Judy Harrison
Courts Reporter
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South Portland man who allegedly robbed bank with gun stolen from detective charged in federal court
PORTLAND, Maine — A South Portland man who allegedly robbed a bank in April with a gun stolen last year from the car of a Cumberland County sheriff’s detective made his first appearance Wednesday in U.S. District Court. Joseph Morrill, 23, was charged with the April 22 robbery of a ...
Ex-manager of Brewer Chinese buffet pleads guilty to employing, harboring undocumented workers
BANGOR, Maine — The former manager of a buffet-style Chinese restaurant in Brewer that has been the target of a federal investigation since 2006 waived indictment Wednesday in U.S. District Court and pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to employing and harboring undocumented workers. Mei Ya Zhang, 28, of Brewer, ...
Committee unanimously endorses Calais lawyer to District Court bench
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee on Wednesday unanimously endorsed a 44-year-old Calais lawyer’s nomination to serve as a District Court judge in Washington County. David J. Mitchell is expected to begin work next month if confirmed by the state Senate. He would replace retiring District Court Judge John ...
Windham man who overdosed charged with robbing pharmacy in March
PORTLAND, Maine — A Windham man who in March allegedly robbed a pharmacy and then overdosed on the stolen painkillers has been charged in U.S. District Court. Derek Johnson, 37, was charged Tuesday with interference with commerce by robbery. His first appearance in federal court has not been set. Johnson ...
Instead of punishing, can Maine foster a more caring justice system?
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Maine is on the edge of a major reform to its criminal justice system that would replace the current punitive culture with restorative justice principles, an organizer of a daylong conference told participants Tuesday. Sponsored by the Restorative Justice Institute of Maine based in Augusta, about 100 ...
Brothers sue Catholic diocese over alleged abuse by dead priest
PORTLAND, Maine — Two brothers who were altar servers at a South Berwick parish in the late mid- to late 1970s have sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland claiming the bishop at the time knew the priest who sexually abused them was a danger to children but did not ...
Judge allows man who killed nuns in 1996 to be unsupervised 2 hours a day
AUGUSTA, Maine — Over the Kennebec County district attorney’s objections, a superior court justice Friday allowed the man who 17 years ago brutally attacked a group of nuns to be unsupervised in the community for up to two hours a day with certain restrictions. Mark A. Bechard, 53, was found ...
Monroe man sentenced to 5 years for his role in family’s marijuana operation
BANGOR, Maine — The elder son of a Waldo County couple accused of running a large scale marijuana operation out of the first floor of their home was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to five years in prison. James T. Ford, 35, of Monroe pleaded guilty in December to ...
East Millinocket woman gets 4 months in jail for stealing from elderly mom
BANGOR, Maine — An East Millinocket woman found guilty last year of stealing more than $50,000 from her elderly mother — some of which she gambled away at Hollywood Slots — was sentenced Friday at the Penobscot Judicial Center to four years in prison with all but four months suspended. ...
East Millinocket woman sentenced to 4 months in jail for stealing from elderly mom
BANGOR, Maine — An East Millinocket woman found guilty last year of stealing more than $50,000 from her elderly mother — some of which she gambled away at Hollywood Slots — was sentenced Friday at the Penobscot Judicial Center to four years in prison with all but four months suspended. ...
S.C. man who called sex with children ‘play time’ pleads guilty to pornography production
PORTLAND, Maine — A South Carolina man who called his sexual abuse of children “play time” pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to child pornography charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Daniel Cobb, 38, of Rock Hill, S.C., took photos of himself engaged in sexual activity with two ...
Kennebunkport man gets 18 months for scheme to bring marijuana to Maine in RV
BANGOR, Maine — A Kennebunkport man was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to 18 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to transport marijuana from Arizona to Maine in a recreational vehicle. Mark Wolosko, 47, waived indictment in November and pleaded guilty to one count of ...
Man who distributed marijuana for St. David man in Michigan gets 1 year, 1 day in prison
BANGOR, Maine — A Michigan man was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to a year and a day in federal prison on a marijuana charge. Robert “Sunshine” or “Sunny” DiDomenico, 44, of Chelsea, Mich., bought large quantities of marijuana from Paul Corbin, 56, of St. David for more than ...
Judge denies motion to keep documents secret in death of 15-year-old Nichole Cable
BANGOR, Maine — A Superior Court judge Wednesday denied a defense attorney’s motion to seal the affidavit and other information in the Kyle Dube murder case. Dube, 20, of Orono was indicted Wednesday by the Penobscot County grand jury in the death of Nichole Cable, 15, of Glenburn on May ...
Death of 15-year-old Nichole Cable was kidnapping gone wrong, affidavit says
BANGOR, Maine — A 15-year-old girl’s death was a kidnapping gone wrong, according to the affidavit released late Wednesday after the Penobscot County grand jury indicted Kyle Dube, 20, of Orono on charges of murder and kidnapping. Kyle Dube was charged on May 21 in connection with the death of ...
Man accused of strangling girlfriend indicted on murder charge
BANGOR, Maine — A local man was indicted Wednesday afternoon by the Penobscot County grand jury on one count of intentional or knowing murder. David Coon, 50, of Bangor is charged in connection with the strangling death of his live-in girlfriend, Sherry Clifford, 49, on May 3 at the couple’s ...
Orono man indicted on murder charge in death of 15-year-old Nichole Cable
BANGOR, Maine — A 20-year-old Orono man was indicted Wednesday by the Penobscot County grand jury on one count of intentional or knowing murder and kidnapping in the Mother’s Day death of Nichole Cable of Alton and Glenburn. Kyle Dube was charged May 21 in connection with the 15-year-old girl’s ...
Judge rejects 9-month plea deal for Kiwanian who stole $140,000 from fireworks fund, charitable group
BANGOR, Maine — A Superior Court judge has rejected a plea agreement that would have put behind bars for nine months a former Kiwanis member who admitted stealing more than $140,000 from the group that sponsors the Fourth of July parade and fireworks. Bruce Fowle, 62, of Bangor pleaded guilty ...
Defense attorney seeks to keep details secret in Nichole Cable murder case
BANGOR, Maine — A Superior Court justice said that he would decide by the end of the the day Wednesday if documents in the Nichole Cable murder case would be unsealed immediately or kept secret until the man accused of killing the 15-year-old goes on trial. Superior Court Justice William ...
9 awaiting trial in Penobscot County on murder, manslaughter charges
BANGOR, Maine — The arrest last week of an Orono man in the slaying of a 15-year-old Glenburn girl brought the number of pending murder or manslaughter cases in Penobscot County to nine — an apparent all time record — and the number of defendants to 10. A tenth case ...
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