Closed cases from Franklin County Superior Court and Farmington District Court.
Maine Crime
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Murder trial of Robert Burton, of Abbot, set for late September in Bangor
Burton, 40, is charged with killing his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Gebo, in June 2015 in Parkman, and he may face stiffer prison penalties under new legislation heading toward approval.
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New Hampshire police say motorcyclist fled into Maine at 130 mph
A Facebook post says the police are obtaining arrest warrants, but doesn’t name the man.
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Augusta man’s 2016 murder conviction upheld in woman’s stabbing
Attorney Caleb Gannon argued that Justin Pillsbury, 42, was entitled to a new trial because a prosecutor’s ‘green-eyed monster’ statement had ‘pandered to sympathy, prejudice and bias of the jury.’
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Biddeford police officer accused of sexual abuse in new lawsuit
The lawsuit is the fourth alleging abuse by former city officers, but a lawyer for the defendant says the allegations were investigated and dismissed many years ago.
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Augusta man appeals ‘de facto life sentence’ for sexually assaulting 2 young boys
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments Thursday in the appeal of Wade Hoover, whose lawyer argued a 60-year prison sentence on federal and state charges was too long.
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Nearly a dozen car burglaries reported in Fairfield
Thieves targeted unlocked cars and garages, stealing mostly loose change, and may be connected to similar burglaries in Waterville
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Sex offender from Portland goes to prison for failing to register
Pablo Martinez was required to register for life because of a 1997 rape conviction in New York.
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Clinton police car damaged in hit-and-run in Fairfield
The Clinton cruiser was parked and unoccupied when another driver apparently backed into it and then drove away.
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Two Skowhegan men driving antique pickup truck charged with metal theft
Chad Demo, 32, and David Sincyr, 55, are accused of loading old tractor parts, automotive parts and copper into the truck and trying to sell the metal as scrap.