John reports on police and crime for the Press Herald. He previously covered the cities of Bath and Brunswick for the Times Record and was a staff writer for The Forecaster. A former Waterville Panther, John returned to Maine after studying philosophy at Middlebury College in Vermont and journalism at Boston University. When he’s not writing about Maine communities, John spends his time practicing yoga, organizing games of Survivor and obsessively following the Red Sox farm system.
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Sagadahoc deputy says Army downplayed concerns about Lewiston shooter
Aaron Skolfield defended his actions in an interview Monday and said Robert Card’s Army superiors misled him about the threat he posed.
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PublishedApril 14, 2024
Sagadahoc sheriff candidates don’t want Lewiston mass shooting to define them
Amid biting criticism for the department’s failings before the tragedy on Oct. 25, incumbent Sheriff Joel Merry and Sgt. Aaron Skolfield forge ahead.
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PublishedApril 11, 2024
Army Reserve captain failed to follow medical directives after Lewiston gunman was hospitalized
And the state’s former chief medical examiner said his office knew who the victims were on the night of the shooting, but Maine State Police told his office not to share the information.
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PublishedApril 6, 2024
Joseph Brennan, former Maine governor, congressman and political leader, dies at 89
The Portland native also served in both chambers of the Maine Legislature and as state attorney general.
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PublishedApril 5, 2024
Autopsy leaves unanswered questions about when Lewiston shooter died
Experts who reviewed a copy of the report shared with the Press Herald say estimating Robert Card’s time of death with any confidence is difficult or impossible.
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PublishedApril 1, 2024
Lewiston mass-shooting panel will hear again from Army leaders
Members of several groups, including the U.S. Army Reserve, Maine State Police and the medical examiner’s office, will testify at public hearings on April 4 and April 11 at the University of Maine in Augusta.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2024
Portland police, preparing for a chaotic reality, train in a virtual world
The software’s surprisingly lifelike simulations offer a cutting-edge tool in facing life-or-death situations.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Portland police arrest 3 teens in alleged ‘sophisticated’ drug scheme
Portland police said what began as an investigation into a reported shooting near Woodfords Corner last month has turned up evidence of a ‘significant drug trafficking network’ involving teenagers in Portland, Gray and New Gloucester.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Lewiston victims, law enforcement see a lot riding on investigators’ full report on mass shooting
The interim findings of the state-appointed panel focused largely on ‘abdication of law enforcement’s duty,’ but preventing future killings will require more than laying blame.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Westbrook man sentenced to 18 years in prison for sexually exploiting a child
Rayevon Deschambault, 28, was convicted on 2 counts of sexually exploiting a child after he recorded himself abusing a 14-year-old in 2019, according to court records.
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