FARMINGTON — A local man convicted of manslaughter in 2000 and terrorizing in 2009, is now accused of supplying heroin to a woman who overdosed twice in July. Jeremiah Dean Paulton, 34, of Farmington was arrested Thursday on a felony charge of criminal conspiracy, according to an affidavit for an arrest warrant filed Wednesday with […]
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Robbery victim's app used to find phone, assailant
AUBURN — A Lewiston man whose cellphone was stolen at gunpoint tracked his phone by GPS using an app he had installed on the phone. A quick-thinking Abdiweli Abdow, 23, shared his Apple ID number with his friends who had fled when Abdow was robbed on Walnut Street early on the morning of March 2. […]
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Police still looking for suspect in van theft and police chase
OXFORD — The driver of a stolen vehicle that led police on a three-town chase before it struck another vehicle and was abandoned in Poland, remains at large today, according to Oxford Police Chief Jon Tibbetts. According to a release from Tibbets, Oxford Sgt. Alan Coffin and Officer Jeremy Coron received information about a stolen […]
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Jury selection, trial scheduled in Wilton murder case
FARMINGTON – A former Wilton man accused of fatally shooting a New Sharon man June 1, 2016, in Wilton is scheduled to select a jury Sept. 8 for a trial scheduled in late September, according to court documents. Timothy Danforth, 25, now of Farmington, is accused of shooting to death Michael Reis, 24, outside Danforth’s […]
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PTSD expert says trial lawyer lacked understanding of disorder
AUBURN — A psychotherapist who specializes in treating veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder testified Wednesday that the defense attorney who represented a Lisbon man charged with aggravated attempted murder should have delved deeper into discussion of the disorder during questioning at his client’s 2010 trial. Bartolo Ford is serving a sentence of 20 years with […]
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Jury acquits 'Yummy' Raubeson of assault
AUBURN — A local celebrity known for his reality-TV bargain hunting and signature cowboy hat was in court Wednesday where he told a jury his side of the story at his trial on a charge of domestic violence assault. The jury of seven women and five men acquitted Roland “Yummy” Raubeson, 65, of Minot of […]
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Man linked to explicit photos on 'Purge of Maine' page faces Indiana charges
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities say they’ve linked a California man charged with making online threats to blow up two suburban Indianapolis high schools with the sexual extortion of girls in Maine. Prosecutors say 26-year-old Buster Hernandez of Bakersfield, California, whose online alias wsa “Brian Kil,” appeared Wednesday for a court hearing in Indianapolis. He […]
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Authorities: Girl, 5, picked up dad's gun, shot self in head
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — An autopsy shows the shooting death of a 5-year-old Maine girl at her grandparents’ home was accidental: The child had picked up her father’s gun and shot herself in the head. The state medical examiner’s office released its results Wednesday on Elise Dorr, of Belfast, who died Monday. Police said the .45-caliber […]
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Meroby Elementary School delays first day due to vandalism
MEXICO — Meroby Elementary School closed on its first day of school Wednesday due to vandalism that took place between 6 p.m. Tuesday and 5 a.m. Wednesday, Mexico Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. Principal Kim Fuller said she and staff were thankful that the community and the Mexico Fire Department came together Wednesday morning to […]
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Industry woman pleads guilty to heroin trafficking
AUBURN — An Industry woman who told police she had smuggled heroin from Connecticut to Maine to resell pleaded guilty last week to two related crimes. Lauren Leonard, 25, admitted to unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison; and to illegal importation of scheduled drugs, punishable by […]