Cpl. Eugene Cole’s brother says that with the guilty verdict Tuesday against John D. Williams, ‘Maybe some of the wounds can start healing.’
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Closing arguments pushed back a day in murder trial of John D. Williams
The defense is considering calling a final witness, who would try to rebut the state’s reconstruction of the shooting that killed Cpl. Eugene Cole last year.
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Bloodstained police uniform, DNA evidence presented to jury in murder trial
Forensic testimony dominates the third day of the trial of John D. Williams, who is charged with murder in last year’s shooting death of Cpl. Eugene Cole.
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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.
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Jury is set for trial of man accused of killing sheriff’s deputy
A judge and attorneys questioned dozens of people before selecting 7 men and 8 women to serve on the jury that will decide whether John D. Williams is guilty of murder in Cpl. Eugene Cole’s slaying.
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Jury selection gets underway in trial for Cpl. Eugene Cole’s killing
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Maine man charged with killing a sheriff’s deputy before eluding swarming law enforcement officers for several days
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Selecting objective jury in sheriff deputy’s fatal shooting will present a challenge
Media coverage was intense in the 2018 slaying of a law enforcement officer and the four-day manhunt that followed.
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Moment of silence, food drive mark 1 year after shooting of Cpl. Eugene Cole
“Cpl. Cole was an inspiration to many and will never be forgotten,” a dispatcher said over the radio Thursday afternoon.
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Norridgewock remembers slain hometown hero Cpl. Eugene Cole
Food drive and personal care items are being collected through Thursday, the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of the Somerset County sheriff’s deputy.
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Bubba the cat rescued after surviving 36 hours, 2 snowstorms in tall tree in Skowhegan
The 11-month-old cat climbed up a 30-foot-tall cedar tree Monday and wouldn’t come down, despite the urgings of his owner, Christine Conte.