Mercier was sentenced to 70 years for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, and has since lost two appeals, one in 2014 and the other in 2016.
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Judge denies bail for Lewiston man accused of fracturing man’s skull
Police say Mouamed Mouamed violated bail conditions when he failed to show up for jury selection.
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Grand jury indicts alleged Waterville bank robber who slipped, fell in front of officer
Numerous other people were indicted on drug trafficking charges.
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Jay Mercier, convicted in 2012 in one of Maine’s oldest cold case homicides, back in court
Mercier is mounting a third appeal of his conviction for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, in Anson.
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New York man, 22, admits to credit card fraud
Peter Garces pleaded guilty to using fake driver’s licenses to open charge accounts at Home Depot stores in Maine, including Auburn.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Police arrest West Paris man in Buckfield bank robbery investigation
Bank officials reported that a masked man carrying a backpack displayed a handgun and demanded cash.
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Cyberattack hits Augusta municipal operations; City Center closed
Officials say a nasty, intentionally deployed virus shut down public safety computers and made the city’s entire network unusable, but the phone system and public safety radio system were not affected.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Eustis man arrested on sex charge
Nathan Bowers was arrested following an incident in the Stratton Motel parking lot.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Traffic stop nets $12,000 and 15 grams of heroin
NORWAY — A simple traffic stop March 28, netted Norway Police 15.5 grams of what they identified as heroin and $12,075 in cash. According to police reports, K-9 Office John Lewis saw a white Yukon pull out of the Paris Farmer’s Union parking lot at a high rate of speed. The vehicle continued above the […]
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Lewiston felon gets 8 years for having gun
Tony “Tom Cat” Leonard had a felony record for drug and assault convictions.