Nicole Bizier received a lighter sentence so she could pursue substance abuse counseling in a deal she made with the state.
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Man involved in Old Port shootings gets 10 years on gun charge
Moses Okot pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a gun he used in two 2015 shootings for which he still faces sentencing.
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Bangor area man who blinded himself heading to South Carolina treatment center
James N. Staples, 66, had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
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Death of woman found along Route 193 in Cherryfield being treated as a homicide
A passing motorist spotted the woman’s body Wednesday morning, police say.
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Driver charged in rear-end crash that injured Scarborough officer
Taleisha Hale of South Portland is arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs.
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Prosecutors want to exclude experts’ testimony on serial killer theory in Sanborn case
An attorney for Anthony Sanborn, whose post-conviction review is scheduled for next week, is arguing that Jessica Briggs’ murder was the work of a serial killer, but prosecutors say that argument is speculation.
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Waldoboro police arrest Newcastle man and charge him with bank robbery
Police say Carroll Demmons, 46, has been charged with felony burglary and theft for robbing the Camden National Bank.
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Dixmont man sentenced for scheme to sell oxycodone
Adam Hamilton was among several people who bought the drug in Connecticut and sold it in central Maine, according to court records.
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Man charged with threatening to ‘fillet bad people’ in Hallowell alley
Christopher Knapp, 38, also was charged with refusing to submit to arrest and reckless conduct Saturday night when the city was packed for Old Hallowell Day.
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Child pornographer argued 60-year sentence for sex assault was unfair. Maine court disagreed
An attorney for the former Augusta man, who is 39 years old, argued before the state’s highest court that the sentence amounted to a life sentence.