The judge says he will announce a verdict Feb. 1 in the trial of James ‘Ted’ Sweeney, 58, who is accused of beating his former girlfriend to death with a softball bat.
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Psychologists offer differing views of Jay man on trial for murder
The defense expert says James Sweeney, accused of killing his former girlfriend, suffers from schizophrenia, while the prosecution’s witness says he suffers from anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Former state medical examiner testifies in Jay man’s murder trial
James Sweeney is accused of striking longtime girlfriend Wendy Douglass in the head as she slept in July 2017.
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Verso paper machine employees evacuate Jay mill after chemical released
Chlorine dioxide gas is released when a valve is left open.
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Witnesses in murder trial recount defendant’s jealousy leading up to slaying
James ‘Ted’ Sweeney is accused of killing longtime girlfriend, Wendy Douglass, with a bat at the home they shared in Jay.
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Former Jay man accused of killing girlfriend goes on trial
The prosecution cites James Sweeney’s intense jealousy as a motive in Wendy Douglass’ beating death, while Sweeney’s defense attorney says his client’s deafness and mental illness “profoundly” affect the case.
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Former Jay man accused of killing girlfriend enters insanity plea
James Sweeney waives a jury trial and pleads not criminally responsible to a murder charge in the death of Wendy Douglass in July 2017.
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Maine’s paper industry ‘positioned to have a revitalization’
There’s no question papermakers have struggled, but insiders are sanguine as mills adapt to specialty products and the demand for pulp exports soars.
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Police bust underage drinking party in Jay after finding heavily intoxicated girl
One of the adults at the party allegedly jumped out a window in an effort to avoid arrest.
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Two Livermore Falls residents injured in ATV crash in Jay
Kyle Kenney was hospitalized after he and Chelsea Kenney were thrown from the machine when it went off Whistle Stop Trail.