A psychologist testifies that Megan McDonald believes she directly communicates with God, who told her to kill her son before Christmas.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine’s only law school asks state for $1 million to reopen criminal law clinic
The University of Maine School of Law is trying to reestablish a criminal justice legal clinic for student attorneys, but funding it could be a roadblock in a tight budget year.
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Affidavit details ties between Solon fatal crash and local drug trafficking
A detective’s affidavit supporting charges against Rhaheem Friend, the driver in the August 2024 crash, also describes what happened in the five hours between the crash and when it was reported.
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Police: Fatal shooting at marijuana operation in Turner was ‘drug rip gone bad’
A Virginia man was shot in the head and dumped nearly 40 miles away after a botched robbery last December, according to recently unsealed court documents.
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Maine funeral director who stole over $60,000 from clients sentenced to year in prison
Harold Lee Lamson Jr. pleaded guilty to dozens of charges Wednesday tied to the thefts while he operated four funeral homes in Penobscot and Washington counties.
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Skowhegan man charged with manslaughter for 2024 fatal crash
Rhaheem Friend, 34, was driving the vehicle in the August 2024 crash on South Solon Road in Solon that left Nicholas Foss, 39, of Madison, dead.
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Waterville man charged with arson after police find burning dumpster, trash
State fire investigators said they determined Jason Woods, 47, intentionally set the fire in a parking lot early Thursday morning.
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Cornville woman arrested in Skowhegan and charged with drug trafficking, police say
Investigators said they found cocaine and methamphetamine hidden in a coffee tumbler.
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A Maine judge might not release people from jail until state’s top court weighs in
A judge in Kennebec County was unable to hold a hearing Monday to move forward on her plans to release people without lawyers from jail because an attorney for the state wants Maine’s highest court to weigh in.
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Fairfield drug bust leads to 6 arrests
Investigators seized more than 53 grams of suspected fentanyl from a Gagnon Road residence, along with other items and drugs, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.