AUGUSTA — A lawyer for a Lewiston man convicted last year of two felonies sought Tuesday to convince the state’s highest court that the trial judge mistakenly allowed the prosecutor to strike the only person of color from the jury. Malik Hollis, 22, who is African-American, was convicted at trial of reckless conduct with a […]
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John Williams pleads not guilty to murder of deputy
John Williams, the 29-year-old Madison man accused of killing a sheriff’s officer in Somerset County on April 25, pleaded not guilty to a murder charge Tuesday afternoon in a Portland courtroom. Williams, wearing a blazer, shirt and tie and dress pants, entered the plea in front of Superior Court Justice Robert Mullen. Tuesday’s hearing lasted only a […]
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Mistrial declared on first day of sex trafficking trial
AUBURN — A judge declared a mistrial on the first day in a case that appeared doomed earlier Monday when a local man accused of sexual assault and sex trafficking tried to fire his lawyer shortly before the trial was to begin. Justice Robert Clifford ended the day — and the short-lived trial — when he granted […]
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Suspect spills fentanyl inside cruiser at Cumberland County Jail
A Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy had to be medically evaluated after a man under arrest spilled fentanyl inside a cruiser early Sunday morning. Capt. Wayne Pike said in a statement that Tannis A. Goodson, 29, of Raymond had been arrested on a variety of charges and had just arrived at the Cumberland County Jail’s sally […]
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Jay brothers accused of assaulting teens
JAY — Two brothers, including one who is wanted in Massachusetts, are accused of assaulting two teenagers early Thursday on Hidden Circle, Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier said Friday. The 17-year-olds, a boy and a girl, told police that Benjamin York, 23, of Jay provided them with alcohol at his residence on Hidden Circle before York and […]
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Police find large drug supply in Turner after responding to attempted overdose
TURNER — Maine State Police say an attempted overdose led them to a large stash of drugs, including LSD and hashish, at a home on Fern Street on Thursday. Troopers say they responded to a report of a man attempting to overdose on drugs. The man was taken into protective custody and while doing so, […]
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Wilton man pleads guilty, sentenced in strangulation case
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man accused of choking a woman until she passed out during a sexual encounter in February was sentenced Thursday to serve 30 months of an eight-year sentence. Steven E. Pare, 50, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of aggravated assault and misdemeanor charges of domestic violence assault and unlawful sexual touching […]
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Sole-searching cops charge three men in assault on Chinese food deliverer
LEWISTON — Rice found in the tread of a suspect’s shoes helped lead to arrests in the mugging of a Chinese food delivery man. Three males were arrested and charged with robbery and theft in the April 9 mugging. An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted two men on related charges. The third is a juvenile. […]
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911 call: Suspect in deputy’s slaying took water, cigarettes during robbery
The man accused of killing a Somerset County Sheriff’s deputy took a bottle of water and a pack of Old Gold cigarettes when he robbed a Norridgewock convenience store the night Cpl. Eugene Cole was slain, according to a newly released 911 transcript. The transcript, released Wednesday by the Office of the Maine Attorney General, […]
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Police: Suspect took off on bike after Lisbon Street bank robbery
LEWISTON — Police said a 57-year-old man robbed the Androscoggin Bank branch on Lisbon Street at about noon Wednesday. Keith Anthony Phillips of Lewiston was arrested later Wednesday on a charge of robbery. He was being held Wednesday night on $20,000 cash bail at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn. Police said although no weapon […]