Matthew Cote, 23, is pleading not guilty and not criminally responsible to two counts of murder and one count of arson in the June 2021 slayings.
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State police arrest 2 brothers accused of fleeing scene of school bus crash
Police found Patrick Hargis and Robert Hargis, of Hiram, hiding in the wall of a house in Limington less than a mile from the scene of the accident.
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Saco River Wildlife Center, already outgrowing space to care for wild animals, enters its busy season
The wildlife rehabilitation center in Limington treated more than 900 animals last year – everything from squirrels and mice to bats and porcupines.
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Pilot walks away from plane crash in Limington
Bradley Marston, 62, of Windham, was walking around after the crash and told a state trooper who responded to the scene that his engine had failed after takeoff.
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Man seriously injured after car crashes into motorcycle in Cornish
Stowell Watters, 38, of Limington, was arrested after police say he failed to stop and crashed into a motorcycle Sunday night.
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Family of slain York County man struggles to find closure after murder charge dropped
Douglas Flint was killed in 2016. His neighbor, Bruce Akers, was convicted of murder. But then the evidence that secured the conviction was thrown out, and Akers ultimately was released.
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State drops murder charge against Limington man whose conviction was thrown out
The state cites a lack of sufficient evidence to retry Bruce Akers, 64, who until recently had been incarcerated since his 2016 arrest in connection with the slaying of his neighbor, Douglas Flint.
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Man accused of killing neighbor released from jail after judge disallows key evidence
Bruce Akers is out on personal recognizance while he awaits a second murder trial after the Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated his 2020 conviction in the death of Douglas Flint.
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In Limington man’s 2nd murder trial, prosecutors can’t use his confession
The Maine Supreme Court ruled last fall that Bruce Akers’ statements about what happened to neighbor Douglas Flint were illegally obtained by authorities.
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Judge sets $200,000 bail for Limington man awaiting a new murder trial
Bruce Akers has been in state custody for nearly six years, since his arrest in 2016 in connection with the death of his neighbor.