Elias M. Rodriguez, 25, was sentenced to a six-year prison sentence, with all but 18 months of that time suspended, and two years of probation, after pleading guilty to a Class B charge of aggravated assault.
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Family of man shot in Portland confronts his killer in court
Damion Butterfield, 24, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for Derald Coffin’s death in 2022.
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Jury trial begins for Skowhegan man charged with robbing Madison Big Apple store
During the first day of the scheduled three-day trial, the defense attorney for Raymond Ellis, 35, focused on the lack of credibility of two other suspects who admitted to the robbery and authorities’ investigation of the case.
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Sanford man accused of assaulting Capitol officer with bear spray during Jan. 6 riot
Christopher Belliveau, 38, was arrested in Berwick on Wednesday in connection with the 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. He is charged with 5 felonies and 3 misdemeanors.
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Jay teen charged after fistfight on Main Street in Jay
The fight occurred near Franchetti’s Home Town Variety, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said.
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State police say tipster lied about Lewiston gunman going to shooting range before mass shooting
An FBI bulletin included in the 3,000 pages of documents state police released Friday said Robert Card frightened a friend with his erratic behavior just before the mass shooting in Lewiston, but the man later admitted to police that he was lying.
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Livermore Falls man charged with vehicle theft, escape from cruiser
Joshua Souther, 46, of Livermore Falls is being held on $2,000 bail at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn.
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Lewiston gunman’s ex-girlfriend doesn’t believe he was trying to target her
Johanna Carr said Robert Card could have easily figured out ahead of time if she was at Schemengees and would have known that she wouldn’t have been at Just-in-Time Recreation, the two places where Card killed 18 people in October.
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Driver gets 3 years in prison for crash that killed 4 Maine Maritime students
Joshua Goncalves-Radding, 21, was sentenced for four counts of manslaughter and other charges in a Hancock County courtroom on Friday.
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State police documents reveal details of suicide note left by Lewiston gunman
The Maine State Police on Friday released more than 3,000 pages of heavily redacted documents from their investigation into the state’s deadliest mass shooting.