SOUTH PORTLAND — A city man was arrested this afternoon following a standoff with police that lasted nearly two hours in the Redbank neighborhood. David Francis, 27, was charged with operating after being a habitual offender, refusal to stop for a police officer and violations of bail conditions. An officer attempted to stop a vehicle around […]
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West Bath man faces aggravated assault charge after fight
BATH — A West Bath man was arrested for aggravated assault following an incident that left another man with a serious head injury, according to police. Zachary Sewall, 24, was arrested after an officer saw him punch a man in the face outside the Riverside Sports Pub around 1 a.m. Sunday. Police said a large group […]
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Once friends, then murder
Jurors reject Daudoit Butsitsi’s claim of self-defense and convict him of intentionally killing Serge Mulongo in 2010.
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Sanford man pleads not guilty to producing child porn
PORTLAND – A Sanford man accused of exploiting a minor to produce child pornography entered a not guilty plea in federal court today. Royce Breton, 31, was arraigned this afternoon in U.S. District Court. He was been indicted on one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography.He […]
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Jurors ask to review testimony in Butsitsi murder trial
PORTLAND — The jury in Daudoit Butsitsi’s murder trial is revisiting testimony from two witnesses. This morning the testimony of Amanda Gove was read to the jury in Cumberland County Superior Court. Gove lived in the Parkside apartment building where Butsitsi shot 24-year-old Serge Mulongo on Feb. 10, 2010. Gove had testified she heard several […]
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Jury finds Butsitsi guilty of murder
The prosecutor says Daudoit Butsitsi’s shooting account makes no sense, but the defense denies it was an ambush.
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Jury begins deliberations in Butsitsi trial
PORTLAND — The jury in the murder trial of 25-year-old Daudoit Butsitsi is now free to begin its deliberations. Butsitsi is accused of fatally shooting 24-year-old Serge Mulongo – a once close friend and his roommate – in an entryway of their Parkside apartment building on Feb. 10, 2010. The jury began hearing testimony about the case […]
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Gun used by Butsitsi linked to another shooting
Darien Richardson, shot by an intruder in January 2010, died from a blood clot caused by the wound.
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Prosecutor challenges Butsitsi on self-defense
But the defendant insists he didn’t think police would believe he feared for his life when he shot a roommate.
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Gun in fatal shooting linked to Darien Richardson shooting
PORTLAND — The gun used in a fatal shooting in Parkside last year has been linked to the shooting of woman who later died from a blood clot resulting from the wound. Darien Richardson, 25, was shot by an intruder in her Portland apartment on Jan. 8, 2010. She initially recovered but died in Miami the […]