Here is a list of cases closed Dec. 4-11, 2019, in courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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Portland man charged with murder takes stand in own defense
Mark Cardilli Jr. testifies about his decision to retrieve the gun he used to kill Isahak Muse, saying he was justified in using it to threaten Muse when he wouldn’t leave the family’s home.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Winslow man arrested, charged with stealing gun from Fairfield home
Gregory Baylis, 36, of Winslow, stole an assault rifle from a house he had been hired to do work in as a contractor, sold it, then attempted to return it, said Fairfield police.
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Assault charges reduced against two Kingfield men connected to beating after late-night snowmobiling
Curtis Weese told police that his right eye socket is broken in two places and his nose is broken.
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After dog sniffs out drugs at Bangor traffic stop, police find $130,000 worth of drugs at home
State police and drug enforcement agents charged three people in a vehicle stopped on Interstate 95 after a detection dog indicated drugs were in the vehicle.
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Portland man shot his sister’s boyfriend in the back, forensic experts agree
But the state medical examiner and an expert testifying for the defense in Mark Cardilli Jr.’s murder trial offer different theories about what happened in the final moments of the confrontation in which Cardilli killed Isahak Muse.
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Years after going to prison for stealing cars, Warren man is charged with auto theft – again
Police say Robert G. Steiner, who talked about his decades-long record in a 2015 interview, has been arrested in Michigan on charges he stole 2 vehicles from Wiscasset Ford.
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Grand jury indicts Pittsfield man on several drug charges
The Somerset County Grand Jury handed up indictments Friday, including drug and domestic violence charges.
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Three people arrested after crack cocaine, suspected heroin found at Jay apartment
A drug agent applied for a search warrant for Apartment 2 at 11 Church St. after conducting a bail check.
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Jay man accused of swinging handle at officer’s head, slapping family member
Jay police responded to a report of an uncle who wanted to fight a family member while intoxicated, according to an affidavit.