AUBURN — The girlfriend of a Lewiston man convicted in 2014 of murdering 20-year-old Romeo Parent pleaded guilty Monday to trying to provide her boyfriend with an alibi. Felicia Cadman, 22, of Mechanic Falls pleaded guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court to attempted hindering apprehension. If she complies with the conditions of her plea and […]
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Jury finds True guilty of murder
AUBURN — A jury Wednesday found William True, 21, of Lewiston guilty of the murder of 20-year-old Romeo Parent. The verdict, reached by a jury of nine men and three women in Androscoggin County Superior Court after five and a half hours of deliberation, followed nine days of testimony that included nearly two dozen prosecution […]
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Moody sentenced to time served for falsifying evidence in Parent slaying
AUBURN — One of five men charged with crimes in last year’s slaying of 20-year-old Romeo Parent was sentenced Thursday to time served. Sebastian Moody, 23, of Lewiston pleaded guilty in November to a charge of falsifying physical evidence, a Class D misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days in jail. Moody served 107 days […]
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Romeo Parent murder: A deadly circle of friends, drugs and crime
Parent’s family found it terribly sad and more than scary to learn about what one family member called ‘wanderers’ — youths who don’t have a direction, a safe home or anyone responsible to love them.
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Caught in a culture of drugs and crime
Romeo Parent’s family describe Romeo as smiling, sweet and silly. Michael McNaughton’s family say Michael is smart, funny and caring — despite the fact he was convicted 13 days ago of killing Parent. On Sunday, Sun Journal writer Judith Meyer looks at the lives of the two men. Family members of both men describe how their lives […]
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McNaughton guilty of murder in death of Romeo Parent
AUBURN — It took a jury 13 hours to convict Michael McNaughton of murder and hindering apprehension Monday in the brutal 2013 slaying of 20-year-old Romeo Parent of Lewiston. The jury foreman delivered the verdicts in Androscoggin County Superior Court at 3:15 p.m. on the third day of deliberations. Witnesses testified for 10 days over three […]
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Michael McNaughton’s murder trial: Jury deliberations continue Friday
AUBURN — A jury of five men and seven women deliberated Thursday the fate of Michael McNaughton, who is charged with murdering 20-year-old Romeo Parent of Lewiston in April 2013. Jurors discussed the case for about an hour-and-a-half before Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy sent them home for the day at 5 p.m. […]
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Defense hints at false confession in Parent murder
AUBURN — An attorney who specializes in the study of false confessions said Wednesday that innocent suspects sometimes admit to crimes they didn’t commit if police interrogators refuse to accept their denials and ply them with a more morally acceptable explanation of the crime. Alan Hirsch, who teaches justice and law studies at Williams College, […]
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Victim’s DNA found on defendant’s screwdriver
AUBURN — A forensic analyst at the state’s crime lab said Tuesday that 20-year-old Romeo Parent’s DNA was found lodged in a crevice on a screwdriver identified by several witnesses as belonging to Michael McNaughton, who is charged with Parent’s murder. The jury listened to crime lab workers describe at length the process of identifying […]
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In police interview, McNaughton admits slaying Lewiston man
AUBURN — Michael McNaughton said on video in court Monday that it was only after 20-year-old Romeo Parent threw himself back onto McNaughton’s screwdriver as he strangled him from behind with a garrote that McNaughton became “scared and lost and only had one direction” to go, which was to kill Parent. Maine State Police Detective […]