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Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Bangor man says he never threatened high school soccer team
Steven Butler, who is charged in the incident, says teenagers entered his property and he acted instinctively to protect his family.
Aroostook County man’s conviction for indecent conduct overturned
The state’s highest court rules that Andrew J. Legassie could not be convicted of indecent conduct because he exposed his genitals to underage girls in pictures, not in person.
Homeless man charged with criminal trespass over wood hut on railway property
Vaughan Orchard, 56, of Waterville, has lived in a tent by the river and was building a hut on railroad property when he was arrested Wednesday, police said.
Fairfield man pleads not guilty to attempted murder of ex-girlfriend in Oakland
Jeremy A. Clement was arraigned on five related charges Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center.
Jury finds Robert Burton guilty of murder in shooting death of former girlfriend
Seven men and five women deliberated for more than six hours over two days at the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor before returning the guilty verdict Thursday.
Mass. man sentenced to 18 months for drug conspiracy
Jose Figueroa was arrested in December in Augusta after search warrants were executed in several locations in Augusta.
Kennebunk teacher accused of having relationship with student indicted on 14 counts
The lawyer for Jill Lamontagne, 29, a former health teacher at Kennebunk High School, says the male student fabricated the story that the two were having a sexual relationship.
Palmyra man sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison
Warren Laprell had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone.