President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of ‘simple possession’ of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
High court hears appeals in Paris double-murder case
Lawyers for Mark Penley argue evidence admitted in trial should have been rejected by the judge, while prosecutors say that evidence showed Penley was ‘more likely to be the killer.’
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Teenager describes abuse of 3-year-old at mother’s trial on murder charge
Six witnesses testified on the first day of Jessica Trefethen’s trial in the 2021 death of her son Maddox Williams of Stockton Springs.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man charged in April police chase
Ahmed Duale was previously indicted on charges stemming from a store robbery.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Chipper stolen from Allen Hill Road home in Oxford
The theft remains under investigation by the Oxford Police Department.
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Man appeals drug conviction tied to state trooper accused of racial profiling
Damon Fagan’s defense team says there are at least 8 other cases in which Maine State Police Trooper John Darcy’s traffic stops have raised questions.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
Sabattus woman charged with manslaughter in Turner woman’s death
Police say Amber Smith was driving drunk when she struck and killed Tina White on July 23 and then fled the scene.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Pittsfield officer injured in confrontation with motorist that included high-speed chase
Officer Chelsea Merry is recovering following the incident Friday in which a Newport man twice fled from Merry in his vehicle before she tracked him down and used pepper spray to subdue the man and take him into custody.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
Minot man admits to child sex crimes
Ralph Leach pleaded guilty to crimes involving two children.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Trial to begin in beating death of Stockton Springs 3-year-old
Jessica Williams was charged with murder in the summer of 2021 in the death of her 3-year-old son Maddox, whom a judge returned to her home after he’d been removed because his sibling suffered a drug overdose.