A 17-year-old who has been charged with trying to recruit another person to commit murder at South Portland High School last fall, was released on house arrest Thursday after a judge found there was limited evidence that he poses a threat to others.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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Man arrested minutes after Marginal Way bank robbery
Portland police arrested Khalid Gurhan, 29, and recovered the money they say he stole from Skowhegan Savings Bank on Wednesday morning.
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‘Our lives have never been the same’: Man will serve 12 years for fatal Portland shooting
Zachary Phach, 34, will serve 12 years of a 30-year sentence after pleading guilty to the felony murder of Matthew Blanchard in 2012.
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Bowdoin students lead rally to demand Maine’s senators support cease-fire in Gaza
A crowd of more than 150 Maine college students and other community members gathered Saturday afternoon at Bowdoin College to call for an end to the war in Gaza.
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Buxton man accused of home invasion leads police on chase through Portland
Mohamud Abdullahi, who is accused of armed robbery, was arrested Thursday afternoon after South Portland police chased him through Portland.
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Judge reverses position, keeps South Portland teen accused of planning attack in custody
Hours before the 17-year-old accused of trying to recruit another person to commit murder at his high school was set be released from custody, police shared new information that convinced a judge to reverse his decision.
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Judge weighing whether to release South Portland teen accused of planning murder scheme
Cumberland County Judge Peter Darvin says he is concerned by statements a 17-year-old allegedly made to corrections officers at Long Creek Youth Development Center.
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Sanford food truck operator says man charged at him with knife
David Poto said he was shooting to stop – not kill – the man in Sanford on Friday evening. Prosecutors have not determined if they will file charges against Poto or the victim.
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Police identify 3 people killed in wrong-way crash on Maine Turnpike
A former UNE football player and a current student were in the Honda Civic traveling the wrong way on the highway when it hit a Rav4 driven by a Portland resident.
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Son helped save his brothers in New Gloucester fire, then ran back to try to save his dad
A neighbor says Lado Lodoka’s son kept going back into the smoking home until he found his father and dragged his body outside.