A grand jury in Kennebec County on Friday indicted Jashawn Lipscombe, 21, after he was arrested in March in New York City on charges that he shot Joseph Tracy at a Waterville apartment complex.
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Goodale arraignment delayed in 1987 Janet Brochu murder case
Officials said Monday the indictment against Gerald Goodale was ready seven months ago, but the grand jury did not take it up until recently because of judicial delays caused by the pandemic.
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Maine’s supreme court rejects Noah Gaston’s appeal of his murder conviction
The justices also dismissed the former Windham man’s contention that court restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic unfairly affected his sentencing hearing.
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Court upholds 48-year prison sentence for Marissa Kennedy’s mother
Sharon Kennedy, who was known as Sharon Carrillo at the time of her arrest and conviction, was sentenced in Waldo County to 48 years in prison for murdering her 10-year-old daughter.
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Friend of woman slain in York raising money to support her three children
The body of Rhonda Pattelena was found Friday afternoon on Short Sands Beach, and her domestic partner has been charged with murder.
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Maine man accused in 1986 Connecticut killing indicted on child porn charge
Marc J. Karun of Stetson, who was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor, also faces murder and kidnapping charges in connection with the slaying 35 years ago of an 11-year-old girl.
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Homicides in Maine decreased slightly in 2020
Maine State Police reported 20 cases of murder or manslaughter last year, slightly lower than in recent years, except 2018.
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Portland man who murdered partner appeals for shorter sentence
Lawyers for Anthony Leng argued before the state’s highest court Wednesday that the 40-year sentence he got for killing his longtime partner, Sokha Khoun, was incorrectly decided.
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Extradition delayed for suspect in 2016 Portland shooting death
Aristotle Stilley, 22, who is charged with murder in the case, will serve a 240-day sentence in a California jail for drug possession before he is sent back to Maine.
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Little revealed about man arrested in California in 2016 Portland slaying
Police gave no hints Wednesday of how they linked 23-year-old Aristotle Stilley, formerly of South Portland, to the killing of a man in a Gilman Street apartment.