John Terhune

Press Herald

John reports on police and crime for the Press Herald. He previously covered the cities of Bath and Brunswick for the Times Record and was a staff writer for The Forecaster. A former Waterville Panther, John returned to Maine after studying philosophy at Middlebury College in Vermont and journalism at Boston University. When he’s not writing about Maine communities, John spends his time practicing yoga, organizing games of Survivor and obsessively following the Red Sox farm system.

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Published
November 6, 2023

Prominent lawyers discuss using civil litigation to pursue justice for Lewiston shooting victims

The attorneys, Josh Koskoff of Connecticut and Jamal Alsaffar of Texas, promote the power of the legal system to hold companies and institutions accountable for things they do, or don’t do, that lead to mass shootings.
Published
November 6, 2023

Police believe Freeport woman was killed in West Newfield

Gary Mariner, 65, made his initial appearance in York County Superior Court on Monday afternoon, days after he was arrested and charged with murder in the death of Danielle Goodwin in September.
Published
November 3, 2023

Maine State Police leaders defend response to Lewiston shooter

On a radio program Friday morning, Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck responded to criticism of law enforcement’s handling of Robert Card before and after he shot 18 people in Lewiston last week.
Published
November 2, 2023

One man arrested as schools, colleges in Maine go into lockdown

Threats were made against students and staff at MSAD 75, Northern Maine Community College and several Skowhegan-area schools.
Published
November 1, 2023

Gunman’s Army Reserve colleagues, friends warned he might ‘snap and do a mass shooting’

A letter and texts from members of Robert Card’s Reserve unit illustrate the fears they had about his potential for violence just weeks before he killed 18 people and wounded 13 more.
Published
October 31, 2023

Sagadahoc sheriff says department is still trying to answer questions about missed warning signs

Sheriff Joel Merry pointed to wider issues like limited manpower and Maine’s weak yellow flag law, factors he said may have played a larger role in failing to stop Robert Card before he killed 18 people.
Published
October 31, 2023

Lewiston gunman met ex at Schemengees, believed businesses were calling him a pedophile, affidavit says

Documents released Tuesday provide insight into what might have motivated Robert Card and details about the manhunt that followed last week’s shootings.
Published
October 27, 2023

‘It’s over’: Body of mass shooting suspect found, ending dayslong manhunt in Maine

Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said Robert Card’s body was found in Lisbon around 7:45 p.m. Friday. He confirmed that the man, accused of killing 18 people and injuring 13 others, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Published
October 26, 2023

Police still hunting for suspect more than 24 hours after 18 people killed in Lewiston

Police have issued murder warrants for Robert Card, of Bowdoin, in the shootings that spawned a night of terror for people at bowling alley and a bar.
Published
October 22, 2023

Alone in the woods: The strange chain of events that led police to kill Shay McKenna

Nine months after Shay McKenna was accused of killing his brother Drew during a fight, a state police trooper shot and killed Shay at a makeshift camp in Rangeley Plantation. Those who knew Shay say he didn’t need to die.

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