Ambrose ‘Tom’ McCarthy, 73, says Lori Hayden, killed along with two others Wednesday by her husband, Carroll Tuttle Jr., ‘was a soft-hearted, deep-thinking, very, very kind person.’
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Maine man pleads guilty to federal gun charge
Jesse Newton, 29, of Waldo faces up to 10 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Lawsuit against Lilley’s bookkeeper on hold pending criminal probe
Jaime Butler, who worked for the late attorney, was sued by Lilley’s relatives after they said they found discrepancies in the checks Butler was writing for the law firm.
Portland man accused of spraying girlfriend with lighter fluid, trying to set her on fire
Tristan Cuthbert, 42, is charged with domestic violence assault, criminal threatening and criminal mischief.
Smoking pot and playing video games, Lyman man never noticed daughters missing, police say
The 2- and 3-year-old girls were found wandering naked outside.
Roland Cummings’ conviction upheld in 2014 Waterville murder
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed the conviction in the stabbing death of Aurele Fecteau, 92.
Chelsea man pleads guilty to 77 fake VA travel claims
Victor Lawrence faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
The deadly sequence of events in Madison
The shooting began just before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, and four people were dead by the time it ended.
New Jersey man was driving 106 mph on Route 1 in Warren, police say
When he was pulled over, James Fischer told a sheriff’s deputy he thought he was driving 120 mph.
Judge denies request to delay hearing on Sanborn murder conviction
Anthony Sanborn, who spent 25 years in prison for the murder of Jessica Briggs in 1989, could have his guilty verdict thrown out at an evidentiary hearing due to begin July 24.