Zacheriah Adams was taken into custody Wednesday on several charges. Several people previously accused him of taking thousands of dollars from them to perform home repair work before disappearing, but the charges are not related to those accusations.
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Law Court upholds Ringuette sentence, sends case back to lower court for review of supervised release
Maine Supreme Judicial Court said Bethany Ringuette, as an accomplice, is accountable for the actions of a man who engaged in sexual acts with a young girl, and “guilty of the crime as if he acted as a principal, and a guilty verdict rendered on either theory is thus indistinguishable.”
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Auburn man’s trial on rape charge begins in Boston
According to court records, the former Auburn woman, then 23, was raped by two men the same night at a Boston hotel. A criminal trial of one of the men began on Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Portland police arrest suspect in Sherman Street shooting death
Tristan Chamberlain of Portland turned himself in Sunday. He is charged with murder in the death of another Portland man, Tyler Flexon.
Posted inFranklin, Maine
Former Franklin County prosecutor suspended from legal practice for 9 months
Kayla Alves had already pleaded guilty in federal court to tampering with possible evidence.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Crime
Portland cannabis store burglars make off with fake gummies
Police say display cases were broken and emptied at Sweet Dirt, but nothing that was stolen contained marijuana compounds.
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Maine man killed in Florida in random attack
Police in Clearwater Beach said Jeffrey Chapman, 49, of Bangor, died after being accosted while he was bicycling.
Posted inNation / World, New England
Police say Massachusetts woman assaulted them with bees
Deputies trying to serve an eviction order were met by protesters, including a woman who released a swarm of bees. Several officers were stung.
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Man charged with smuggling pythons in his pants at U.S. border
Calvin Bautista, 36, is accused of bringing the hidden snakes on a bus that crossed into northern New York on July 15, 2018.
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Police searching for Brunswick bank robbery suspect
Brunswick police responded to a reported bank robbery at M&T Bank on Main Street Monday morning, according to a press release from the department.