Maine’s highest court Tuesday upheld the murder conviction of a Lewiston man found guilty in the 2013 brutal slaying of 20-year-old Romeo Parent. A lawyer for Michael McNaughton, 29, argued in May before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court that the judge presiding over his 2014 trial mistakenly failed to block from a jury statements McNaughton […]
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Convicted Lewiston man seeks new murder trial
Michael McNaughton AUGUSTA — An attorney for a Lewiston man found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison argued Friday that the state’s highest court should throw out his conviction and give him a new trial because detectives coerced a confession from him. Defense attorney Verne Paradie appeared before the Maine Supreme Judicial […]
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Lewiston man gets life sentence for Romeo Parent’s murder
AUBURN — A judge on Thursday sentenced Michael McNaughton to life in prison for the 2013 murder of 20-year-old Romeo Parent of Lewiston. McNaughton, 29, of Lewiston showed no reaction to the judge’s order. Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy imposed the most severe penalty allowed by Maine law, after finding that Parent’s slaying […]
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Judge denies Lewiston man new murder trial
AUBURN — A judge rejected a Lewiston man’s motions for a new trial stemming from his 2014 murder conviction, clearing the path for his long-awaited sentencing. Michael McNaughton, 28, was convicted of killing 20-year-old Romeo Parent after a three-week jury trial in July 2014. McNaughton’s attorney, Verne Paradie, filed motions seeking a new trial arguing, […]
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Mechanic Falls woman pleads to misdemeanor in 2013 Greene murder
AUBURN — The girlfriend of a Lewiston man convicted in 2014 of murdering 20-year-old Romeo Parent pleaded guilty Monday to trying to provide her boyfriend with an alibi. Felicia Cadman, 22, of Mechanic Falls pleaded guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court to attempted hindering apprehension. If she complies with the conditions of her plea and […]
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Hearing for convicted Lewiston man’s new murder trial concludes
AUBURN — A judge watched three videos and listened to two audio recordings Wednesday during a hearing on a motion filed by a Lewiston man who was convicted of murder last summer and is seeking a new trial. Michael McNaughton, 27, was in Androscoggin County Superior Court for the continuation of a February hearing at […]
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Lewiston man seeking new murder trial back in court
AUBURN — A Lewiston man convicted of murder last summer was back in court Tuesday seeking a new trial. Michael McNaughton, 27, was in Androscoggin County Superior Court where his attorney, Verne Paradie Jr., aimed to show that prosecutors failed to turn over to the defense information that would have helped McNaughton prevail at his […]
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Lewiston man convicted of murder seeks new trial
AUBURN — A Lewiston man convicted in July of killing 20-year-old Romeo Parent is seeking a new trial. Michael McNaughton, 27, filed an amended motion in Androscoggin County Superior Court this week, adding to his claim that prosecutors failed to turn over to the defense information that would have helped McNaughton prevail at his trial. […]
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Romeo Parent murder: A deadly circle of friends, drugs and crime
Parent’s family found it terribly sad and more than scary to learn about what one family member called ‘wanderers’ — youths who don’t have a direction, a safe home or anyone responsible to love them.
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Caught in a culture of drugs and crime
Romeo Parent’s family describe Romeo as smiling, sweet and silly. Michael McNaughton’s family say Michael is smart, funny and caring — despite the fact he was convicted 13 days ago of killing Parent. On Sunday, Sun Journal writer Judith Meyer looks at the lives of the two men. Family members of both men describe how their lives […]