A judge approves a residential substance abuse treatment program for the defendant.
Maine Crime
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New York woman pleads guilty to hindering apprehension charge linked to Winthrop shooting
Skylee Negron was sentenced Thursday to 18 months, with all but 134 days suspended, in connection with the 2020 shooting of Joshua Martin in Winthrop.
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Workers clean up spray paint vandalism of Augusta police memorial
Meanwhile, authorities on Thursday had no updates on the investigation into the vandalism.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Woman charged with stabbing another Lewiston woman
Police say Hollie Skolfield, 36, was stabbed and suffered other injuries Wednesday morning when Karie Ann Lessard, 31, burst into Skolfield’s home and assaulted her.
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Rockport church pastor arrested on charge of sexually assaulting a child
The 36-year-old Union man also is on unpaid leave at a Sweetser adult crisis residential facility in Rockport.
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New York man found not guilty in 2020 Waterville shooting death
A Superior Court justice Thursday found Jashawn Lipscombe not guilty in the death of Joseph Tracy, a West Gardiner man who was shot in a Waterville apartment three years ago this month and died days later of the injury.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Three charged after overdose death
OXFORD — In October of 2022, officers from the Oxford Police Department responded to a local residence for a report of a fatal drug overdose. As a result of the drug overdose death, an investigation was initiated, according to Oxford Police Chief Rickie Jack. Through diligent investigation, according to Oxford Police Detective Brandon Correia, which […]
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Peru man gets two life sentences, again, in Paris murders
Mark D. Penley’s sentence was vacated by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, which sent the case back to the trial judge, who resentenced Penley Wednesday.
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State completes long-awaited upgrades to Windham prison
The $142 million renovation of the Maine Correctional Center in Windham came mostly to an end Wednesday after 5 years of construction.
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Driver in wrong-way crash remembered as ‘passionate’ friend, teacher
MSAD 6’s superintendent says Nancy Ezhaya, who died in a crash on I-295 in Falmouth on Monday, devoted her life to her vocation.