Maine State Police are reviewing a traffic stop made by Trooper John Darcy, and several attorneys are researching his record in relation to other cases.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
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At York County Jail, masks were not allowed ahead of outbreak
Internal documents and interviews with inmates and one guard reveal how county officials flouted public health precautions.
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York County’s wasn’t only jail that failed to require masks before outbreak, state finds
The Department of Corrections reviewed COVID-19 prevention measures at county jails after a major outbreak at the York County Jail.
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Members of Black Lives Matter Maine protest in Portland
More than 200 people demanding justice for Breonna Taylor demonstrate outside the police station.
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Superintendent backs Deering High principals over Breonna Taylor tweet
Their statement expressing outrage over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police for the Louisville woman’s death met backlash on social media.
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Inmate at York County Jail dies; cause not disclosed
The sheriff did not say whether the death was related to a COVID-19 outbreak at the jail.
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York County shares few details about inquiry into jail outbreak
Nearly all inmates and employees who tested positive for COVID-19 have completed their required quarantine period.
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Maine’s first mid-pandemic jury trial postponed because of possible COVID-19 exposure
The young child of a key witness developed a virus symptom, and the OUI case – the state’s first jury trial since March – has been delayed until spring.
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State’s top court hears appeal in murder of sheriff’s deputy
John Williams has appealed his conviction and his life sentence for the murder of Cpl. Eugene Cole in 2018.
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Trial run: Maine courts will convene juries for the first time since March
The cases that will be heard this month in Bangor and Augusta will test the capabilities of the state’s legal system during the pandemic.