Connor MacCalister, 31, makes the rare choice to quickly admit his crime – the random killing of a grandmother last month because he was ‘angry with life.’
Scott Dolan
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Portland jail staff to stop asking lawyers to remove underwire bras that set off detectors
The sheriff says it’s not policy, and he’s not sure why two visiting attorneys were asked to do so, but he’s not ready to apologize yet.
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Portland jail tells female attorneys to remove detector-triggering bras before seeing clients
Cumberland County Jail officials have told the lawyers that the policy was instituted because underwire bras were setting off a metal detector.
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Portland man sentenced to 25 years for sexually assaulting child at Scarborough motel
Timothy M. Hunt, 29, was found guilty at trial in July of assaulting the child multiple times in 2013 while he was her caretaker.
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Hancock County man arrested on federal child pornography charge
Jack Palmer, 65, of Winter Harbor, pleaded not guilty to the charge in U.S. District Court in Bangor and was ordered held in custody pending a detention hearing.
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Maine’s high court hears arguments in case of defendant stripped of right to an attorney
Justices challenge both sides and will rule later on Joshua Nisbet’s appeal, a decision that could have broad implications.
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Man whose body was floating at Portland waterfront died of accidental drowning
The body of John Fonville, 43, of Portland, was discovered on Aug. 10 in the water near Ocean Gateway terminal in Portland by a passer-by.
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Maine case poses question: How sacred is the right to an attorney?
A man who went through five lawyers and then was ordered to defend himself is appealing his conviction, and the final ruling could have broad implications.
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Three men indicted in beating death of Freddy Akoa in Portland apartment
Abil Teshome, 23, Osman Sheikh, 31, and Mohamud Mohamed, 36, are accused of killing Akoa last month, but the motive is unknown.
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Two accused in Lewiston bank holdup had robbed banks before
Joseph Richards, 46, of Manchester, New Hampshire, and the accused getaway driver, Neil West Sr., 64, of Portland, are each ordered temporarily detained by a federal judge in Portland.