Judy Harrison
Courts Reporter
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Surry man pleads not guilty to kidnapping car seller, driving him to Delaware
PORTLAND, Maine — A Surry man arrested last month in North Carolina after a high-speed police chase denied Monday in U.S. District Court that he kidnapped a man at gunpoint and drove the victim to Delaware in the trunk of his own car. Travis R. Landry, 29, pleaded not guilty ...
Attorney seeks psychiatric evaluation of Orono man charged with killing Nichole Cable
BANGOR, Maine — The attorney for the Orono man accused of kidnapping and killing a 15-year-old Glenburn and Alton girl has asked that Kyle Dube , 20, undergo a psychological evaluation to determine whether he is competent to stand trial. Dube is expected to plead not guilty Wednesday at his ...
Trooper tells jurors man held butcher knife ‘like an ice pick’ when he fired
BANGOR, Maine — A Maine State trooper testified Monday that he feared for his life when he shot Warren Frederick Dome last year in Edinburg. Trooper Christopher Hashey told the jury that he shot Dome in the thigh and testicles on Aug. 14 after the Navy veteran refused to drop ...
Author to discuss ‘What You Don’t Know About Religion (but Should)’
ELLSWORTH, Maine — When people are asked their opinions of atheists in surveys, they rate them on the same level as rapists, according to University of Tampa professor and author Ryan T. Cragun. “If you say you’re an atheist, people don’t like you,” he said Thursday in a telephone interview. ...
Arraignment scheduled for Bangor man accused of strangling girlfriend
BANGOR, Maine — A local man accused of killing the woman he lived with is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday at the Penobscot Judicial Center. David Coon, 50, of Bangor, is expected to plead not guilty to a murder charge in connection with the strangling death of his live-in girlfriend, ...
Missing Glenburn teen died from asphyxiation, medical examiner says
BANGOR, Maine — Nichole Cable died of “asphyxia due to compression of the neck,” according to the state medical examiner’s office. Dr. Margaret Greenwald released her findings about the death of the 15-year-old girl from Glenburn and Alton on Thursday after consulting with the Maine State Police crime lab, which ...
Dube, Coon, accused in separate slayings, to be arraigned Wednesday
BANGOR, Maine — The man accused of slaying a 15-year-old Glenburn girl, and a man charged in connection with the death of his girlfriend are scheduled to be arraigned at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Kyle Dube, 20, of Orono, expected to plead not guilty to one ...
Canadian sentenced to 10 years behind bars for bringing 2,000 meth pills across border on Thanksgiving
BANGOR, Maine — A Canadian man arrested arrested Thanksgiving Day at the Calais border crossing with more than 2,000 methamphetamine pills hidden in his truck was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to 10 years in prison, the mandatory minimum, on a drug charge. Charles Maillet, 50, of Dieppe, New ...
York County ministers indicted — one for falsely billing MaineCare, other for possessing child pornography
ALFRED, Maine — Two ministers have been indicted by the York County grand jury. One is charged with falsely billing MaineCare for counseling sessions at a faith-based center in Limerick. The other is charged with possession of child pornography. Ronald Petersen, 56, of Bridgton is charged with theft by unauthorized ...
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‘I wouldn’t wish my experience on another trans person,’ girl denied use of school bathroom says
BANGOR, Maine — The teenager whose family has sued the Orono school district over her use of the girls bathroom six years ago said she did not want another transgender student to be subjected to a similar experience. “I wouldn’t wish my experience on another trans person,” Nicole Maines, 15, ...
Supreme Court justices consider what bishop knew, when he knew it in priest abuse case
BANGOR, Maine — An Augusta man who claims he was abused in the 1980s by a Catholic priest has asked the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to consider what the bishop knew and when he knew it about the conduct of the Rev. Raymond Melville. Justices heard oral arguments in the ...
Mass. man disputes fine for illegal elver fishing before supreme court
BANGOR, Maine — Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court were asked Tuesday to determine whether a judge was required to impose a $2,000 fine or had the discretion to impose a lesser fine on a man convicted of fishing for elvers without a license in Hancock County during the ...
2 men charged in savage beating in Howland plead no contest to assault charges
BANGOR, Maine — Two of the four men charged in connection with what police called a vicious beating last August in Howland that outraged the community were convicted Monday of aggravated assault after entering no contest pleas. Henry R. McKinnon, 28, of Howland, his brother, John T. McKinnon, 23, of ...
Justices to hear appeals in manslaughter, clergy abuse cases in Bangor
BANGOR, Maine — Justices with the state’s highest court will consider whether a Portland man convicted of manslaughter was tricked into waiving his Miranda rights and whether a Kennebec County man’s lawsuit against the Catholic Church over alleged clergy abuse may go forward. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear ...
Last class graduates from Calvary Chapel Christian School in Orrington after ‘miracle’ final year
ORRINGTON, Maine — Eric Meyerson on Sunday afternoon presided over the last commencement ceremony at Calvary Chapel Christian School. “I’m excited to see where God’s going to take you,” the principal said to the six graduating seniors. A year ago, Meyerson thought the Class of 2012 would be the last ...
Biddeford woman gets probation; ordered to repay nearly $13,000 stolen while at medical center
PORTLAND, Maine — A 67-year-old Biddeford woman was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to two years of probation for embezzling from her former employer, the Southern Maine Medical Center. Karen L. Sheehan was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and $12,814 in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. ...
High court to hear arguments in transgender bathroom case Wednesday
BANGOR, Maine — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday will consider the appeal of a transgender girl and her family, who sued Orono school officials over her access to the girls bathroom. Justices will convene Tuesday and Wednesday in Bangor to hear oral arguments in a dozen cases, including ...
F. Lee Bailey can practice law in Maine, justice says in reversal of prior ruling
PORTLAND, Maine — F. Lee Bailey got an early 80th birthday gift Friday when a Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice ruled the Yarmouth resident can obtain a license to practice law in Maine without settling his tax problems. Bailey, who was born June 10, 1933, in Massachusetts, said Saturday that ...
Commission that pays attorneys representing poor Mainers out of money
AUGUSTA, Maine — The commission that pays attorneys to represent poor Mainers ran out of money Friday. John Pelletier, executive director of the Indigent Legal Defense Commission, said Wednesday that all vouchers submitted through May 15 would be paid. Vouchers submitted after that date will not be paid until July ...
Pair arrested with 645 oxycodone pills in Waterville indicted by federal grand jury
BANGOR, Maine — A man and woman from New York City were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on drug charges related to their arrests in Waterville in March when the woman was found to be hiding 645 oxycodone pills within a body cavity. Ebony Howard, 28, and William ...
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