Noor Ahmed Mohamed faces 2 counts of attempted murder, while Abdul Rahman Timbo faces 1 count.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Driver who hit, seriously injured Portland man was unlicensed, police say
The man was crossing the intersection at Washington Avenue and Presumpscot Street Thursday night.
Bangor man says he never threatened high school soccer team
Steven Butler, who is charged in the incident, says teenagers entered his property and he acted instinctively to protect his family.
Aroostook County man’s conviction for indecent conduct overturned
The state’s highest court rules that Andrew J. Legassie could not be convicted of indecent conduct because he exposed his genitals to underage girls in pictures, not in person.
Homeless man arrested for building wooden hut on railroad property
Vaughan Orchard has lived in a tent by the Kennebec River for 2 winters and was arrested when police learned he was building a wooden hut at his campsite.
Fairfield man pleads not guilty to attempted murder of ex-girlfriend in Oakland
Jeremy A. Clement was arraigned on five related charges Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center.
Jury finds Robert Burton guilty of murdering former girlfriend
The prosecutor says the state will seek a life sentence for Burton, who evaded police for more than two months after shooting Stephanie Gebo in June 2015.
Kennebunk teacher accused of having relationship with student indicted on 14 counts
The lawyer for Jill Lamontagne, 29, a former health teacher at Kennebunk High School, says the male student fabricated the story that the two were having a sexual relationship.
Palmyra man sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison
Warren Laprell had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone.
Police still examining evidence, conducting interviews in Saco shooting death
Five days after Michael Burns, 53, was shot to death, the gunman has not been taken into custody.