It was the fourth time Gary Porter was scheduled to appear in court on six felony charges in connection to the May 6 events in Paris.
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Windham man gets more than a year behind bars for fatal Turner crash
Although a jury found him not guilty of manslaughter, the defendant was convicted of two felonies and a misdemeanor.
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Court documents provide deeper look inside Maine’s clandestine cannabis grows
Laborers living out of suitcases, $10,000 electricity bills and elaborate automatic growing systems are among what officials found inside several of the residences, according to recently filed federal documents.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Federal prosecutors target 4 Maine properties for seizure in illegal marijuana cases
For the first time, federal prosecutors say they are seeking the forfeiture of Maine properties used in illegal cannabis growing operations that might be tied to organized, transnational crime organizations.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
York County Jail administrator will take over as new warden of Maine State Prison
Nathan Thayer has served as administrator at the York County Jail for the last three years and will start in his new role at Maine’s largest prison on Monday.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Paris shooting suspect’s 3rd rescheduled hearing to come Monday
Several media outlets claimed Gary Porter, 37, missed his third scheduled initial court appearance Friday in South Paris District Court due to Zoom audio malfunctions and limited York County Jail staff.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man to get 33 years for murder of Massachusetts man
Mark J. Sinclair admits to the murder in a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Homeless man accused of stealing police vehicles who was in police shootout misses third court hearing
The judge learns that York County Jail can’t accommodate the inmate for remote court appearance.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maine supreme court upholds manslaughter sentence for woman who abandoned baby at birth
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the 6-year sentence given to Lee Ann Daigle, who left her infant daughter in a gravel pit after giving birth in 1985.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
‘We’ll always blame ourselves’: Card family shares its pain over collective failure to prevent Lewiston mass shooting
Members of Robert Card’s family broke their public silence Thursday to make emotional pleas for improvements to the Army, law enforcement and mental health systems that they say failed to help them in the months before he committed the state’s deadliest mass shooting.