Eric Hewett, who shot Dreaquan Foster, suffered a head injury but has since been released from Maine Medical Center in Portland. Foster is under 24-hour guard in the intensive care unit of MaineGeneral Medical Center, police said.
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Man and teen arrested after chaotic altercation in Waterboro
The man went to a home to buy drugs but ended up in a confrontation involving weapons, the York County sheriff says.
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Parents of Fairfield woman convicted in baby’s death seek right to visit other child
Kayla Stewart, 21, appeared in court Monday on a writ from the Maine Correctional Center for a petition for grandparents’ rights filed by Lucille and Randall Stewart, her adoptive parents.
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Man gets 4 years in jail for ‘frightening’ domestic violence assault in Albion
Steven Theriault, 28, of Howland, is serving an initial four years behind bars, with four more suspended, in connection with an incident in which he held a box cutter to his girlfriend’s throat and threatened to kill her.
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Casco man accused of assaulting woman, challenging deputy to shoot him
Police say Ernesto Nieves was eventually arrested after a police dog tracked him more than 8 miles through the woods.
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Understaffed and underpaid, Cumberland County corrections staff vent to county officials
Vacancies for corrections staff have pushed inmate-to-officer ratios higher in the jail’s housing units, which the officers believe poses a safety threat.
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Palmyra man indicted on child pornography charges
Issac D. Bissell, 25, faces two counts of possession of sexually explicit material, among several people recently indicted by a Somerset County grand jury.
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Former Windham man facing financial exploitation charges fails to show up for trial
The judge increases bail and plans to issue an arrest warrant for Theodore Thomes, who is in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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State rejects request for Augusta courtroom video recording
The Kennebec Journal requested surveillance videos taken Feb. 28, when a court officer emailed a cellphone photo of a defense attorney’s notes to the prosecutor.
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Police: Sidney home invasion leaves suspect shot in chest
Eric Hewett, who police said came to the rescue of his mother during the home invasion, suffered a serious head injury before shooting the alleged intruder, Dreaquan Foster of Providence, Rhode Island.