whitefield has pleaded not guilty to 22 charges.
Lewiston man sentenced to 15 years for infant son’s death
Danny Adams had pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the suffocation death of his 14-week-old son.