SKOWHEGAN — Luc Tieman was quickly found guilty Monday of murdering his wife after a jury deliberated for less than an hour. Earlier in an unusual twist, Tieman personally delivered his own closing remarks to the trial jury Monday, adamantly denying that he killed “my beautiful wife.” Tieman, speaking to the jury of seven men […]
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Psych evaluation scheduled for Jay man accused of killing girlfriend
FARMINGTON — A Jay man accused of killing his girlfriend last summer at her home in Jay is scheduled Tuesday to undergo a forensic evaluation for competency, criminal responsibility and other mental conditions, according to a court document. Dr. Robert Riley, a consultant neuro-psychologist for State Forensic Services is scheduled to conduct the examination. James […]
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Lisbon man fails in bid for new trial on attempted murder conviction
AUBURN — A Lisbon man convicted of trying to murder local police in a 2008 high-speed chase lost his bid for a new trial when a judge denied his petition to overturn all but one of his convictions on related criminal charges at his 2010 trial. Bartolo Ford, 57, was convicted by a jury of […]
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Ten-year-old Stockton Springs girl was beaten daily before her death, police say
The 10-year-old girl who died in Stockton Springs on Sunday was beaten and abused for months by the two adults now charged with her murder, according to court records filed by police. Since October, Marissa Kennedy was beaten multiple times each day by her mother, Sharon Carrillo, 33, and Julio Carrillo, 51, the girl’s stepfather, […]
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'Doubts will linger' about teen girl's 1980 death, says defense lawyer in closing arguments
BANGOR (AP) — A defense lawyer told a judge on Monday that “doubts will linger” regardless of whether she convicts or acquits a 57-year-old man in the death of a teenage girl in 1980. Jeffrey Silverstein accused prosecutors of trying to fit a “square peg into a round hole” in its case against Phillip Scott […]
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Former Wilton man to be retried on murder charge
FARMINGTON — A former Wilton man accused of fatally shooting a New Sharon man June 1, 2016, in Wilton will be retried on a murder charge in April at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. Justice William Stokes declared a mistrial Oct. 2, 2017, after a Franklin County jury was unable to reach a unanimous […]
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Andrew Balcer pleads not guilty to Halloween murder of parents in Winthrop
AUGUSTA — The Winthrop teenager indicted on charges of murdering his parents and aggravated cruelty to animals for killing the family’s Chihuaha pleaded not guilty Friday to all three charges. It is the first time Andrew Balcer, 19, has entered a plea in the case, which started early Halloween morning on Oct. 31, 2016, with […]
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Wiscasset woman held without bail on charge of murdering 4-year-old
WISCASSET — The 43-year-old woman charged with the death of a four-year-old in Wiscasset was ordered held without bail Friday, court and jail authorities said. Shawna Gatto faces one count of murder for the death of four-year-old girl Kendall Chick. Gatto is the fiancée of Chick’s grandfather, Stephen Hood, 53. The child had been living […]
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Free but still convicted, Sanborn at peace with deal that put prison behind him
Anthony and Michelle Sanborn lace up their skates Thursday at Rollodrome in Auburn, a day after a deal in his post-conviction review released him from the rest of his 70-year sentence. He said, “I woke up this morning and I thought, ‘I’m free, I don’t have to worry about going to the jail again.” (Joel […]
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Convicted murderer Anthony Sanborn to go free after serving 27 years
Anthony Sanborn sits in court while his attorney Amy Fairfield looks over paperwork at the Cumberland County Courthouse on the first day of Sanborn’s post-conviction review on Tuesday. PORTLAND — Convicted murderer Anthony Sanborn will go free, after serving 27 years in prison for the 1989 murder of 16-year-old Jessica Briggs. Attorneys for the state […]