Garret Labonte, 45, was charged with murder, felony murder and robbery in connection with the death of 46-year-old Gene Dares.
Emily Allen
Staff Writer
Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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Cumberland County Jail officer detained by ICE had applied for asylum
Gratien Milandou-Wamba was detained by ICE officers while driving to work on April 19. He is being held in a New Hampshire jail awaiting court proceedings.
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Family and lawyers ‘exhausted’ as ICE shuffles loved ones in and out of Maine
Advocates say immigration officials are moving people detained in Maine far from the state, making it hard for their loved ones to keep up.
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University of Maine helps develop database on college hazing deaths
A professor leading UMaine’s Hazing Prevention Research Lab said the lab also hopes to conduct the first national study on college hazing in 17 years.
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Lewiston mother sues Androscoggin County jail, medical contractor for son’s 2023 death
Trevor Saunders died of pneumonia at the jail in 2023. His mother says the jail and its medical staff ignored his pain and cries for help.
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Judge says man held by ICE at Cumberland County Jail to stay in US pending deportation appeal
Immigration officials say they have travel papers that will let them send Eyidi Ambila to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine says that’s not enough.
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Trial delayed for Wells man charged in shooting death of 2-year-old niece
Superior Court Justice Richard Mulhern orders a competency evaluation for Andrew Huber Young, who has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge stemming from a 2022 shooting that killed his 2-year-old niece.
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Wells man set for trial over shooting death of his young niece
Andrew Huber Young, 22, faces murder, attempted murder and assault charges for the May 2022 shooting. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Searsport woman desperately trying to find fiancé held by Border Patrol
Lucas Segóbia and his friend Marcos Henrique have been shuffled between jails this week after being taken into custody after a traffic stop Monday night.
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Could a new appeal prompt Maine’s supreme court to reconsider its decision on decades-old child sex abuse cases?
Some advocates hope the Maine Supreme Judicial Court’s newest justice and a lengthy dissenting opinion will help tip the scale in their favor.