Jalique Keene, 22, testified in his own defense Friday and acknowledged that a security camera showed him carrying the lifeless body of 19-year-old Mikaela Conley in the early morning of June 1, 2018.
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Auburn man to serve two years for gas station robbery
Ryan Lizotte also is sentenced to serve four years of a previously suspended sentence for burglary and theft.
Buxton man accused of setting car and woods on fire
Police say Donovan Sanborn also threatened people with an ax during the incident last week on Old Thompson Road.
Pair suspected of robbing Limerick store at gunpoint arrested in Montana
The suspects were caught after driving in Montanta in a car they had taken without permission from Maine.
Private music teacher indicted on 19 more counts of unlawful sexual contact
Joshua King, 32, of Wiscasset is charged with molesting one of his students, now 9 years old, over a two-year period.
Auburn man killed in standoff had amassed stolen guns at home, police say
More details are released on the hours-long standoff Tuesday in Auburn that ended with Steven Case, 29, being killed by a member of the Maine State Police Tactical Team.
Livermore Falls man arrested for alleged child sex assault in Mount Vernon
The incident allegedly took place in 2017 or 2018 and involved a girl younger than age of 12.
State is unlawfully holding 13-year-old boy at Long Creek, attorney alleges
A judge determined in April that the boy was not competent to stand trial, but could be in the future.
Golf cart driver charged with OUI after crash with bus in Old Orchard Beach
Maureen Olsen, 55, of North Yarmouth was thrown from the golf cart, but was not injured, police said.
York man gets 2 years for sending threatening emails to police, educator
Austin Santoro, 23, sent violent, threatening emails to police and others using a technique that made the messages appear to come from the Portsmouth police chief.