Kevin C. Simpson’s jury trial was scheduled to begin Monday morning, but before jurors entered the courtroom at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta, Simpson, 38, and his lawyer struck a plea deal with the state’s prosecutor.
waterville police department
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Clinton man accused of murder in Waterville shooting death denied bail
Richard Hatt is accused of shooting Stephen Killam 14 times.
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District attorney may face disciplinary hearing over dealings on case where Oakland woman alleges she was drugged, raped in Waterville
A panel of the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar found probable cause that Maeghan Maloney, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, ‘had engaged in misconduct subject to sanction under the Maine Bar Rules.’
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Watch: Clinton man arrested after fatal shooting in Waterville makes court appearance on murder charge
Richard Hatt, 57, who is accused of killing Stephen Killam, 47, of Fairfield on Tuesday morning, appeared by video Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta.
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Police investigating hit-and-run that damaged Waterville restaurant, owner says
A car hit Mezza at 34 Temple St. on Friday morning, causing substantial damage. The vehicle then left the scene, according to Tom Nale Sr., the restaurant’s owner.
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Man charged with murder in Waterville shooting death
Tyler Quirion, 20, of Waterville, was arrested Friday and charged with murder, manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in the Feb. 19 killing of Justin Iraola on South Grove Street.
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Waterville council rejects renewing marijuana retail license. Business owner says they didn’t ‘break any laws or ordinances’.
The City Council heard from one woman who said the noise from Bobby Buds on College Avenue is so loud her ears throb when she is in her nearby apartment.
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Oakland man charged with robbery after incident at Waterville Shaw’s supermarket
The shoplifting charges against Timothy Klepser, 27, of Oakland, were elevated to robbery because he was assaultive to both supermarket staff and police, according to Maj. Jason Longley of the Waterville Police Department.
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Judge rejects Waterville man’s guilty plea to murdering co-worker
A mental competency evaluation of Spridal Hubiak, who is charged in the Dec. 27, 2023, stabbing death of Angela Bragg at Damon’s Beverage, has been ordered.
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Woman struck in Waterville crosswalk sustains serious injuries
The incident occurred Sunday near First Church of Waterville when the driver of a Jeep tried to go around a vehicle stopped in traffic and struck two people in a crosswalk, sending one by LifeFlight of Maine to a Portland hospital with serious injuries, according to police.