PORTLAND — A South Paris woman was sentenced Monday in federal court for giving a gun to a felon. U.S. District Court Judge George Z. Singal sentenced Stephanie Knightly, 50, to roughly two months (time Knightly has already served) behind bars. Knightly bought a pistol in Scarborough on Aug. 16, 2014, as arranged by Steven […]
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Video: Maine AG rules police fatally shot Paris man in self-defense
AUGUSTA — The Maine Attorney General has ruled that police officers were acting in self defense when they fatally shot a Paris man during an August standoff in Mexico. The standoff, which lasted several hours, began Aug. 17 after Steven Piirainen, 52, stole a pickup truck in Paris and led police officers on a nearly […]
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Autopsy reveals man in Mexico standoff shot by police in neck, chest
MEXICO — The Paris man who died in Mexico following a standoff with police Sunday night was killed by gunshot wounds to the neck and chest, according to a news release by the Attorney General’s Office. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said that the gunshot wounds found on Steven R. Piirainen, 52, during […]
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Man killed in gunfight with police had an extensive criminal past
PARIS — A man found dead after a gunfight with police in Mexico on Sunday had an extensive, violent criminal history dating back over 35 years, according to court documents. On Monday, Maine State Police identified Steven Piirainen, 52, of Paris as the individual found dead in a stolen pickup truck after a standoff with […]