AUGUSTA (AP) — A jury has convicted a Maine man of stabbing to death a 92-year-old Waterville man and stealing jewelry from his home.
The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1NFTK6f ) the jury deliberated about nine hours over the course of two days before convicting 46-year-old Roland Cummings of Waterville of killing Aurele Fecteau (AHR’-ee-ahl FEHK’-to) in May 2014.
A forensic analyst testified that DNA from the turned-out pockets of Fecteau’s pants linked Cummings to the crime.
The state’s chief medical examiner testified that Fecteau had been stabbed 16 times.
The newspaper reports that Cummings — who did not testify — showed little reaction when the verdicts were read.
The prosecutor argued that Cummings knew Fecteau had money, which he stole and used to support his drug habit.
No sentencing date has been set.
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