Garret Labonte is facing murder, felony murder and robbery charges in connection with the shooting of Gene Dares.
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‘Gray market weed’: Illegal grow house operators and their tainted product take refuge in Maine’s legal market
With a little paperwork and scant oversight, investigators say illegal grow houses tied to Chinese organized crime are increasingly shifting to the medical market, avoiding oversight in the process.
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Wife of Sanford lawmaker asks judge to drop assault charge
But Assistant District Attorney Linda Holdsworth-Donovan said victims regularly recant and that the state was still pursuing the charges against Rep. Lucas Lanigan.
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Portland shooting suspect makes first court appearance, enters no plea
Omar Abd Elkader, 21, appeared virtually in the Cumberland County Courthouse on Wednesday. He is being held without bail on a murder charge in the death of Edgar Cando, 31, of Portland.
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Biddeford man sentenced to life in prison after killing landlord in 2021
Randal J. Hennessey shot Douglas Michaud Jr. multiple times on the front porch, in front of Michaud’s pregnant girlfriend.
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Suspect in Biddeford homicide set up fake drug deal, prosecutors say
Linda Lambert, 56, of Biddeford, appeared for the first time before a York County Superior Court judge. She is a suspect in the death of Gene Dares, 46.
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Sanford lawmaker accused of choking wife
Democratic leaders are calling for state Rep. Lucas Lanigan to resign and withdraw from the election. Republican leaders say that’s premature.
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Two arrested in connection with deadly Biddeford shooting
Garret Labonte and Linda Lambert were charged with murder in connection with the September shooting of Gene Dares.
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Police identify suspect, victim in downtown Portland shooting
The victim, Edgar Cando, 31, of Portland, was taken to Maine Medical Center about 5:30 p.m., where he later died.
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Trial to begin for Madison man charged with murdering former roommate
Roland Flood, 62, is charged with the murder of Mark Trabue, 57, of Anson, who was found with multiple stab wounds in July 2023 at a Madison cemetery.