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PublishedDecember 18, 2024
State panel says York County deputy should have called for backup before deadly shooting
The Maine Deadly Force Review Panel also said Deputy Levi Johnson was 'misguided' in deciding to confront a suspect alone at a house in Waterboro in 2022.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2024
Man released from jail after state drops murder charge in Portland woman’s death
The state agrees to an Alford plea and a time-served sentence for Frederick Johnson after blood testing revealed 23-year-old Bethany Kelley had a 'potentially lethal level' of drugs in her system.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2024
Lewiston man gets more than two years for racist, threatening audio message
Charles Allen Barnes must turn himself in to serve his sentence next month.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2024
Attorney general says Naples police shooting in January was self-defense
Eric Sweda, 36, was taken to the hospital on Jan. 15 for a gunshot wound to his arm after he was shot by a York County deputy after hours of negotiations.
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PublishedJune 21, 2024
Attorney general says man fired 15 shots at Portland officers before his death in I-295 shootout
The AG said Portland police were justified when they shot and killed Kyle Desmarais, 42, in December after he got out of his car and fired at two 2 officers.
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PublishedApril 19, 2024
Officers cleared in fatal shooting of Canton man in Rumford
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote that the two officers used deadly force in self-defense and to protect others from serious bodily injury or death.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
State urges judge to not add governor, attorney general to indigent defense lawsuit
The ACLU of Maine's complaint takes aim at Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey for failing to provide constitutionally required attorneys to poor Mainers.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2024
The root causes of police shootings in Maine are familiar. ‘Only the names change.’
Maine's deadly force review panel reiterated its longstanding call for improved mental health resources and recommended strengthening the state's protective custody and yellow flag laws.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2024
Oxford County deputy injured in Fryeburg following chase, shooting
Police and rescue personnel responded to an officer involved shooting on Main Street.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2024
Judge declines to unseal witness records that led to sanction in Bath manslaughter case
Justice Daniel Billings sanctioned state prosecutors for failing to properly disclose records that questioned the credibility of a witness.
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