Police say David Gaudreau drove next to his wife’s car on the side of Route 108 in Peru and fired shots into her vehicle.
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Police arrest suspect in Peru car crash and gunfire incident
A section of Route 108 was closed to traffic Tuesday.
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Defense attorneys, ACLU question whether new bail reviews for unrepresented defendants are working
Maine judges are holding weekly hearings for poor Mainers who can’t find a court-appointed attorney. But in the last six months, the number of people waiting has grown from 100 to more than 630.
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ACLU allowed to add Maine attorney general to lawsuit on indigent defense
A court on Thursday granted the ACLU’s petition to add Attorney General Aaron Frey to a suit that accuses the state of failing to provide lawyers to poor Mainers.
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Man pleads not guilty in 15-year-old Portland cold case
Shane Hall, 36, is charged with murder in connection with the death of Frank Williams in 2008.
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Lewiston woman charged with murder in death of Litchfield man
The body of Gerald Marin, 90, was discovered in his Litchfield home on May 18.
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Auburn man appeals murder and sexual assault convictions in Alaska cold case
A Lewiston attorney who represented Steven H. Downs at trial says his case could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Man killed at Portland YMCA had a love of music
Family members say David Hannauer spent most of his life traveling before illness pushed him to move to Portland to be near family. The man charged with killing him entered a not guilty plea Thursday.
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Judge denies Portland man’s request to withdraw guilty plea in Woodford Street murder
Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy rules that Damion Butterfield ‘made an informed and considered decision to plead guilty instead of hearing the jury’s verdict after receiving a fair trial.’
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Portland man enters insanity plea in stabbing death of Granny’s Burritos founder
Jonathan Alas has already pleaded not guilty to murder in connection to the death of 58-year-old Christopher Godin.