LEWISTON — Androscoggin County’s district attorney said a recent effort by the state’s county prosecutors to pool their resources and hire a single full-time extraditions officer to fetch prisoners held on warrants from distant states appears to be “not feasible.” In response to a Sun Journal investigation in March that found a private prisoner transport […]
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Prison transport company denies mistreatment; DAs seek alternatives
District Attorney Andrew Robinson. LEWISTON — A private prisoner transport company used for years by Maine prosecutors to extradite prisoners back to this state has denied it mistreated a Lewiston inmate during a five-day trip from Florida to Maine in November. Maine’s district attorneys are seeking alternative sources for those extraditions. In a letter (see […]
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Probe continues in Turner hit-and-run
LEWISTON — Authorities are continuing an investigation into a fatal hit-and-run in Turner Saturday night that left a 21-year-old South Paris woman dead. Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office is keeping that county’s District Attorney’s Office updated on its probe into the incident, District Attorney Andrew Robinson said Tuesday. According to Maine law, Robinson said, the operator […]
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Oxford County court system rollout needs patch
PARIS — A few weeks ago, Oxford County Jail Administrator Edward Quinn found himself in a bind. As he relayed it to Oxford County commissioners on Tuesday, new Unified Court Docket procedures required him to simultaneously transport prisoners from across the state to courthouses in Rumford and Paris so they could appear before a judge. He was supposed […]
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Franklin County to continue cost-sharing with Androscoggin, Oxford counties
FARMINGTON – Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday, after reviewing costs and hearing from the district attorney, that the county should remain in a cost-sharing agreement with Androscoggin and Oxford counties for a restitution specialist . Franklin and Oxford each pay 25 percent of the full-time position and Androscoggin County pays 50 percent. The specialist works out […]
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Harvest Hill Farms charged with manslaughter
This story has been temporarily removed and will be updated later Thursday. See video interivew with the attorney for the family of Cassidy Charette, 17, who was killed. [VIDEO] Video: Attorney for Charette family discusses indictments
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Grand jury expected to rise in Harvest Hill hayride case
AUBURN — An Androscoggin County grand jury hearing evidence of possible criminal wrongdoing in a fatal October hayride in Mechanic Falls is expected to rise Wednesday. This is the third consecutive month the same grand jury has gathered to consider the case presented by the Androscoggin County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Andrew Robinson said […]
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Haunted hayride death: Grand jury to have unusual third session in July
AUBURN — An Androscoggin County grand jury considering criminal charges stemming from an October haunted hayride in Mechanic Falls that turned deadly is expected to meet for a rare third month in July. “We’re continuing to provide all of the evidence necessary to the grand jury to make an informed decision about this very important […]
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Farmington woman found not competent to stand trial in child abuse case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County court ruled that a Farmington woman accused of hurting a young child is not competent to stand trial and dismissed the charges Thursday. Justice William Stokes ordered the commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to begin proceedings to determine if the woman should be involuntarily committed […]
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Franklin County changes job description, pay grade for DA legal secretary
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners approved adding the title “administrator” to legal secretary Sarah Caton’s job description, and bumped her pay grade up a level on Tuesday, despite objections from two elected officials. Commissioners voted 2-1 to change the job description and increase her pay grade level from four to five with Fred Hardy of […]