Police charged Everett Meserve with murder for the beating death of his neighbor, but his health declined in jail and he died in April, court records show.
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Death of Hancock County man ruled a homicide
Police say he was found by a friend Oct. 3, but they’re still working to confirm his identity.
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Jury hears first police interview with mother standing trial in 3-year-old’s death
On the tapes, Jessica Trefethen gives her account of the events leading up to the death of her son Maddox Williams in June 2021. She is charged with depraved indifference murder.
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State dismisses murder charge against man in 2012 shooting death
Khang Tran, 29, pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy in September in the slaying of Matthew Blanchard. The state dropped seven other charges against him, including murder; another man facing the same charges awaits trial.
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Augusta police arrest juvenile suspect in last week’s Big Apple robbery
The suspect reportedly fled Sept. 27 with an undisclosed amount of money and was arrested Thursday, police say.
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Former Mount View teacher sentenced in domestic violence assault case
Karina Beadling was sentenced Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta for an incident that occurred last October in Waterville.
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Teenager describes abuse of 3-year-old at mother’s trial on murder charge
Six witnesses testified on the first day of Jessica Trefethen’s trial in the 2021 death of her son Maddox Williams of Stockton Springs.
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Man appeals drug conviction tied to state trooper accused of racial profiling
Damon Fagan’s defense team says there are at least 8 other cases in which Maine State Police Trooper John Darcy’s traffic stops have raised questions.
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Pittsfield officer injured in confrontation with motorist that included high-speed chase
Officer Chelsea Merry is recovering following the incident Friday in which a Newport man twice fled from Merry in his vehicle before she tracked him down and used pepper spray to subdue the man and take him into custody.
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Trial to begin in beating death of Stockton Springs 3-year-old
Jessica Williams was charged with murder in the summer of 2021 in the death of her 3-year-old son Maddox, whom a judge returned to her home after he’d been removed because his sibling suffered a drug overdose.