Aaron Skolfield defended his actions in an interview Monday and said Robert Card’s Army superiors misled him about the threat he posed.
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Remains of missing Windham man found in New Hampshire
Alex Jackson, 34, had been missing for nearly a year before his remains were found Friday. Joseph Chute, of Leeds, had been arrested and charged with murder following Jackson’s disappearance.
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Attempted breakout at youth prison illustrates recent turmoil within understaffed facility
A group of 9 boys broke out of the building in South Portland in January but never left the grounds, police said.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Suspect held without bail in Maine as feds investigate illicit marijuana grows in 20 states
Xisen Guo, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, faces charges after a bust in rural Penobscot County. A detention hearing is scheduled for Monday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Auburn man charged after string of robberies at Maine churches
Robberies were reported Sunday morning at churches in Parsonsfield, Cornish and Baldwin.
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‘No way of knowing’ whether new DNA evidence in Dechaine case was actually from murder, prosecutors say
Experts for the state testify that there is no way to determine whether the DNA came from the scene of Sarah Cherry’s 1988 murder, saying it could just be contamination from one of the many people who handled the evidence over the years.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Officers cleared in fatal shooting of Canton man in Rumford
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote that the two officers used deadly force in self-defense and to protect others from serious bodily injury or death.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Oxford woman denies hit-and-run charges from December incident
Amber L. Croteau appears in a Paris court Thursday to answer three felony charges.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: April 19, 2024
• Jordan L. Bennett, 37, of 715 Hunts Corner Road, Albany Township, on charges of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drug, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, theft by receiving stolen property, violation of condition of release, passing a roadblock and driving to endanger, 9:16 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, unknown location, […]
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Peru woman admits to three federal drug and firearm felonies
Mandy Shorey faces 15 years to life in prison on the charges.