Police say they recovered ‘nearly all’ of the $30,000 Jason P. Arsenault, 41, allegedly stole from a South Portland bank last week.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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Portland shooting suspect moves to withdraw guilty plea, asks for new trial
Damion Butterfield, who in a shocking turn pleaded guilty to killing Derald ‘Darry’ Coffin moments before a Cumberland County jury was to read its verdict in December, is now pushing for a mistrial.
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Victims’ families share anger, heartbreak with panel investigating Lewiston mass shooting
In an emotional hearing Thursday, family members of victims killed on Oct. 25 recall their loved ones and the trauma they still live with.
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Why didn’t Sagadahoc deputies charge Lewiston gunman with terrorizing?
That question was a key moment in a hearing last week before the governor’s commission investigating the mass shooting. Police say that even though Robert Card had threatened to commit a mass shooting, it wasn’t enough to bring him into custody.
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Prosecutors and advocates push Legislature for rape kit reform
Forensic evaluations are an important piece of investigating sexual assaults. But there are several reasons – some valid, others problematic – why rape kits might not immediately be tested, experts say.
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N.H. woman dies morning after Lebanon crash
Billie Laferte, 76, of Farmington, New Hampshire, died Friday morning, one day after the truck she was riding in went off the road and crashed into a tree.
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South Portland police searching for bank robbery suspect
Police say the man robbed Key Bank on Gorham Street on Friday morning and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
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Portland man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 riot in U.S. Capitol
Michael Gerard Fournier admitted through an attorney in December 2021 to being at the U.S. Capitol riot, but wasn’t charged until 3 years later.
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SWAT team searches home in South Portland
Police on Tuesday morning executed a search warrant on a Union Street home in conjunction with the Maine Computer Crimes task force.
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Former Maine Senate candidate pleads guilty to assaulting police during Jan. 6 riot
Matthew Brackley, 40, could face up to 8 years in prison after he admitted to entering the Capitol building and forcing his way past police on Jan. 6, 2021.