Burton, who challenged decisions of the presiding justice in his appeal, was convicted by a jury in October 2017 of murdering his girlfriend, Stephanie Gebo, having shot her in the back three times.
penobscot county
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Two men arrested in connection with crack cocaine, heroin sales in Corinth
Police, drug agents and sheriff’s officials searched a Corinth home Wednesday, seizing drugs, guns and cash.
advertisement
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Officials seize drugs worth $3,000 in Newport arrests
MDEA and state police charged three people with trafficking heroin and crack cocaine during a traffic stop Saturday on Interstate 95.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Crime
Ex-Maine lawmaker convicted of stealing $3 million from widows he ‘groomed for years’
Robert Kenneth Lindell is found guilty on 15 counts of securities fraud in what authorities call one of Maine’s worst cases of elder financial abuse.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
New York man arrested in Newport charged with forgery, fraud
Mark Pignatello is involved in a multi-state crime ring that covers Maine and five other Northeastern states, according to the Newport police chief.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Crime spree tracked from Vermont to three central Maine counties
Reports of high speed chases, car burglaries and auto thefts have been taken from Franklin, Somerset and Penobscot counties.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
A technological match made in Newport
Although Maine’s wood turneries have dwindled, one facility continues to thrive as its unique way of making drumsticks and mallets makes it the world’s leader.
Posted inLocal & State
Skowhegan residents to help boy who survived mother’s I-95 suicide
Dylan Perkins, Kaitlyn Luce and Zack Ziglar have organized a donation cruise for Sunday to aid Enoch, 2, and his family with cash, gift cards and possible a scholarship fund.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Penobscot County woman pleads guilty to drug trafficking charge
Erica Oliveira, 29, of Hermon conspired with others to distribute heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine, the U.S. attorney says.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine man, woman plead guilty to lying to federal firearms dealer
The pair, both from the Penobscot County town of Levant, face up to five years in prison.