AUBURN — The ex-wife of Sabattus Police Chief Gary Baillargeon is accusing him of abusing her throughout their marriage. A four-day jury trial between Lori Baillargeon and Gary Baillargeon is scheduled to begin Monday, Jan. 30, at Androscoggin County Superior Court. According to the initial complaint, filed in September 2014, Lori Baillargeon said that during […]
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Lewiston man gets 45-year sentence in hit-and-run murder
AUBURN — A Lewiston man was sentenced Tuesday to serve 45 years in prison for the hit-and-run murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2014. Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy sentenced Evaristo De Deus, 36, of 37 Union St., to the maximum prison term allowed under an October plea agreement. In announcing the sentence, […]
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Hate crime case against Turner man continued
AUBURN — A judge ruled Wednesday afternoon that a preliminary civil rights injunction granted against a Turner man in 2012 would remain in place. Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy said Wednesday that the preliminary injunction filed against Ronald Champagne, 55, of Turner would remain while his attorney, Don Hornblower, researches case law supporting […]
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Lewiston man fails in bid for new murder trial
PORTLAND — A Lewiston man convicted in 2012 of murdering a 22-year-old woman in her bathtub lost his bid for a new trial Tuesday, after claiming that misconduct by the prosecutor unfairly prejudiced the jury. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld a 2014 ruling by Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy that denied Buddy […]
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Preteen’s talk of abuse moves judge to action
AUBURN — A 12-year-old boy changed the outcome of a sentencing hearing Friday when he told a judge in open court that he’s been suffering from anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder for the past four years. “Ever since that man, Earl, touched me, I’ve been in hospitals all summer long . . . since […]
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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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Auburn man sues driver of car in which brother was killed in Lewiston accident
AUBURN — The brother of an Auburn man who was killed while a passenger in a car that slammed into a light pole in Lewiston eight years ago is suing the driver of that vehicle. Travis Jellison, who was 15 years old on April 5, 2006, was riding in a vehicle that was following the […]
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Sudanese man agrees to assault plea in knife attack on wife
AUBURN — A Sudanese man who was sentenced Wednesday to serve two years in prison for stabbing his estranged wife told the judge he only wanted to return to his native country as soon as possible. Deng Mirac, 43, of Lewiston entered a no-contest plea to a charge of aggravated assault in Androscoggin County Superior […]
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Judge rules most of Lewiston man’s statements admissible at murder trial
AUBURN — A judge ruled Monday she’ll allow most of the statements made to police by a Lewiston man to be used at his murder trial scheduled to get underway next week. An attorney for the defendant has filed a motion seeking reconsideration of that order. Meanwhile, prosecutors are asking the judge to force the […]
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Drug Court revisited after 13 years: Is it working?
AUBURN — Donald Hornblower walked into the office of Assistant Attorney General David Fisher 12 years ago to talk about some strange new pills unfamiliar to both men. “Oxycodone, what’s that?’ Fisher asked. When Fisher charged Hornblower’s client with a serious crime, the defense attorney balked, explaining that the drug was a prescription medication. “I […]