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. Sanborn was convicted for the 1989 murder of Jessica Briggs and served 27 years in prison before being released on bail because a key witness for the […]
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Sanborn, bailed after 27 years in prison for murder, hopes to clear name
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine man who was freed on bail after being in jail on a murder conviction for 27 years is returning to court. Tony Sanborn is due in court on Tuesday. His case is getting a new look because of new testimony from a witness and questions about the conduct of police […]
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Danforth murder trial
FARMINGTON — A story on the front page Wednesday should have reported that Trevan Goodwin testified in the murder trial of Timothy Danforth. It was a reporting error.
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Fatal shot penetrated right chest area of New Sharon man
FARMINGTON — The state’s chief medical examiner testified Wednesday that the gunshot that caused the death of a New Sharon man entered the crest of his shoulder in a downward motion at about a 45-degree angle. The three wounds to Michael Reis were caused by a shotgun, Dr. Mark Flomenbaum told a jury on the […]
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State witnesses take stand on second day of Wilton murder trial
FARMINGTON — A 19-year-old man testified Tuesday that when he went to a Wilton golf course to meet up with Robert Danforth and his son, Timothy Danforth, the evening of May 31, 2016, he had a pair of brass knuckles in his pocket. The state called Zachary Uhlman, 19, of Wilton, Gary Brosius, 24, of […]
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Former Wilton man's murder trial begins
FARMINGTON — A bag of marijuana and a “war of texts” began a chain of events that led to the shooting death of a New Sharon man June 1, 2016. The murder trial of Timothy Danforth, 25, of Farmington, formerly of Wilton, got underway Monday with opening statements to the jury. The jury also visited […]
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Jay man pleads not guilty to murder charge
FARMINGTON — A Jay man accused of killing his girlfriend July 11 while she slept at her Jay home pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of intentional or knowing murder. James “Ted” Sweeney, 57, who is deaf, signed not guilty to an American Sign Language interpreter who spoke his answer out loud during an […]
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Camden Hills graduate accused of killing four described as kind musician
BOSTON (AP) — A recent college graduate accused of killing his mother, grandparents and a caregiver was described Monday as a good friend and talented jazz musician who showed no signs that he was troubled. Orion Krause, who was charged in the slayings, was ordered Monday to be sent to Bridgewater State Hospital pending a […]
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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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Bucksport man suspected in Kansas man's murder arrested in California
TESCOTT, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says a suspect in the shooting death of a Kansas man was arrested in California after he reportedly stabbed a person on an Amtrak train. The KBI said in a news release Monday that 34-year-old Robert Colson, of Bucksport, Maine, was arrested Saturday in Martinez, California. […]