Maine jail recorded hundreds of lawyer’s calls. He wants to know why

Maine Crime

Published
July 11, 2022

Maine jail recorded hundreds of lawyer’s calls. He wants to know why

The details involving attorney John Tebbetts’ calls are the latest revelations in a monthslong investigation by The Maine Monitor. It previously reported that Aroostook, Androscoggin, Franklin and Kennebec county jails recorded nearly 1,000 calls defendants made to their attorneys between June 2019 and May 2020. Phone calls between Tebbetts and his clients are among those recordings.
Published
July 8, 2022

Inmate charged with murder in death of cellmate at Windham correctional center

The Maine Attorney General's Office says Carl Williams, 38, was responsible for the traumatic brain injury that hospitalized and killed Renaldo Jones this year.
Published
July 8, 2022

Driver sentenced to more than 3 years in Acadia crash that killed 3 people

Praneeth Manubolu, 31, had pleaded guilty in February to charges of manslaughter, driving under the influence and unsafe operation of a motor vehicle.
Published
July 7, 2022

Accused of drunken driving, Hallowell Public Works foreman expected back at work next week

Christopher Buck, 53, who reportedly had a blood alcohol content of .26 when arrested Sunday, is expected to return to work next week and be able to drive city vehicles, if his driver's license is still active.
Published
July 6, 2022

Maine State Police arrest woman in connection with February homicide

Rebecca Moores, 42, of Robbinston, has been charged with murder in the killing of Paula Johnson, 53, in Pembroke in February.

Published
July 5, 2022

Hallowell Public Works foreman arrested on drunken driving charge

Christopher Buck, who has been the Hallowell Public Works foreman since 2013, was arrested Sunday in the parking lot of the Hallowell Public Works garage.
Published
July 5, 2022

Phillips man charged in 2017 fire at Falls General Store in Farmington

Kurt D. Searles, 34, is accused of arson with the intent to enable a person to collect insurance proceeds.
Published
July 5, 2022

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.
Published
July 4, 2022

New group in Maine goes into courthouses to observe, document and collect data

The idea of CourtWatchME is to try to gather information about court cases that isn't easily available in the state.
Published
July 2, 2022

Victim of attempted carjacking recounts wild ride in Portland

Jeff Hewett of Cape Elizabeth thwarted the theft of his Porsche but was stabbed in the process.