Some statements by the man charged in the Somerset County deputy’s killing will be allowed at his upcoming trial.
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Moment of silence, food drive mark one year after shooting of Cpl. Eugene Cole in Norridgewock
“Cpl. Cole was an inspiration to many and will never be forgotten,” a dispatcher said over the radio Thursday afternoon.
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Norridgewock remembers slain hometown hero Cpl. Eugene Cole
Food drive and personal care items are being collected through Thursday, the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of the Somerset County sheriff’s deputy.
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Trooper testifies that suspect in officer’s killing was hit while in handcuffs
Tyler Maloon says he saw Special Agent Glen Lang strike the man accused of shooting Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole.
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Witness says John Williams was in withdrawal when he confessed to killing deputy
Williams, who is charged with murder in the slaying of Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole last April, is seeking to suppress statements he made to police after he was arrested.
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Hearing set in slaying of cop in Norridgewock
A lawyer for John D. Williams, charged in connection with the shooting death of a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy, seeks to have Williams’ post-arrest statements to police suppressed, claiming he was beaten and in withdrawal from drug use.
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Police arrest alleged Norridgewock drug dealer visited by suspect in slaying of Cpl. Cole
The Norridgewock home of Richard Austin, who was arrested Thursday, is where police found Cole’s marked police truck after he was shot fatally April 25.
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‘Gene was a bridge’: Bridge in Norridgewock dedicated to slain corporal
Friends, family, community gather Sunday to honor Cpl. Eugene Cole at bridge dedication ceremony on Route 201A over Kennebec River.
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Norridgewock bridge to be named for Cpl. Eugene Cole on Sunday
The dedication ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. on the south end of the span on what would have been Cole’s 62nd birthday.
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Memory of slain officer Cole plays out in new songs
Five songs written by Eugene Cole, the Somerset County Sheriff’s corporal killed in the line of duty, are being produced in Nashville and will be released in a CD in the coming weeks.