AUBURN — A judge has rejected a bid for a new trial by a Lewiston man convicted last year of two gun-related felonies. At a hearing in Androscoggin County Superior Court on June 20, Malik Hollis, 22, presented a witness who testified that on the morning of May 21, 2016, she saw several white men surrounding […]
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Wilton murder case going to jury Friday
Timothy Danforth, left, talks with his co-counsel, Jeffrey Wilson, prior to the start of Danforth’s murder trial in Franklin County Superior Court on Monday. FARMINGTON — Murder defendant Timothy Danforth chose not to take the stand Thursday on the fourth day of his trial. After the state rested its case against Danforth, defense attorney […]
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Carthage man sentenced on aggravated assault charge
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice Friday sentenced a Carthage man to 10 years in prison, with all but three years suspended, for cutting his girlfriend’s neck last year. Bennie T. Bowie II, 48, pleaded Nov. 18 to felony aggravated assault, not agreeing with the state’s evidence but acknowledging that if it were presented to a […]
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Freeman Township man sentenced for sex abuse
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice Friday sentenced a Freeman Township man to three years in jail,with all but nine months suspended, accused of sexually abusing a girl under age 16. Justin M. Robinson, 22, will serve his sentence at Franklin County Detention Center. The sentence starts Jan. 5, Justice William Stokes said. The sentence […]
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Franklin County justice amends bail for Wilton murder suspect
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice lowered bail Friday from $80,000 to $60,000 worth of real estate for a Wilton man accused of killing a New Sharon man on June 1 in Wilton. Bail for Timothy Danforth, 25, was set by Justice William Stokes at $150,000 cash with a Maine pretrial contract in September. Danforth […]
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Wilton murder suspect makes his case for bail
FARMINGTON — A decision on bail is pending for Timothy Danforth, who is accused of fatally shooting a New Sharon man on June 1. Franklin County Superior Court Judge William Stokes expected to make the decision and release a written order following a bail hearing Wednesday morning. He wanted more time to review the affidavit, […]