Oxford County Sheriff Wayne J. Gallant says he thinks Johnston was aware that he was a suspect in the sexual assault before he died of hypothermia and self-inflicted wounds.
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Leroy Smith III deemed competent to stand trial in slaying of his father
A Superior Court justice ruled earlier this week that the state has provided enough evidence to prove Smith is competent to face a murder charge in the Gardiner killing.
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Auburn man gets 8-year sentence for distributing heroin
Darnell Robinson sold $1,000 worth of heroin to an undercover witness, prosecutors say.
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State funding for court-appointed attorneys runs out
Lawyers representing indigent defendants for the rest of the fiscal year will have to wait until July 1 to be paid.
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Two people charged with dealing heroin in Biddeford
A man from Connecticut and a woman from Biddeford are arrested after an eight-month investigation.
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Phoning girlfriend from Augusta jail costs inmate 20 months
Derek D. Taylor, 33, of Norridgewock, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Augusta to violating conditions of release.
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A good bad year: Doping’s effect on harness racing
The 2015 spike in horse-drugging cases cast a pall over Maine’s horse racing industry.
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Fryeburg man surrenders, weapons confiscated, after domestic violence call
A woman runs to a neighbor’s house and calls police, warning them that the suspect threatened to shoot her and police.
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Boothbay man shot in leg during quarrel with neighbor, police say
The wound is not life-threatening, and the neighbor, Thomas Proctor Jr., 66, is charged with reckless conduct with a firearm.
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Scam seminar seeks to arm residents with tools to keep from getting tricked
Andrew Grover, of Bangor Savings Bank, said scam artists are constantly at work trying to gain access to people’s information.