Cote was convicted of beating to death Ricky Cole of Detroit in July 2013.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Maine man charged in father’s death in court today
Zachary Grant says he does not remember fatally shooting his father.
Scarborough police appeal for information in cold-case killing of Ashley Ouellette
The 15-year-old sophomore at Thornton Academy was found dead 17 years ago on Pine Point Road in Scarborough.
Retired soldier on trial in wife’s shooting in Saco takes stand to tell his story
Gregory Owens is accused of trying to kill his wife while she was visiting family friends, one of whom was also shot.
Bath man who shot fiancee during gun sale charged with manslaughter
Dylan Grubbs, 23, was showing a handgun to a prospective buyer in a supermarket parking lot on Nov. 16 when the gun went off, fatally wounding Chelsea Jones.
Families lament young lives lost as Biddeford man gets life in prison for killing 2 teenagers
Relatives of the victims say they are satisfied that James Pak, 77, will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing Derrick Thompson, 19, and Alivia Welch, 18.
Police seize 240 doses of heroin destined for Biddeford-Saco
Jeffrey March, 24, of Saco, and Brandon Perry, 23, of Scarborough, are charged after allegedly driving to Massachusetts to get the drugs.
Man sentenced to 2½ years in prison for cashing stolen checks in Maine
Jacob Choate also is ordered to pay back nearly $22,000 to multiple local banks.
Hollis man charged with aggravated assault after bloody fight
William Donovan, 21, is accused of punching one man and stabbing another.
Court documents reveal problems with Windham couple’s marriage before shooting
Noah Gaston, charged with murdering his wife last month, told police they didn’t argue before the shooting, but interviews with the couple’s friends and children suggest a strained relationship.