Burton Hagar has been charged with murder and repeatedly confessed to smothering his 4-month-old son with a pillow, but the case couldn’t proceed until the court determined the boy didn’t die accidentally.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Defense says prosecutors lack evidence against man on trial for double murder in Manchester
David W. Marble Jr., known as ‘D-Money,’ is charged with killing Eric Williams and Bonnie Royer near a gravel pit on Christmas morning 2015.
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Teenager charged with fatally shooting man in Bayside is held without bail
Tyrese Collins faces a murder charge in the death of Jack Wilson, 45, last month.
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Head of military vets farmers group steps down
Facing animal cruelty charges and other legal troubles, Jerry Ireland said his problems were harming the organization’s progress.
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Facing legal problems, head of farmers group for veterans steps down
Jerry Ireland, the controversial founder of United Farmer Veterans of Maine, said his problems were harming the organization’s progress.
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Man found not guilty of Biddeford murder stays in jail to face new charge
Timothy Ortiz agrees to remain in jail pending a trial on charges that he illegally possessed a gun.
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Court dismisses lawsuit challenging L.L. Bean’s tighter return policy
A federal judge in Illinois says the lawsuit failed to make the case that the Freeport retailer was changing its policy on older purchases.
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Feeling ‘deeply ashamed,’ retired state trooper sent to prison for selling drugs
Jeffrey Linscott of Buxton, whose lawyer says he sold cocaine and fentanyl to support an addicted woman he knew, receives a one-year sentence and must forfeit a truck and cash.
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Former Maine state trooper could get 18 months in prison for drug trafficking
Jeffrey Linscott of Buxton was charged with aggravated trafficking in fentanyl, trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine, and possession of fentanyl when he was arrested in 2017.
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Rangeley man sentenced to 2 years for fentanyl distribution
Steven Butler pleaded guilty to the charge in January.