LAGRANGE — A Farmington man and two children were injured Sunday night when the ATV they were riding went off a rail bed trail and struck trees in this Penobscot County town, according to Maine Warden Service. Driver Danny Adams, 53, was seriously injured in the crash, Lt. Kevin Adam, search and rescue coordinator for […]
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High court dismisses appeal of Lewiston man in baby's death
PORTLAND — The state’s high court has dismissed a Lewiston man’s claim that he was denied his constitutional rights when, he said, he felt he was forced to admit to the prosecutor’s version of events when pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge stemming from the death of his infant son. Danny Adams, 27, pleaded guilty […]
Lewiston man gets 15 years in infant son's death
AUBURN — A Lewiston man was sentenced Tuesday to spend 15 years in prison for manslaughter in the suffocation death of his infant son. Danny Adams, 26, apologized to Kaitlyn Baker, the mother of Zade, their 14-week-old son. “I am truly sorry for everything I did that day,” Adams said in Androscoggin County Superior Court. […]
Judge sets bail for Lewiston man in murder case
AUBURN — A judge set bail Wednesday at $50,000 cash for a Lewiston man charged with murdering his infant son in December. In reaching her decision, Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy said she took into account the seriousness of charges against Danny Adams, 24, evidence of physical injury, statements he made to investigators, […]
Judge rules Lewiston murder defendant doesn’t have to undergo evaluation
AUBURN — A judge said Wednesday that a Lewiston man charged with murder in the death of his infant son does not have to undergo a mental health evaluation that was sought by prosecutors. Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy ruled following a closed-door conference that if additional information should be brought to her […]
Prosecutors seek mental exam of Lewiston man charged with murder of infant son
AUBURN — Prosecutors are seeking a mental evaluation of a Lewiston man charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of his infant son. Attorneys for Danny Adams, 24, have opposed a motion by the state. Assistant Attorney General Matthew Crockett wrote in his motion filed in Androscoggin County Superior Court that the state “anticipates […]
Lewiston dad charged in baby’s death to remain in jail
Danny Adams, 24, made his first appearance in Androscoggin County Superior Court on Friday. The judge ruled that Adams be held without bail at the Androscoggin County Jail pending a bail hearing sought by the state to establish probable cause in a formerly capital offense. That hearing hadn’t been scheduled as of noon Friday. Adams […]
Lewiston man admits to abusing baby before death, police say
AUBURN — A Lewiston man charged in the death of his infant son told police he forced a pacifier into the baby’s mouth shortly before the boy stopped breathing. A Maine State Police detective wrote in an affidavit that Danny Adams, 24, of 77 Rideout Ave., Lewiston, told police he was frustrated that his 14-week-old […]
Lewiston man arrested in baby son’s death
LEWISTON — State and local police arrested a local man Wednesday afternoon and charged him with killing his infant son. Danny Adams, 24, was charged with murder in the death of his 3-month-old son, Zade Adams, who was found unresponsive in his bassinet on the morning of Dec. 14, police said. The father and son, […]