FARMINGTON — A Rangeley man was indicted Wednesday on a manslaughter charge in the fiery crash that killed Rusty Knox, 35, of Wilton last October. Mark Garner, 25, was also indicted on a charge of aggravated operating under the influence. Garner told a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy last year that he’d drunk six beers and […]
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Paris woman charged with manslaughter in connection with crash
PARIS — Asha Doiron has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal accident in Paris on Jan. 31. She is being held at the Oxford County Jail on $20,000 cash bail. Doiron, 32, of Paris was charged Friday afternoon after she turned herself in at the Oxford County Jail following an arrest warrant […]
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Judge rules Lewiston murder defendant doesn’t have to undergo evaluation
AUBURN — A judge said Wednesday that a Lewiston man charged with murder in the death of his infant son does not have to undergo a mental health evaluation that was sought by prosecutors. Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy ruled following a closed-door conference that if additional information should be brought to her […]
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New York men remain jailed after Thursday night capture
LEWISTON — One of the men captured inside a Cottage Street home Thursday night was wanted as a fugitive out of New York on a charge of manslaughter. Lewiston police said they used extra caution Thursday night when they went to arrest 36-year-old Shane Hardy of Medford, on a warrant charging him with a parole […]
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Wales hunter faces possible bail revocation
AUBURN — A Wales man awaiting trial on a manslaughter charge is being held without bail pending a hearing on accusations that he drank alcohol and shot guns in violation of bail conditions. Christopher Austin, 43, is facing charges of manslaughter and discharging a firearm near a dwelling, stemming from a hunting accident on Nov. […]
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New Jersey man indicted on manslaughter charges in fatal Bethel accident
PARIS — A grand jury has indicted a New Jersey man on manslaughter charges for his involvement in a crash in Bethel last summer that left a New Hampshire man dead. An Oxford County grand jury indicted 53-year-old Steven Thomas of Ravin Road in Califon, N.J., on charges of manslaughter, aggravated assault and two counts of […]
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Lowe sentencing in manslaughter case Wednesday
PARIS — A 21-year old Oxford woman found to be responsible for the deaths of two West Paris teens in a high-speed car crash two years ago will be sentenced Wednesday. Prosecutors are asking a judge to order Oxford resident Kristina Lowe to five years behind bars following a jury’s conviction on two counts of […]
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Survivor sues man charged in Turner farm shooting
AUBURN — A Connecticut man charged with manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of a worker at the former DeCoster egg farm in Turner is being sued by a survivor of the late worker. Angelina Ortiz Hernandez of Durango, Mexico, is listed as the personal representative of Manuel Medina Adame, who died from a […]
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Man charged with manslaughter in Winthrop crash
WINTRHOP (AP) — A Scarborough man has been charged with manslaughter in a November car crash in that killed a Winthrop couple. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1s65l4R ) that 44-year-old Jeffrey Ray was indicted on double manslaughter charges Wednesday. Police say that Patricia and Napoleon Richard St. Laurent’s van was stopped while waiting to make […]
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Lawyer for Kristina Lowe files for new trial, hearing
PARIS — A lawyer for Kristina Lowe has filed a motion for a testimonial hearing in an initial appeal of guilty verdicts on two counts of manslaughter in a high-speed crash that killed two teenagers in 2012. Lowe, 21, of Oxford also was found guilty May 22 of leaving the scene of an accident. A […]