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Published
September 12, 2019

John Williams gets life in prison for murdering Cpl. Eugene Cole

Justice Robert Mullen gives the 31-year-old Madison man the maximum sentence, rejecting arguments that Williams' drug abuse and troubled childhood were mitigating factors.
Published
June 11, 2019

‘He told me that he shot Gene’: Witness recounts call from murder defendant

Testimony continues on the second day of the trial for John D. Williams, who is charged with killing Cpl. Eugene Cole.
Published
June 10, 2019

Attorneys agree that John D. Williams killed Cpl. Eugene Cole. At issue in murder trial is why.

A prosecutor and a defense attorney both tell jurors that Williams shot Cole last year, but the defense says Williams was under the influence of drugs that interfered with his ability to think.
Published
March 1, 2019

Trooper testifies that suspect in officer’s killing was hit while in handcuffs

Tyler Maloon says he saw Special Agent Glen Lang strike the man accused of shooting Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole.
Published
February 28, 2019

Witness says John Williams was in withdrawal when he confessed to killing deputy

Williams, who is charged with murder in the slaying of Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole last April, is seeking to suppress statements he made to police after he was arrested.

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Published
December 21, 2018

Police arrest alleged Norridgewock drug dealer visited by suspect in slaying of Cpl. Cole

The Norridgewock home of Richard Austin, who was arrested Thursday, is where police found Cole's marked police truck after he was shot fatally April 25.
Published
October 4, 2018

Norridgewock bridge to be named for Cpl. Eugene Cole on Sunday

The dedication ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. on the south end of the span on what would have been Cole's 62nd birthday.
Published
June 26, 2018

Skowhegan presents flag to Somerset County sheriff in memory Cpl. Eugene Cole

The Thin Blue Line flag was one of many that flew above Skowhegn streets on May 7, the day of Cpl. Eugene Cole's funeral in Bangor.
Published
June 26, 2018

Days before his death, deputy pulled over car carrying his accused killer

John D. Williams was a passenger in his own car when it was pulled over by Cpl. Eugene Cole in a traffic stop that led to the car being towed and the arrest of Williams' girlfriend.
Published
June 6, 2018

911 call: Deputy’s accused killer took water, cigarettes during robbery

A transcript of a 911 call made from a Norridgewock convenience store details the actions of John D. Williams in the moments after he allegedly shot and killed Cpl. Eugene Cole.