AUGUSTA — The Winthrop teenager indicted on charges of murdering his parents and aggravated cruelty to animals for killing the family’s Chihuaha pleaded not guilty Friday to all three charges. It is the first time Andrew Balcer, 19, has entered a plea in the case, which started early Halloween morning on Oct. 31, 2016, with […]
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Wiscasset woman held without bail on charge of murdering 4-year-old
WISCASSET — The 43-year-old woman charged with the death of a four-year-old in Wiscasset was ordered held without bail Friday, court and jail authorities said. Shawna Gatto faces one count of murder for the death of four-year-old girl Kendall Chick. Gatto is the fiancée of Chick’s grandfather, Stephen Hood, 53. The child had been living […]
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Free but still convicted, Sanborn at peace with deal that put prison behind him
Anthony and Michelle Sanborn lace up their skates Thursday at Rollodrome in Auburn, a day after a deal in his post-conviction review released him from the rest of his 70-year sentence. He said, “I woke up this morning and I thought, ‘I’m free, I don’t have to worry about going to the jail again.” (Joel […]
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Convicted murderer Anthony Sanborn to go free after serving 27 years
Anthony Sanborn sits in court while his attorney Amy Fairfield looks over paperwork at the Cumberland County Courthouse on the first day of Sanborn’s post-conviction review on Tuesday. PORTLAND — Convicted murderer Anthony Sanborn will go free, after serving 27 years in prison for the 1989 murder of 16-year-old Jessica Briggs. Attorneys for the state […]
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Prosecution, defense focus on witness in Sanborn's conviction
Anthony Sanborn sits in court while his attorney Amy Fairfield looks over paperwork at the Cumberland County Courthouse on the first day of Sanborn’s post-conviction review on Tuesday. Sanborn was convicted for the 1989 murder of Jessica Briggs and served 27 years in prison before being released on bail because a key witness for the […]
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Sanborn, bailed after 27 years in prison for murder, hopes to clear name
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine man who was freed on bail after being in jail on a murder conviction for 27 years is returning to court. Tony Sanborn is due in court on Tuesday. His case is getting a new look because of new testimony from a witness and questions about the conduct of police […]
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Danforth murder trial
FARMINGTON — A story on the front page Wednesday should have reported that Trevan Goodwin testified in the murder trial of Timothy Danforth. It was a reporting error.
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Fatal shot penetrated right chest area of New Sharon man
FARMINGTON — The state’s chief medical examiner testified Wednesday that the gunshot that caused the death of a New Sharon man entered the crest of his shoulder in a downward motion at about a 45-degree angle. The three wounds to Michael Reis were caused by a shotgun, Dr. Mark Flomenbaum told a jury on the […]
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State witnesses take stand on second day of Wilton murder trial
FARMINGTON — A 19-year-old man testified Tuesday that when he went to a Wilton golf course to meet up with Robert Danforth and his son, Timothy Danforth, the evening of May 31, 2016, he had a pair of brass knuckles in his pocket. The state called Zachary Uhlman, 19, of Wilton, Gary Brosius, 24, of […]
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Former Wilton man's murder trial begins
FARMINGTON — A bag of marijuana and a “war of texts” began a chain of events that led to the shooting death of a New Sharon man June 1, 2016. The murder trial of Timothy Danforth, 25, of Farmington, formerly of Wilton, got underway Monday with opening statements to the jury. The jury also visited […]