AUGUSTA — A man charged in the Nov. 13 stabbing death of his girlfriend will forgo a bail hearing.

Justin Pillsbury, 38, of Augusta, waived his right to a special bail hearing and will continue to be held without bail on a murder charge.

He is accused of killing Jillian Jones, 24, in a 32 Crosby St. apartment they were sharing with another man.

Pillsbury’s attorney, James T. Lawley, filed the waiver in Kennebec County Superior Court and Justice Michaela Murphy approved it Thursday.

Earlier this week, Lawley indicated both he and attorney Roger Katz were retained to represent Pillsbury.

“This is an extremely tragic case,” Lawley said in a statement. “The public is only hearing a part of the story. We are investigating the case and as more information is received, a clearer picture of what happened will start to emerge. However, it does appear that drugs and alcohol were involved.”

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Pillsbury was arrested Nov. 15 upon his release from MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta. He had been taken there for treatment of what police said were self-inflicted stab wounds.

Pillsbury’s roommate, Michael St. Pierre, told police he found Jones dead in the blood-covered bathroom of their apartment.

St. Pierre said Pillsbury told him that “he caught Jones talking to another man on the phone and didn’t like that and blacked out,” according to an affidavit filed in court by Maine State Police Detective Christopher Tremblay.

Tremblay’s report also said Pillsbury told St. Pierre he “screwed up” and wanted to kill himself.

Margaret Greenwald, the chief medical examiner for the state, told police that Jones had three wounds: one above the left ear, one on the right side of the neck and one under the chin, according to Tremblay.

Betty Adams can be contacted at 621-5631 or at:

badams@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @betadams


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