A state psychologist says Justin Butterfield was suffering a psychotic episode when he killed his brother on Thanksgiving in 2022.
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Kittery police uncover new information in 41-year-old missing person case
Investigators are looking for people who worked at the Borderline restaurant on Route 1 in Kittery in the early 1980s and might have known Reeves K. Johnson III.
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Series of shootings targeted homes in 2 York County towns
Shots are fired at homes in Lebanon and Acton, but no one has been injured, according to the York County sheriff.
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Privacy, public safety at odds when Maine teens are accused of violent crimes
Maine’s juvenile justice system defaults to privacy, but a South Portland case has frustrated prosecutors, who say the community has a right to know the threats.
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Standish murder suspect argues police waited too long to read him his rights
Brandon Libby is accused of killing his girlfriend in 2021. His attorneys say prosecutors shouldn’t be allowed to use statements Libby made to police before he was read his Miranda rights.
Posted inCops & Courts, Health, Maine
Drug overdose deaths declined by 16% in Maine in 2023
It was the first year-over-year decline since 2018.
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Portland shooting suspect moves to withdraw guilty plea, asks for new trial
Damion Butterfield, who in a shocking turn pleaded guilty to killing Derald ‘Darry’ Coffin moments before a Cumberland County jury was to read its verdict in December, is now pushing for a mistrial.
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Westbrook man was strangled, stabbed with glass bottle
A newly unsealed affidavit details a police investigation into the death of Clarence James Pearson, who was found dead in his apartment on Mechanic Street on Nov. 28.
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Man with machete arrested after assault at Franklin Towers
Portland police say Ahmed Ismail was carrying a machete when he assaulted several people.
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Portland man sentenced to 48 years for killing girlfriend at Acadia
A jury found Raymond Lester guilty of murder in the June 2022 death of Nicole Mokeme after he ran her over with his car and then fled to Mexico.