The young child of a key witness developed a virus symptom, and the OUI case – the state’s first jury trial since March – has been delayed until spring.
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Top court will decide whether Acton woman could withdraw guilty plea to murder
Kandee Collind pleaded guilty to murdering her husband and a judge did not allow her to withdraw the plea.
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Augusta, New York men charged with drug trafficking
Augusta police searched a Stone Street apartment where they said they found cocaine and a mix of fentanyl and heroin.
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State’s top court hears appeal in murder of sheriff’s deputy
John Williams has appealed his conviction and his life sentence for the murder of Cpl. Eugene Cole in 2018.
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Maine man sentenced for operating a methamphetamine lab
Douglas Theriault, 39, of Biddeford was sentenced to serve 9 months and one day of a five-year sentence.
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Spruce Head man, 84, charged with threatening couple for not wearing masks
George D. Kibitz, who police say displayed a gun and told the couple that he might shoot people not wearing face coverings, is charged with criminal threatening.
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Defendant in killing Down East must wear mask at trial, over his objection
A judge rejects the argument by Carine Reeves, who is Black, that a face mask could prejudice jurors against him.
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Federal prosecutor appeals ruling on blood test in fatal Acadia crash
A U.S. district judge found a warrant-less blood draw inadmissible in the case, which involves a conflict between state and federal jurisdiction.
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Lewiston man charged in May gun incident
Deon Sands was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday.
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Police seek suspect in aggravated assault in Naples
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says it is looking for Thomas Staley in connection with the attack.