Aaron Parsons, 47, was sentenced to up to 16 years in Massachusetts state prison for the death of 29-year-old Sarah Dorany, prosecutors said.
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Victims’ relatives say teen accused of Chelsea slayings had mental and behavioral issues
While Maine State Police evidence technicians continued to process the scene of the double killing, family members spoke out about the men who were killed and the 16-year-old who has been arrested and charged with murder in their deaths.
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Juvenile charged with murder in deaths of 2 men found dead in Chelsea home
Maine State Police found two bodies in the Chelsea home, and a juvenile was arrested.
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State warns of widespread text scam
The message claimed to be from the ‘Department of Motor Vehicles,’ which doesn’t exist in Maine, and prompted recipients to provide payment information.
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Trial delayed for Wells man charged in shooting death of 2-year-old niece
Superior Court Justice Richard Mulhern orders a competency evaluation for Andrew Huber Young, who has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge stemming from a 2022 shooting that killed his 2-year-old niece.
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Wells man set for trial over shooting death of his young niece
Andrew Huber Young, 22, faces murder, attempted murder and assault charges for the May 2022 shooting. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Maine schools warn families of ‘nihilistic violent extremist’ groups targeting kids online
Administrators are acting on information from the Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency, which was alerted to the groups’ existence by the FBI about a week ago.
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Mold, arsenic, chemicals found in weed from Maine’s illegal grow houses
The amount of mold in some cannabis samples from illegal Chinese operations maxed out the laboratory’s equipment while others contained lead, pesticides and banned chemicals.
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How a former lawmaker grew weed with alleged Chinese crime groups in rural Maine
A web of shell companies and illegal grows allegedly linked to Chinese organized crime traces its start to one former Democratic legislator, his cannabis consulting business, and his chain of central Maine dispensaries.
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Illinois man pleads guilty to threatening public officials in Maine
According to court documents, Massimo Frangella, 24, sent 7 emails to public officials in Maine, each with the subject line: ‘You’re going to die.’