Michael Sean McQuade said he was ‘not getting a sweetheart deal’ in exchange for his testimony against Aubrey N. Armstrong, known as ‘Butter.’
Betty Adams
Betty Adams is a general assignment reporter who’s lived in Augusta for the past 35 years and been working for the Kennebec Journal for more than two decades. She covers the courts plus the towns of Belgrade, Fayette and Readfield.
As adjunct instructor Elizabeth Adams, she teaches writing courses, including journalism, at the University of Maine at Augusta.
In her spare time, when she’s not playing with the grandchildren, bicycling on the rail trail, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing, she likes to travel both in the United States and abroad via cruise ship and occasionally on the back of a motorcycle.
She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and earned a master’s of journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
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Witness in murder trial describes sudden robbery, beating death of Augusta man
Michael Sean McQuade had pleaded guilty to felony murder and robbery, and testified Wednesday in the trial of co-defendant Aubrey Armstrong.
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Prosecutor: Augusta murder suspect beat man to death even after he gave up drugs
Aubrey N. Armstrong is one of four people charged in the Nov. 23, 2015, beating death of Joseph Marceau in an Augusta apartment.
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New York man’s trial in Augusta beating death to start Tuesday
Aubrey Armstrong has opted for a trial by a judge rather than a jury in the 2015 killing.
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Albion man goes to prison for child porn
Asher Gifford receives a five-year prison sentence, with 42 months to be served immediately.
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Maine man faces civil charge in 2016 death of physician riding her bike
Dr. Carol Eckert died 3 days after she was struck by a pickup truck driven by James Mayo, who is due in court Monday.
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Five central Maine men indicted on federal firearms charges
Four have pleaded not guilty, and the fifth is to be arraigned next week.
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Federal agency sues Walmart over Augusta woman’s disability discrimination claim
Veronica Resendez says she was not offered open posts at the Waterville Walmart and was instead fired after she developed physical impairments.
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New Jersey man sentenced to prison on trafficking charges
Otis Daniel Tosen was arrested in an Augusta hotel with $36,000 worth of cocaine and other drugs in 2014.
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Gardiner man charged with producing child porn
Richard Bailey, 67, faces a minimum 15-year sentence if convicted on the federal charge.