Marinna Rollins, formerly of Windham, and her boyfriend are charged with tying the pit bull to a tree in North Carolina and taking turns shooting it.
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Buxton teenager charged in crash that injured 3 people
Joseph Cady is arrested and accused of drunken driving and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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Lewiston sweep nets 14 on drug, various other charges
The operation results in two arrests on felony drug counts, along with a dozen arrests for charges including outstanding warrants.
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Westbrook brothers plead not guilty to welfare fraud
They are accused of using a Portland grocery store owned by the older brother to defraud the government in a cash-back scheme involving welfare benefits.
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Acton woman charged in ex-husband’s stabbing death pleads not guilty
Kandee Weyland is accused of fatally stabbing Scott Weyland in front of their children after learning that her ex-husband was given custody of the children.
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Maine man accused of having sex with dog and then killing it
Thomas Wentworth says he’s innocent and his girlfriend made up the story.
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Judge deems Leroy Smith III competent to stand trial in father’s slaying
A Superior Court justice ruled earlier this week that the state has provided enough evidence to prove he is competent.
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Auburn man gets 8-year sentence for distributing heroin
Darnell Robinson sold $1,000 worth of heroin to an undercover witness, prosecutors say.
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State funding for court-appointed attorneys runs out
Lawyers representing indigent defendants for the rest of the fiscal year will have to wait until July 1 to be paid.
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Two people charged with dealing heroin in Biddeford
A man from Connecticut and a woman from Biddeford are arrested after an eight-month investigation.