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PublishedDecember 28, 2023
Washington County woman convicted of murder in brutal 2022 stabbing
A jury found Kailie Brackett guilty of killing Kimberly Neptune in April 2022, but could not reach a verdict for her co-defendant, Donnell Dana, and the judge declared a mistrial in his case.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2023
Down East man sentenced to 32 years for killing girlfriend
A judge said it's effectively a life sentence for 67-year-old Paul DeForest, who pleaded guilty last month to murdering Eva Cox.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2023
Jonesboro man accused of threatening neighbors with gun disputes charges
Dale O'Brien, 52, is the subject of civil and criminal filings alleging he made racist remarks and threatened his Black neighbor with a gun.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
America’s small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes
The United States is in the midst of an officer shortage that many blame on the two-fold morale hit of 2020 – the coronavirus pandemic and criticism of police that boiled over following the murder of George Floyd by a police officer.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
Down East man pleads guilty to murder in girlfriend’s death
Paul DeForest, 67, pleaded guilty to murder and criminal solicitation and is expected to serve 32 years in prison for the death of 58-year-old Eva Cox in January 2022.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2023
Maine woman charged with murder gets access to cellphone data she says will prove her alibi
Kailie Brackett, 39, was charged with murder in April 2022 in the death of Kimberly Neptune, who was found stabbed more than 480 times at her apartment in Pleasant Point.
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PublishedMay 24, 2023
Perry woman pleads guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 25 years
Danielle Wheeler will serve 25 years for the death of her ex-boyfriend, Jason 'Cowboy' Aubuchon.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2023
Maine game wardens rescue Cutler man who became lost looking for moose antlers
Rescuers found the 78-year-old man, who had fallen through ice in a bog and become disoriented and hypothermic during Monday's storm.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2022
System to help poor defendants is worsening in rural Maine
Attorneys staffing the struggling indigent defense program say the solutions they're seeing can't keep up with the systemic problems.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2022
Judge releases 3 from Washington County jail, citing lack of attorney
Washington County court did not have a lawyer lined up Monday to represent people making an initial court appearance, prompting District Judge David Mitchell to order the release of three people arrested over the weekend.
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