Four have pleaded not guilty, and the fifth is to be arraigned next week.
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Community steps up to help hundreds of officers working long manhunt shifts
Many people and groups have been delivering items to officials involved in the manhunt for John Williams.
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Ex-Windham man could face life in prison for mailing cyanide used in suicide
A federal judge in Portland makes that ruling as a sentencing hearing begins in the case against Sidney Kilmartin, who sent the poison to an Englishman who took his own life.
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Someone dumped more than 90 old tires on a New Gloucester road
Police say the tires took up a large portion of the travel lane and are looking for the culprit.
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LePage warns sportsmen against hunting in area of manhunt in Somerset County
The governor notes the heavy police presence that is expected to continue in the area until John Williams is found.
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Maine man sentenced to 45 years in cold-case killing, but maintains he’s innocent
Philip Scott Fournier was found guilty by a judge this year of killing 16-year-old Joyce McLain in East Millinocket in 1980.
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Man involved in Old Port shooting gets 37 months in prison
Noor Mohamed still faces 2 state charges of attempted murder in the 2016 incident.
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After nursing home disturbance, Raymond man leads police on a chase through 3 towns
Derick Richardson was arrested Thursday morning in Standish after he drove over spike mats to end the chase.
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Friend says suspected police killer was ‘paranoid,’ had bulletproof vest before shooting
John Williams, 29, of Madison remained at large Friday as authorities hunted for him for a third day and Sheriff Dale Lancaster again implored him to ‘surrender peacefully.’
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Suspected police-killer John Williams provides few clues as to who he is
The scraps of information available on the man accused of killing Cpl. Eugene Cole, of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, give few indications of his motivations in life.