Elias M. Rodriguez, 25, was sentenced to a six-year prison sentence, with all but 18 months of that time suspended, and two years of probation, after pleading guilty to a Class B charge of aggravated assault.
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Family of man shot in Portland confronts his killer in court
Damion Butterfield, 24, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for Derald Coffin’s death in 2022.
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Firefighter indicted on charges of stealing more than $12,000 from Winslow Fire Association
Shawn Stetson indicted by Kennebec County grand jury.
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Expert: Man on trial for attempted murder in Waterville not aware of his actions due to mental state
Irineu Goncalves, on trial for attempted murder and other charges, told authorities and psychologist he has no memory of attacking his ex-girlfriend or police.
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Vassalboro woman says she feared for her life as ex-boyfriend strangled her in Waterville hotel parking lot
Irineu B. Goncalves is on trial for attempted murder, domestic violence criminal threatening and assault on an officer in connection with the incident on June 14, 2023.
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ACLU allowed to add Maine attorney general to lawsuit on indigent defense
A court on Thursday granted the ACLU’s petition to add Attorney General Aaron Frey to a suit that accuses the state of failing to provide lawyers to poor Mainers.
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James Pak, Biddeford landlord convicted of killing 2 teenage tenants, dies in prison
Pak, 86, began serving a life sentence in 2016 for fatally shooting 19-year-old Derrick Thompson and 18-year-old Alivia Welch.
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American Eagle Outfitters sued by fired Augusta employee alleging discrimination
Allison Kurasz says she was discriminated against because she’s a lesbian and has a disability, a finding that was supported by a Maine Human Rights Commission investigator’s report after the company ignored requests for evidence.
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Somerset County Superior Courthouse in Skowhegan to get $45 million replacement
The Superior Courthouse is to be replaced with a three-story, 30,000-square-foot addition to the District Courthouse across the street, which the Maine Judicial Branch says is necessary to upgrade the facility built in 1873 and increase efficiency.
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Augusta man sentenced to 2 years in prison for strangling woman
Damion E. Sidelinger-Hanson, 30, pleaded guilty to a series of charges, including domestic violence aggravated assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.