Stephen B. Richardson III pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault in connection with a crash on Oct. 31, 2021, that killed Julie Clark, 19, of Troy.
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Madison man serving 30 days for violation of privacy in cellphone incident
Eric Dore, 44, is serving the sentence in Somerset County Jail after authorities say he took an inappropriate photo of a woman without her knowledge last summer.
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Maine’s high court rejects appeal by Skowhegan man challenging sex assault conviction
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday swept aside the appeal by Duane Marquis, who had argued that the state definition of gross sexual assault didn’t apply to him.
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Lewiston man charged in Poland homicides expected in Maine court next week
Aaron Aldrich is charged with murder in the deaths of a man and a teen in Poland on Feb. 21.
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Man convicted in previous death pleads guilty in 1987 killing of Janet Brochu of Winslow
Gerald Goodale, 63, who’s already serving a 75-year term, entered his plea Thursday in a Skowhegan courtroom and was sentenced to 32 years.
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Mishandling of evidence by police leads to dismissal of kidnapping, sexual assault charges against Winthrop man
In a plea deal struck Thursday, Jon L. Westerlund was instead sentenced to nine months in prison on an aggravated assault charge.
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Maine attorneys coming back to court-appointed rosters
The Maine Legislature’s recent hike in pay for court-appointed private criminal defense attorneys is aimed at combating a chronic backlog of cases clogging up the state’s courts.
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Police arrest suspect in a string of commercial burglaries in Portland
The crimes were committed over nine days in February.
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Man accused of killing woman in Portland was known to her family
Frederick Johnson, 45, is accused of killing 23-year-old Bethany Kelley in November, but police are not releasing information about how she died.
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Auburn man charged in double murder case in Poland
Aaron Aldrich, 46, is being held in New Hampshire for unrelated crimes, officials announced Monday. Aldrich must face extradition to Maine to face two charges of murder.