Edward D. Murphy

Inmate files lawsuit claiming prison guard sexually assaulted her

by Edward D. Murphy June 14, 2017June 15, 2017

Guard Joshua Dall-Leighton’s lawyer calls the suit ‘a scam’ aimed at getting the inmate better treatment or a shorter sentence.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Windham man pleads guilty to exploiting elderly neighbor

by Edward D. Murphy June 14, 2017June 15, 2017

Theodore Thomes pleaded guilty to three counts of theft by deception and six tax charges.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Dresden man pleads guilty to distributing crack, heroin

by Edward D. Murphy June 13, 2017June 13, 2017

Daniel Pallis could be imprisoned for as long as 20 years and fined as much as $1 million on the charge.

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Topsham parents wanted to record their son’s school day – a jury says no

by Edward D. Murphy June 13, 2017June 13, 2017

The federal case was considered a novel effort to extend free-speech rights to recording of a disabled student’s interactions at school.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Former Turner egg farmer wants to serve prison sentence in New Hampshire

by Edward D. Murphy June 8, 2017June 8, 2017

Jack DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, pleaded guilty to federal charges of selling eggs that made thousands of people sick with salmonella.

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Parents’ First Amendment suit seeks to allow disabled son to record school day

by Edward D. Murphy June 6, 2017June 6, 2017

The Topsham couple says the boy can barely speak so the device could provide details of his education, but the district says the practice would cause problems.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Winter Harbor man sentenced for possession of child porn

by Edward D. Murphy June 5, 2017June 5, 2017

Jack Palmer, 66, gets 5 years in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release after numerous images of child pornography turned up on his computer and on CDs.

Maine, News