The medical examiner ruled 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart died in a homicide, but her cause of death and further details were not released.
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Bingham man sentenced to 23 years for child sex crimes
Christopher Cates, 50, who is a repeat offender, was found guilty of inappropriately touching two young girls and exposing himself to them during their family camping trip to Moscow.
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Pittsfield man arrested after late night chase in Hartland, Canaan area
Sheriff’s deputies pursued Brett Johnson around Hartland, St. Albans and Canaan, ultimately boxing in his vehicle after using a spike mat to slow him down, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said.
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China man accused of assaulting parents, threatening with splitting maul
Jacob Merrill, 40, of China, was being held in jail without bail Friday for the Thursday evening incident.
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Garland woman linked to Hartland shooting by DNA evidence, officials say
Bonnie Coombs, 69, who is charged with the murder of her sister, Velma Withee, 78, made an initial court appearance Friday afternoon.
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Pittston man convicted of stalking county sheriff misses sentencing
A judge issued a warrant for the arrest of Nicholas Worthing, 37, after he failed to appear in court for his sentencing Friday.
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Bangor man sentenced on drug charges related to Madison woman’s death
Andrew L. Blais, 38, is to serve eight years in state prison for drug trafficking and furnishing charges, before serving a sentence in a separate federal case.
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Hartland man sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor in Canaan
Christopher Todd, 36, is to serve at least three years in prison as part of a plea deal reached with prosecutors.
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Massachusetts man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor in Skowhegan
John Scott Gray was arrested recently on a warrant Skowhegan police obtained in 2023 for charges alleging he coerced a teenage girl to send him sexually explicit photos via Snapchat.
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Skowhegan Eagles club’s former secretary accused of stealing thousands
Heather D. Kennedy, 45, of Madison, was indicted on one Class B count of theft, alleging she stole more than $10,000 from the club; police said the figure exceeds $100,000.