Kevin C. Simpson’s jury trial was scheduled to begin Monday morning, but before jurors entered the courtroom at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta, Simpson, 38, and his lawyer struck a plea deal with the state’s prosecutor.
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Augusta man pleads not guilty to manslaughter in beating death
Warren L. Sidelinger allegedly punched Joseph McKenna, knocking him down and then kicking him, causing injuries which resulted in McKenna’s death.
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Winthrop man sentenced to six years for shaking baby, causing lifelong injuries
Camren L. Breton, 25, assaulted his baby July 21, 2021, shaking him when he was crying and causing damage to his brain and blindness.
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New York man convicted in 2015 felony murder of Augusta man takes his third appeal to Maine’s highest court
Aubrey Armstrong was convicted of felony murder in the 2015 beating death of Joseph Marceau in Augusta.
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Benton man accused of Fairfield murder seeks to have bloody evidence excluded from trial
Raheem Goodwin, 23, of Benton, allegedly killed Edwin Weeks, 62, at his Fairfield home and later disposed of bloody clothing and a knife in a trash container in Skowhegan. His lawyers say the search of the container by police was improper.
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Richmond man killed in ATV crash while hunting in Dixmont
Patrick LaFlamme was killed Saturday after ATV rolled over on him, wardens say.
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Reporting Aside: For the love of Christmas trees
Cornville tree grower Matthew Quinn won third place overall in the People’s Choice Awards category for his balsam-Fraser hybrid at the Fryeburg Fair’s Christmas tree competition, and it will be displayed with two other winning trees at the Blaine House this holiday season.
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District attorney may face disciplinary hearing over dealings on case where Oakland woman alleges she was drugged, raped in Waterville
A panel of the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar found probable cause that Maeghan Maloney, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, ‘had engaged in misconduct subject to sanction under the Maine Bar Rules.’
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911 transcript details call reporting Freedom carbon monoxide deaths
A week after the incident, sheriff’s officials are keeping investigation details close to the vest.
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Augusta man indicted on charges he punched, slapped, threatened woman
Kennebec County grand jury releases October indictments.