A defense attorney for Dylan Ketcham said he had been threatened and feared for his life.
Maine Crime
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Man who killed father in Gardiner granted some unsupervised time in Augusta community
Leroy Smith III was found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity for the 2014 killing of his father at their Gardiner apartment and officials say medications have been effective in controlling his mental illness.
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Rumford police charge Mexico teen with gun, drug violations
Police encountered the 16-year-old on Lincoln Avenue and said he was “acting suspiciously.”
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Boston man arrested on drug charges from Waldo, Knox counties
Bernard Holmes-Fox, 29, has been charged with three counts of drug trafficking.
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Police arrest 6 people after apparent home invasion in China
An Oakland man and five others from New York were involved in the incident Wednesday on Alder Park Road, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office said.
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As need for autopsies increases, plans approved for bigger medical examiner’s office in Augusta
The $18.8 million facility would help the state perform more autopsies and meet the needs of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner for the next 30 years, officials say.
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Plea deal reached with Maine National Guard soldier accused of rape
David Cyr, who maintains his innocence, is serving 90 days in jail after pleading no contest in exchange for prosecutors dropping 2 counts of gross sexual assault.
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Bates College student reportedly assaulted on Lewiston campus
The victim was struck by an unidentified man Wednesday in what was described as an unprovoked assault.
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Police: Man subdued after aiming loaded gun at local boxer at West Forks store
Police responded to a disturbance early Wednesday to find Edward Baker, 28, had been restrained on the ground by three people, including Brandon Berry, a local pro boxer who has risen to fame in that sport.
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Drug money was behind Auburn shooting Monday, according to police
Auburn police say a man shot through the door of his Washington Street home when three men attempted to force their way in, striking one of them.