Testimony concludes in a proceeding held to consider whether William Smith, 16, will be tried as an adult or a juvenile in the killing of Kimberly Mironovas.
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Medical examiner testifies Litchfield woman killed by strangulation, stabbing
Prosecutors are seeking to have William Smith, one of three teenagers accused in the death of Kimberly Mironovas last April in Litchfield, tried as an adult.
Maine’s top court upholds guilty plea in 1979 cold-case infant killing
The court declines to overrule a lower court, meaning Burton Hagar will continue to serve 15 years for manslaughter in the death of his son.
Sabattus man pleads guilty to firearms crimes
The 38-year-old man engaged police in a standoff before surrendering peacefully.
Police charge two with operating mobile meth lab
The arrests came Tuesday afternoon in Limington when police came across a vehicle parked at a Route 25 business.
Jury finds John Williams guilty of murder
John D. Williams was charged with murder in the death of a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy last year, but his attorneys argued he was too impaired by his drug use to intend or know he would kill Cpl. Eugene Cole.
Prosecutors want to try teen as adult in Litchfield woman’s death
Defense expert witness says William Smith, one of three teens charged in the April 2018 death of Kimberly Mironovas, started to choke her but stopped because he couldn’t go through with it.
Closing arguments postponed 1 day in murder trial of John D. Williams
The defense is considering calling a final witness, who would try to rebut the state’s reconstruction of the shooting that killed Cpl. Eugene Cole last year.
Maine prisoner charged with trying to kill fellow inmate
Paul Andrews is serving time in the Maine State Prison in Warren for sexually assaulting a child and now faces an attempted murder charge.
Closing arguments pushed back a day in murder trial of John D. Williams
The defense is considering calling a final witness, who would try to rebut the state’s reconstruction of the shooting that killed Cpl. Eugene Cole last year.