AUBURN – A trio of local men accused of serious crimes – William Walcott, Daniel Chamberland and Christopher Boutin – entered not guilty pleas Thursday in Androscoggin County Superior Court.

Boutin faces charges of manslaughter and drunken driving in connection with the death of Allan Parsons, a 46-year-old medic who was killed when Boutin’s truck collided with Parsons’ ambulance July 5 on Route 4 in Turner.

At the time of the crash, Boutin’s blood alcohol level was at least twice the legal limit, according to an indictment handed down earlier this month.

Until he goes to trial, Boutin, 29, of Turner, will be a free man.

Superior Court Justice Thomas E. Delahanty II released Boutin on his own recognizance Thursday, stipulating that he must drive only with a valid license, talk regularly with his attorney and avoid alcohol.

Delahanty similarly released Walcott, a former Maine state representative from Lewiston, who is facing nine separate charges in an indictment.

He is accused of spending more than $4,800 in campaign money for personal use and violating election rules. The indictment alleges that he misspent money meant for campaigning between April 2004 and September 2006 and that he later lied about how the money was used.

Charges against Walcott, 36, include two counts of theft by deception, two counts of violating the Clean Election Act, two counts of misusing public property and three counts of making false reports.

The accusations came to light when the state ethics commission decided to audit Walcott after a delay in repaying more than $1,940 in unspent money.

When he was audited, Walcott resigned his legislative seat, serving his third term representing most of downtown Lewiston. He has since moved to 135 Molly Osgood Road in Prentiss, a township in Penobscot County.

Justice Delahanty also released Chamberland pending his trial.

Chamberland, 18, of Lewiston is facing charges of reckless conduct and criminal mischief after he shot up a van owned by the Hope Haven Gospel Mission in the Little Canada neighborhood of Lewiston.

Nobody was struck by gunfire in the September spree, but a homeless man who had been sleeping when the shots rang out was hospitalized with heart problems. He was treated at Central Maine Medical Center and later released.