James Fowler, 48, pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday in connection with the November 2024 death of 59-year-old Robert Seger.
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2 charged in Brunswick nighttime crossbow hunting incident
A Durham man and a Lewiston man were arrested after police found 2 dead deer and a loaded crossbow in an SUV during a traffic stop Monday.
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Woman sexually assaulted at Cumberland County Jail sues sheriff over alleged prison rape-prevention violations
Former corrections officer Jonathan Williams was convicted in 2023 of sexually assaulting the woman, who was in custody in 2019.
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Greene man charged with animal cruelty says the cat was ‘suffering’
A man was charged last weekend with shooting a cat five times in Greene.
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Maine police union accuses Mills administration of bad-faith bargaining
The filing from the Fraternal Order of Police comes after the largest union for state employees made similar claims in a labor complaint last month.
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Man sentenced to life in prison for killing Westbrook couple in front of children
Marcel LaGrange, 26, pleaded guilty in September to murder in connection with the deaths of Brittney Cockrell and Michael Hayter.
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See which county jails in Maine have agreements with federal agencies
Several of the state’s county jails have contracts to hold federal detainees, including, under some agreements, those taken into custody by immigration authorities.
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Westbrook man pleads not guilty to murder in death of neighbor
James Fowler, 48, is accused of killing Robert Seger in November 2024.
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Police say Standish woman asked friend for a gun before ex-boyfriend’s killing
An unsealed affidavit reveals new details in the state’s case against Lynn Perkins, who is facing a murder charge. Her attorney says she acted in self defense.
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Woman accused of killing man in Standish pleads not guilty to murder charge
Lynn Perkins is accused in the Oct. 3 shooting of Matthew Hamilton, her ex-boyfriend, who had been charged with domestic violence threatening.