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Maine Crime

Published
February 3, 2022

Verdict upheld in pandemic-delayed murder trial in Maine

Carine Reeves argued that he should been tried within 120 days of his extradition, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled the timeframe outlined by an interstate compact can be paused if a trial cannot be held.
Published
February 2, 2022

Theft charges dropped against former managers of the Anson-Madison Water District

District Attorney Maeghan Maloney says new evidence came to light this week that prompted her office to refrain from prosecuting the water district's former superintendent and its former foreman.
Published
February 2, 2022

Somerset County Sheriff’s Office: $4,000 worth of drugs and drug paraphernalia seized in Skowhegan search

Police seized a variety of illegal substances during a Skowhegan drug bust Wednesday, according to a news release from the Somerset County Sheriff's Office.
Published
February 1, 2022

Gun used in Alaska cold case murder could have belonged to Auburn man, expert says

A ballistics expert testified in the murder and rape trial of Steven H. Downs that his and millions of other guns could have fired the fatal bullet.
Published
February 1, 2022

Turner man pleads insanity defense in slayings of Troy and Dulsie Varney

A judge said he expects to commit the defendant to the Department of Health and Human Services for psychiatric care.

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Published
January 31, 2022

Analyst says Auburn man’s DNA matched that found in Alaska murder victim

Steven H. Downs is on trial for the murder and sexual assault of an Alaska woman in 1993.
Published
January 31, 2022

Driver pleads guilty to federal charges in crash that killed 3 in Acadia

Praneeth Manubolu, who lived in New Jersey at the time of the crash, will be sentenced later.
Published
January 31, 2022

Lewiston man to get at least 17 years in prison for fatal stabbing at Auburn McDonald’s

Trai Larue pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the case of stabbing a Masachusetts man in 2020.
Published
January 31, 2022

Farmington man pleads guilty to terrorizing, gun, OUI charges

Nathaniel Everett, 24, entered pleas Monday at Farmington District Court.
Published
January 31, 2022

Cab driver pulls gun on Waterville Public Works employee, police say

Alfred Gervais, 63, of Waterville is accused of brandishing a handgun during Saturday's snowstorm after being told not to remove barricades placed in the road to protect workers cleaning up after an automobile crash.