The murder charge is a result of an extensive investigation by federal, state and local authorities, according to Maine State Police.
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State’s high court upholds murder conviction of man who killed Somerset County Deputy Sheriff
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the convictions and sentences for John D. Williams, who shot and killed Somerset County Deputy Sheriff Cpl. Eugene Cole, and of Kandee Weyland, who killed her ex-husband in front of their two children.
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Former Unity College employee pleads guilty to taking almost $517,000
Beth Bing, 49, of Waterville faces up to 20 years in prison for unauthorized use of the college’s credit card.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine Crime, Politics
U.S. Senate candidate calls Maine’s top public health official a ‘death doctor’ and Gov. Mills a ‘psychopath’
Independent U.S. Senate hopeful Max Linn lashes out in campaign’s final days against those he thinks for stifling freedom with rules to thwart COVID-19.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Police investigate fatal shooting of Lewiston man
Hassan Hassan of Lewiston died at Central Maine Medical Center at 2:44 a.m. Sunday, according to the State Police. Police said they do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the public.
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Cumberland County sheriff warns of phone scam targeting grandparents
Scammers are impersonating grandchildren to ask local residents to send money, the sheriff’s office said.
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New York man sentenced on drug, gun charges in Maine
A federal judge sentenced Deondray Warren to 10 years and 11 months in prison for trafficking heroin and crack cocaine in central Maine.
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State prisons block transfer from jails of sentenced inmates, again
Nine of the 23 sentenced inmates at the Androscoggin County Jail were scheduled to be taken to a state prison Thursday, said Sheriff Eric Samson. The block is due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Woman sentenced to 30 months for mailing anthrax threat to Sen. Collins
A federal jury found Suzanne Muscara of Burlington guilty last year of sending white powder in a threatening communication to the senator’s Bangor address in 2018.
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Police: Fairfield man charged after crashing into pole, fleeing
Adam R. Holt, 33, of Fairfield fled after crashing his 2009 Kia Sedona into a utility pole at the intersection of Main and Cottage streets, according to Fairfield police.