AUGUSTA (AP) — A trial is set to get underway soon for the first person in Maine to be forced to take psychiatric medication to restore his mental capacity. Jury selection is slated for Thursday in the trial of 27-year-old Leroy Smith III, who’s charged with killing his father and dismembering the body. If a […]
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Defendant forced to take meds ruled competent for trial in Gardiner slaying
AUGUSTA (AP) — The first person in Maine to be forced to take psychiatric medication in an effort to restore his mental capacity has been ruled competent to stand trial. The Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/2pLp0jf ) reported that a judge ruled this week after 27-year-old Leroy Smith III was required to take medication under a 2015 […]
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Homicide suspect ruled incompetent, won’t stand trial in father’s killing
AUGUSTA — A Maine man charged with killing and dismembering his father has been ruled incompetent to stand trial and will remain in a state psychiatric facility. Leroy Smith III was scheduled to be arraigned on a murder charge Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court in connection with the May death of 56-year-old Leroy Smith […]
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Judge orders psychological exam for man accused of killing his father
AUGUSTA — During his initial court appearance Thursday, Leroy Smith III of Gardiner, the man accused of killing his father at their Cannard Street home, was ordered held in jail until he can undergo a psychological exam. No plea was entered, and Justice Donald Marden said Smith will be held in Kennebec County Jail until […]
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Richmond body: Gardiner man charged in dad’s murder
GARDINER — The son of a 56-year-old Gardiner man whose remains were found in Richmond on Monday morning has been charged with murder in connection with his death. Maine State Police late Tuesday afternoon charged Leroy Smith III, 24, with murdering his father, Leroy Smith II, Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public […]
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Police find Gardiner man’s remains in Richmond woods
RICHMOND — Maine State Police on Monday identified human remains found early Monday in a wooded area off Lincoln Street in Richmond as 56-year-old Leroy Smith II of 16 Cannard St. in Gardiner. The death is being investigated as suspicious, but the state medical examiner has not yet determined whether to treat the case as […]