Prosecutors say the defendant was driven by her drug addiction to buy a gun for her drug dealer.
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Theft charges against former Anson-Madison Water District superintendent dismissed ahead of trial, as prosecutors bring new charge
Prosecutors dropped theft charges against Michael Corson, 54, of Madison, as Corson’s jury trial was set to begin Wednesday morning but also filed a complaint for a new charge of aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy.
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Saco roofing contractor cited for safety violations is accused of failing to provide workers’ comp
Found not guilty of workplace manslaughter after a roofer fell to his death in 2018, Shawn Purvis was back before a judge Wednesday, this time facing charges from the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board.
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Massachusetts man pleads guilty to killing domestic partner at York beach
Jury selection was expected to begin Wednesday for the murder trial against Jeffrey Buchannan. Instead, he admitted to killing his girlfriend, Rhonda Pattelena, in 2021.
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Waterville man charged by FBI over online threats to kill President Biden, immigrants
Benjamin Brown was arrested Monday on a warrant charging transmitting a threatening interstate communication and his Spring Street apartment was searched, according to a U.S. District Court official.
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Five Maine fishermen plead guilty in herring scheme
The scheme involved underreporting the herring catch to deceive state and federal regulators and the Internal Revenue Service.
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South Portland teen accused in school shooting plot will be tried in juvenile court
Judge Peter Darvin finds that the state didn’t meet its burden in order to prosecute a 17-year-old as an adult on a charge of criminal solicitation for murder for an alleged plot to shoot up South Portland High School.
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Police investigate ‘large marijuana grow’ in New Sharon
Police seized evidence from the home, although it was not disclosed what that involved.
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Bridgton man pleads not guilty to killing partner
Eric Knight pleaded not guilty to depraved indifference murder in the death of Benita Preo at his arraignment Monday afternoon.
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Man charged with murder in death of Bridgton woman last year
Eric Knight, also of Bridgton, was arrested Saturday in the slaying of Benita Preo.