Shannon Atwood, whose earliest possible release date would have been August 2054, died Thursday morning at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston.
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Winslow man arrested in Waterville shooting that left one person wounded
Christopher McKenna, 25, was charged with reckless conduct after shooting another person Wednesday inside the Country Kitchen Bakery Outlet in Waterville.
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Dayton man arrested on domestic violence charges
Maine State Police responded to a report that a man had assaulted his girlfriend during a family dispute and discharged a firearm both indoors and outdoors.
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One wounded in shooting at Waterville bakery outlet
A person was hospitalized Wednesday after being shot inside the Country Kitchen Bakery Outlet at the corner of Kennedy Memorial Drive and Airport Road, according to police.
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Jonesboro man accused of threatening neighbors with gun disputes charges
Dale O’Brien, 52, is the subject of civil and criminal filings alleging he made racist remarks and threatened his Black neighbor with a gun.
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Former Kennebec County deputy headed for jury trial on charges he assaulted wife, threatened to shoot child
Daniel Ross of West Gardiner is accused of over a dozen crimes. Jury selection is scheduled to begin in October.
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State police investigating death of woman in South Portland
Authorities say the woman’s body was found Tuesday afternoon in woods near the Home Depot on Clark’s Pond Parkway.
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Lewiston police union president speaks out against new community safety committee
Lewiston’s mayor and a city councilor announced the advisory committee last week following public forums to field concerns and feedback from residents regarding recent violence in the city.
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Driver indicted on manslaughter charge in crash that killed good Samaritan on icy I-95
Bradford L. Enos of Atkinson could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted in the death of a nurse who had stopped to help a motorist in Waterville.
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Down East man pleads guilty to murder in girlfriend’s death
Paul DeForest, 67, pleaded guilty to murder and criminal solicitation and is expected to serve 32 years in prison for the death of 58-year-old Eva Cox in January 2022.