AUGUSTA — An Augusta man today denied killing another man in what police say was jealousy over a woman.
Peter George Bathgate II, 30, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Kennebec County Superior Court on a charge of intentional and knowing murder.
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He is accused of slaying Paul A. Allen, 47, of Augusta on Dec. 3, 2010, in Hallowell.
Allen’s body was found along Winthrop Street in Hallowell on Dec. 5.
Bathgate was arrested Dec. 7 after a standoff inside a vacant Washington Street apartment.
An affidavit filed by Maine State Police Detective Adam Kelley alleges Bathgate used a walking cane to stab Allen to death in a fit of jealous rage. Kelley asserts Allen had aroused Bathgate’s anger by flirting with Jessica Jones, 23, of Augusta, who has a 3-year-old daughter with Bathgate.
Justice Robert Murray ordered Bathgate to continue to be held without bail.
Murray also told Bathgate that a conviction on the charge carries a term of life or not less than 25 years.
About a dozen people left the courtroom immediately following the brief hearing.
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