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Bronx man sentenced to 26 years for sex trafficking, drug dealing

by Matt Byrne August 8, 2019August 8, 2019

Vincent Graham, 35, pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year to selling drugs and coercing a Biddeford woman into prostitution.

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‘Not a gun control problem:’ Son of man shot to death at Auburn Walmart defends right to carry

by Mark LaFlamme Sun Journal August 7, 2019August 8, 2019

Justin Karcher, 19, was in the parking lot with his father, Jean Donald Fournier, on July 27 when an argument ended with the fatal shooting.

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Man who hid drugs in his underwear pleads guilty to possession

by Dennis Hoey August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

Sean Anderson of Peabody, Massachusetts, is facing up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty in Portland to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Maine, Maine Crime

Defense seeks return of cellphones found in Carrillo home where girl was killed

by Associated Press August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

Julio Carrillo pleaded guilty last month to murder, and his wife Sharon Carrillo wants a judge to dismiss the charges against her in the death of her daughter Marissa Kennedy.

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Sanford suspect on run for 24 days pleads guilty to drug crimes

by Tammy Wells Journal Tribune August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

Joshua Patrick Weldon failed to show up at a sober house in October 2018 after his arrest on a drug charge in August.

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Man arrested, charged after 8-hour standoff in Brownfield

by Jon Bolduc August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

The standoff apparently ended peacefully.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, Nation & World

Auburn man pleads not guilty in Alaska cold case rape and killing

by Associated Press August 6, 2019August 7, 2019

Steven Downs is charged in the attack on a woman at the University of Alaska Fairbanks 26 years ago.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime

Auburn man indicted on felony firearm charges

by Matthew Daigle August 6, 2019August 7, 2019

An Auburn man, whose apartment was the site of a fatal standoff in May, was indicted on felony firearm charges by an Androscoggin County grand jury Tuesday.