Henry Eichman previously pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of child sexual abuse in Sagadahoc County, and now faces two separate counts in Cumberland County.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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The DEA chief will ‘have to check’ whether DEA lets drugs into communities on purpose. (It does.)
DEA informants can engage in “otherwise illegal activity,” including major drug trafficking.
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Profiler for Sanborn defense says slaying was likely work of serial killer
He says the evidence in the 28-year-old case points away from the man now behind bars, as the state’s star witness prepared to revisit her past testimony Thursday.
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Teenage driver knocked boy off bike during a feud, police say
John Terrill, 18, is charged with reckless conduct, after allegedly hitting the bike with his vehicle and knocking the 11-year-old to the ground.
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Pair charged in South Portland break-in, baseball bat attack
Police say the 2 victims knew the 18-year-old man and 16-year-old boy charged in the attack at a residence in the city’s Pleasantdale neighborhood.
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Maine woman’s sentence on fake tax returns trimmed on appeal
But because of another sentence on identity theft, Joann Rittall’s time in prison won’t be reduced.
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Augusta woman completes special court, avoids prison term
Michelle Barto received a fully suspended sentence on a drug charge.
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Scores of Maine attorneys condemn immigration arrest at Portland courthouse
In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the lawyers argue that such arrests ‘undermine the fundamental constitutional guarantee’ of the right to seek redress in court.
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Maine prisoner serving murder sentence charged with stabbing another inmate
Brandon Thongsavahn, who is serving 58 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of a Bates College student in 2002, is accused of using a homemade knife to attack another prisoner at the Maine State Prison.
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Gardiner police arrest three after allegedly discovering crack cocaine and pills
A Whitefield man is being held without bail because of a prior arrest following the Sunday night traffic stop on Summer Street.