The jury of seven women and five men deliberated a little more than two hours before clearing William Lord, 40, of the charges of aggravated assault and domestic violence assault.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Mother testifies that father threw infant son down stairs in Wayne
William Lord is on trial on assault charges.
Maine UPS driver sentenced to probation for stealing veterans’ pills
Jeffrey P. Wheeler Jr., 31, of Sebago pleaded guilty last September in U.S. District Court in Portland to a charge of theft from interstate shipments.
Portland man charged with firing weapon into neighbor’s condo
Matthew Morris, 21, is arrested on a charge of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
Augusta couple plead not guilty to charge of murder in November slaying
Zina Marie Fritze, 27, and Michael Sean McQuade, 45, are charged with the murder of 31-year-old Joseph Marceau inside the couple’s Washington Street apartment.
Windham man held in wife’s killing pending bail hearing
An attorney for Noah Gaston, who is charged with killing Alicia Gaston in their home on Jan. 14, says he seems ‘devastated,’ characterizing the shooting as a terrible accident, not a murder.
Westbrook car wash robbed, couple assaulted
Police are searching for two suspects in the Monday night robbery in which the owner and his wife were bound.
Four Mainers plead guilty to distributing drugs in Dexter area
The suspects face as much as 20 years in prison for conspiracy to possess and distribute oxycodone and cocaine.
Topsham couple plead guilty to defrauding Social Security Administration
They diverted more than $100,000 in Supplemental Security Income benefits intended for their disabled twin daughters, says the U.S. attorney for Maine.
Lawmakers consider tougher penalties for bringing heroin into Maine
But those testifying on a bill Monday disagree about whether targeting drug importation is the best way to go after traffickers.