Deng Malual is accused of killing 61-year-old Clarence James Pearson in Westbrook last year.
Maine Crime
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Defendant charged with working at illegal central Maine cannabis grow says he has not ‘received a paycheck yet’ after ‘years’
Lincoln County investigators say they are continuing to process evidence collected at local homes they said were filled with marijuana and had cramped living quarters.
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Dennis Dechaine granted April hearing to argue for a new trial in 1988 murder of Sarah Cherry
Dechaine has maintained his innocence ever since a jury convicted him of killing the 12-year-old.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Video: See what police found at a marijuana growing operation in a Chelsea home
One person was arrested Tuesday in connection with a raid on an illegal marijuana growing operation at a Cooper Road home, and 900 marijuana plants were confiscated.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Massachusetts driver killed Tuesday by police in Fryeburg
Police say a knife-wielding Massachusetts man was shot after a chase involving several departments and approaching an officer with a knife.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Oxford County deputy injured in Fryeburg following chase, shooting
Police and rescue personnel responded to an officer involved shooting on Main Street.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man gets 10 years for child sexual abuse materials
Investigators say Mark A. Burns, a repeat offender, possessed more than than 12,000 images and more than 700 videos of children being sexually abused.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Saco man facing charges following police chase
Ricky Cooper faces charges of eluding an officer, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, violating conditions of release, and theft of a truck.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Several people arrested after raids of 7 illegal marijuana grows in central Maine
Over 6,000 plants were seized from residences in Whitefield, Jefferson and Chelsea in the last month, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inFranklin, Local & State, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
State assistant attorney general pleads guilty to driving under the influence last year in Wilton
‘Paul (Suitter) took full and complete responsibility for what happened, and is looking forward to putting this matter behind him,’ attorney Walter McKee wrote in an email to the Sun Journal.