Willie Richard Minor was acquitted last year in state court of multiple felonies, including sex trafficking and assault.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
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Oxford County police log
• Nathan Allen Peoples, 43, of 1234 Littlehale Road, Andover on charges of domestic violence assault, domestic violence reckless conduct, criminal mischief and violation of condition of release, 5:14 p.m. on Friday by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Alexander Ojeda, 40, of 160 West Bethel Road, Bethel on charges of unlawful possession of methamphetamine and […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Judge orders prosecutors to turn over police reports in Auburn murder case
AUBURN — A judge on Tuesday ordered prosecutors to turn over all police reports by mid-October in the case of an Auburn man charged with murdering a Lewiston man June 3 outside an apartment building. Defense lawyer James P. Howaniec of Lewiston said he has only received about two dozen pages of written discovery, plus […]
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Maine’s first mid-pandemic jury trial postponed because of possible COVID-19 exposure
The young child of a key witness developed a virus symptom, and the OUI case – the state’s first jury trial since March – has been delayed until spring.
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State’s top court hears appeal in murder of sheriff’s deputy
John Williams has appealed his conviction and his life sentence for the murder of Cpl. Eugene Cole in 2018.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News
Former Farmington man sentenced for operating a methamphetamine lab
Douglas Theriault, 39, of Biddeford was sentenced to serve nine months and one day of a five-year sentence.
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Spruce Head man, 84, charged with threatening couple for not wearing masks
George D. Kibitz, who police say displayed a gun and told the couple that he might shoot people not wearing face coverings, is charged with criminal threatening.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Vandalism damages cornfield at Barker Farm in Leeds
The Maine Warden Service and Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the vandalism that measures more than 800 feet.
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Defendant in killing Down East must wear mask at trial, over his objection
A judge rejects the argument by Carine Reeves, who is Black, that a face mask could prejudice jurors against him.
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Federal prosecutor appeals ruling on blood test in fatal Acadia crash
A U.S. district judge found a warrant-less blood draw inadmissible in the case, which involves a conflict between state and federal jurisdiction.