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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. […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]