State police say 34-year-old Joseph Eaton of Bowdoin has been charged with murder. Investigators are still processing multiple crime scenes in southern Maine.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
Posted inMaine
Judge rules immigration officials must turn over documents on Scarborough facility
A federal judge decided in favor of immigrant advocacy groups that sued for records related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention practices in the state and at a facility in Scarborough.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News
Portland man who killed sister’s boyfriend takes stand to challenge manslaughter conviction
Mark Cardilli Jr., who was convicted of manslaughter in 2019 after shooting his sister’s boyfriend, returned to court Thursday seeking a new trial.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Alfred man charged with murder told police he didn’t mean to shoot his wife
James Crow, 40, had his first court appearance in York County Superior Court Wednesday. His brother said he has a history of post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his time in Afghanistan.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Alfred man charged with murder in wife’s death
James Crow, 40, was arrested and will make his first appearance in York County Superior Court on Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Debate over access to police discipline records reaches State House
The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee Monday listened to arguments over a bill that would expand public access to the disciplinary records of public employees, including police.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Mystery around Lisbon migrants worries advocates
More than two weeks after Border Patrol agents found 17 undocumented workers in a four-bedroom home, the men have disappeared into a process that lacks transparency. Some fear the government may be prioritizing deportation over investigations of possible exploitation.
Posted inMaine
South Portland woman found safe
South Portland police issued a Silver Alert for Janica Jane-Marie Sublett, 35, who left her group home at 8 Ocean House Road sometime Wednesday morning.
Posted inMaine
Belfast woman serving 70-year murder sentence dies in prison
Norma Small, who was convicted in 2002 of hiring a man to murder her husband, died in custody early Sunday morning.
Posted inMaine Crime
Man escapes police custody after being brought to Belfast hospital
Robert Porter, 39, of Montville remains at large after escaping custody while being treated at Waldo County General Hospital, police say.