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.
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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.
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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 inLocal & State, 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 inLocal & State, 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.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Former Hebron coach and faculty member faces sex and drug charges
Court papers say Madeline R. New is accused of having sex and supplying a student who was under 18 with marijuana.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Maine high court denies mother’s appeal of murder conviction in death of 3-year-old son
Jessica Trefethen was sentenced to 47 years in prison for the death of her son, Maddox Williams, in 2022.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Federal prosecutors accuse 3 Massachusetts men of Saco drive-by shooting
Prosecutors announced the arrests Thursday and said they believe the shooting involved 2 rival gangs who were distributing drugs in the Saco-Biddeford area.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Lewiston shooter’s family testifies before commission investigating Maine’s deadliest mass shooting
Several members of Robert Card’s family, including his sister and ex-wife, spoke Thursday about how they tried to get him help for months before he killed 18 people in October.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: May 15, 2024
• Destiny S. Annance, 23, of 13 Pine Lane, Oxford, on charges of domestic violence assault and violation of condition of release, 4:35 p.m. Friday, May 10, at that address, by Oxford Police Department. • Dylan A. Barrett, 24, of 7 Lion Lane, Oxford, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 12:34 a.m. […]