Recently, a jury found Eric Griffey not guilty of attempted murder, instead, finding him guilty of aggravated assault. Had it not been for the swift and heroic action of a neighbor, the outcome of the incident could have been much more tragic. The judge’s ruling was a disappointment to several residents of Clover Lane. With […]
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Auburn man gets four years for beating and stabbing fiancee
AUBURN — A local man was sentenced Wednesday to four years behind bars for “a brutal and unprovoked attack” on his then-fiancee, but not before the judge invoked the words of their 5-year-old son who was at home the day his father beat and stabbed his mother. “He saw the knife and red stuff,” Androscoggin […]
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Griffey acquitted of attempted murder; guilty on other counts in stabbing attack
Eric Griffey reacts as the jury finds him innocent of attempted murder during his trial in Androscoggin County Superior Court in Auburn on Thursday. AUBURN — A jury of seven women and five men took less than two hours to find Eric Griffey not guilty of attempting to murder his then-fiancee last summer in a […]
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Auburn man denies knowing why he beat and stabbed fiancee
AUBURN — Eric Griffey said he didn’t know why he pulled a steak knife on his fiancee on July 19, punched her, slammed her head against the kitchen floor and countertop, chased her outside their home and stabbed her repeatedly. The 45-year-old local man charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, threatening with a dangerous weapon […]
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Neighbor testifies he put attacker in headlock, grabbed knife
AUBURN — Gerard Dumais was spraying weeds on his front lawn July 19 when he saw a woman running toward him from across the street, her face covered with blood, yelling, “Help me! Help me, please!” he said Tuesday. Dumais, a UPS driver, was still in his brown work uniform when he jumped into action, […]
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Ex-girlfriend tells jury she thought she was going to die
AUBURN — A trembling Kellie Cardona testified Monday that the man she was engaged to marry beat her head against their kitchen floor and counter, held a knife to her throat and stabbed her after she fled from their new home last summer. It was the first day of the Androscoggin County Superior Court trial […]
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Auburn man pleads insanity defense in stabbing
LEWISTON — An Auburn man charged with the attempted murder of his then-girlfriend in a July stabbing entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Eric Griffey, 44, of 27 Clover Lane, was charged with two counts of attempted murder and other related felonies. His attorney, James Howaniec, filed a letter with the […]
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Auburn man charged with attempted murder in July stabbing
AUBURN — A local man was charged Tuesday with attempted murder of his then-girlfriend, stemming from a July attack with a kitchen knife at their home. An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Eric Griffey, 44, of 27 Clover Lane on two charges of attempted murder, two charges of elevated aggravated assault, a charge of domestic […]
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Auburn man charged in stabbing denied lower bail
LEWISTON — A judge rejected a bid for lower bail by an Auburn man charged with repeatedly stabbing his girlfriend with a kitchen knife until a neighbor intervened. Eric Griffey, 44, of 27 Clover Lane appeared in 8th District Court in a blue jail suit, handcuffed, his head bowed throughout the proceeding. His attorney, James […]
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Auburn man charged in Clover Lane stabbing held on $250,000 bail
AUBURN — Police arrested the man witnesses saw running from a Clover Lane home Tuesday night, chasing a woman with a long kitchen knife and yelling, “I’m gonna kill you!” Eric Griffey, 44, of 27 Clover Lane was charged with elevated aggravated assault, a Class A felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison. […]