Rebecca Moores, 42, was arrested in July and charged with murder for the February death of Paula Johnson, 55. She faces a long wait for trial.
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Ex-jail officer charged in fatal crash takes stand, says he wasn’t too tired to drive
Kenneth Morang, 64, testifies that he did not feel like he was too tired to drive home after a 16-hour shift. He fell asleep at the wheel, killing a 9-year-old girl.
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Former Washington County officer sentenced for drug, gun charges
The case against Jeffrey Bishop, 55, unfolded with his arrest for providing opioid pills to a teenage girl last year in a high school parking lot.
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Jury finds Stockton Springs mother guilty of murdering son
Jessica Trefethen, 36, is convicted of depraved indifference murder in the death of her 3-year-old son, Maddox Williams.
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Augusta police release further details about suspect in bank robbery
The suspect is described as a white male between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall and 150 to 180 pounds. In a photograph released by police, the suspect is wearing a brown hat, a light-colored protective mask, a dark jacket and dark athletic pants, possibly with a light stripe.
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Waldo County boy, 3, died from ‘battered child syndrome,’ medical examiner testifies
Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Liam Funte testified that Jessica Trefethen’s son Maddox Williams had multiple injuries that were not consistent with the normal activities of a 3-year-old.
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Prosecutors, defense clash in trial of former corrections officer charged in fatal crash
Kenneth Morang was charged with manslaughter after admitting that he fell asleep at the wheel of his pickup truck and rear-ended another car in July 2019. His defense attorney argues his conduct was not criminal.
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Mexico man charged with murder of stepson
Thomas B. Tellier was indicted Friday on a charge of intentional or knowing murder for allegedly killing Nicholas Trynor with a pump-action shotgun on Aug. 6.
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Bangor police justified in shooting despite 37-foot distance, attorney general finds
Officers were checking on Brian Barker and saw that he had a knife, which they repeatedly asked him to put down.
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Biddeford sexual abuse trial rescheduled for next year
Julia Russell filed a civil complaint against a family friend, Philip Chenevert, alleging he sexually abused her in the 1990s. The trial was set to begin Monday.