Emily covers courts for the Press Herald. Before moving to Maine in March 2022, she spent nearly three years in West Virginia, reporting on the southern coalfields, local and state government for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and Mountain State Spotlight, a nonprofit newsroom. Hailing from the upper Midwest, Emily cut her teeth covering city government for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus. When she's not working, Emily's usually reading (and is always on the hunt for good book recommendations).
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
Officer testifies that he needed surgery for injuries by Maine man at Jan. 6 riot
Federal prosecutors said Kyle Fitzsimons, 38, is responsible for inflicting bodily injury on two officers, and attempted to harm a third with a dangerous weapon.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
Maine man assaulted multiple officers during Capitol riot, prosecutors say as trial begins
Kyle Fitzsimons faces 11 charges, including 2 counts of inflicting bodily injury on officers, for his alleged role in the attempted insurrection Jan. 6.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office identifies man found dead at jail
James Mannion, 30, had been in jail since December. He was arrested on a drug possession charge after he fell asleep behind the wheel at a gas pump.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
State commission will start meeting this month to discuss possibility of parole in Maine
The group of lawmakers, state officials, attorneys and advocates for criminal justice reform will have until December to study the subject, make recommendations and offer proposed legislation.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2022
LePage and Poliquin remain mum on revelations about classified documents seized at Mar-a-Lago
The Republican candidates for governor and U.S. House, respectively, had vigorously denounced the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2022
Cumberland DA won’t charge officers in Long Creek use-of-force cases
Jonathan Sahrbeck declined to release a copy of a report on the independent investigation on the altercations last summer, but felt confident after reviewing it that the use of force was reasonable.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2022
Next step for prosecutors unclear after judge tosses evidence in murder trial
A York County judge throws out evidence obtained through an unconstitutional search warrant in the second murder trial of a Limington man whose conviction in a neighbor’s killing was vacated last fall.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2022
Portland man accused of killing girlfriend is back in Maine, in court
The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Raymond Lester in Cancun, Mexico, last week. He is charged with murder in the death of Nicole Mokeme at Acadia National Park.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2022
Deering student who died in Presumpscot River came from Angola, helped others adjust
Authorities began looking for Pedro Matala, 18, on Sunday afternoon after friends told them he went under while swimming but did not resurface. They found his body Sunday night.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2022
Portland man accused of killing girlfriend was drinking, driving fast before her death, affidavit says
A federal affidavit cites numerous witnesses describing Raymond Lester’s erratic behavior on the night before Nicole Mokeme was found dead at Acadia National Park.
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