Family of the since-deceased victim say stress from the incident may have been a factor in his death.
Maine crime
Mother of Ayla Reynolds expands wrongful death lawsuit to include child’s grandmother, aunt
Trista Reynolds alleges that Justin DiPietro’s mother and sister played roles in helping to ‘clean up’ and conceal evidence of the child’s death from a Waterville house in 2011.
Aunt of woman who died at York County Jail wants answers
State police are investigating Nicole Turner’s death as a suspected overdose, prompting Peggy Turner to ask how her niece got drugs in jail or whether she was going through withdrawal.
Maine’s highest court upholds Hartford man’s murder conviction, 50-year sentence
Justice William Stokes, who sentenced Rondon Athayde last year, called the ‘brutal’ and ‘extraordinarily violent’ domestic assault an ‘abomination,’ adding that the images of 41-year-old Ana Cordero and the crime scene ‘stayed with me for several weeks.’
Skowhegan man pleads guilty to defrauding federal pandemic loan program
Nathan Reardon, 44, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Bangor to misusing money provided by the Paycheck Protection Program.
Wells man pleads not guilty to murder charge in toddler niece’s shooting
Andrew Huber Young faces five felony counts in the May 21 death of Octavia Jean Huber-Young and injuring of two relatives after a family argument.
Police confiscate 126 pounds of processed marijuana at Fairfield store operating illegally
Officials say 185 marijuana plants seized Wednesday at YEZI Local Craft Marijuana Retail Store that continued to operate after state had revoked its license.
Former partners detail abuse by man sought in death of girlfriend in Acadia
Two women who dated Raymond Lester about a decade ago say he was emotionally and physically abusive. They came forward after Lester was charged in the death of his girlfriend, Nicole Mokeme, 35, last week in Acadia.
Blue Hill man fatally shot by 3 officers responding to domestic violence report
Maine State Police and Hancock County Sheriff deputies shot and killed 27-year-old Peter Pfister outside a home in the Hancock County town.
Police: Big Apple convenience store in Augusta robbed Saturday night, suspect still at large
Augusta police say robbery occurred at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, and the male suspect fled before officers arrived.