John Terhune

Press Herald

John reports on police and crime for the Press Herald. He previously covered the cities of Bath and Brunswick for the Times Record and was a staff writer for The Forecaster. A former Waterville Panther, John returned to Maine after studying philosophy at Middlebury College in Vermont and journalism at Boston University. When he’s not writing about Maine communities, John spends his time practicing yoga, organizing games of Survivor and obsessively following the Red Sox farm system.

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Published
June 27, 2023

Police report 2 hate crimes in Windham

Windham police say vandals spray-painted racist words and symbols on Windham Center Road twice in the past month.
Published
June 26, 2023

Boyfriend of missing Aroostook County woman charged with murder

Game wardens found Kimberly Hardy’s body in a wooded area after searching for more than a week and Jayme Schnackenberg of Monticello has been charged in her killing.
Published
June 25, 2023

‘People are no longer walking this earth because of me’

In an unusual series of interviews, Joseph Eaton confessed to a reporter that he killed his parents and two family friends. Those close to him say he’s long been troubled and dangerous.
Published
June 22, 2023

Accused Westbrook shooter made online threats hours before double homicide

Just before a Westbrook couple was shot in front of their two children, the South Portland man charged with their murders became angry that a new friend cut him off and warned that he would kill people.
Published
June 21, 2023

Suspect in Westbrook slayings had expressed desire to kill innocent people years earlier

Marcel Lagrange, who appeared in Cumberland County Superior Court on charges that he fatally shot a Westbrook couple in front of their 2 children, has a lengthy history of mental illness and violent threats.
Published
June 20, 2023

Couple shot to death in front of their children in Westbrook

Marcel Lagrange Jr., of South Portland, has been charged with two counts of murder in the slayings of Brittney Cockrell and Michael Hayter.
Published
June 16, 2023

Eaton indicted on murder charges following Bowdoin killings

A Sagadahoc County Grand Jury indictment against Joseph Eaton reveals new clues about why police believe he had access to multiple guns, despite being a convicted felon.
Published
June 16, 2023

Contractor work caused gas leak in Scarborough, officials say

Police closed traffic on Route 1 in Scarborough between Route 114 and Haigis Parkway due to a gas main leak Friday morning. The leak was repaired by 12:30 p.m.
Published
June 12, 2023

Homeless man dies of apparent overdose near Marginal Way

Several people living in tents near the Marginal Way Park and Ride identified the man found dead Monday as Stanley Holmes, a homeless Portland resident.
Published
June 9, 2023

Grand jury files attempted murder charges in April interstate shootings

Joseph Eaton, who is already facing 4 murder charges, was charged Wednesday with another 11 crimes related to a shooting spree on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth.

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