CONCORD, N.H. — Authorities have identified the 18-year-old New Hampshire man who was reported missing Saturday and found stabbed to death that day in Maine. The victim has been identified as Aaron Wilkinson of Madbury, about 20 miles from Lebanon, Maine, where his body was discovered Saturday afternoon. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office says […]
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Man charged in connection with Thursday night stabbing
BANGOR — Police on Friday afternoon arrested a local man in connection with a stabbing Thursday night on Warren Street in Bangor. Anthony Bowie, 24, of Bangor is charged with elevated aggravated assault, according to a news release issued by Bangor Police. The 25-year-old male victim was stabbed at the junction of Warren and Sanford […]
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Suspect in slaying of 92-year-old Waterville man heading to court
WATERVILLE (AP) — The suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 92-year-old Waterville man is headed to court this week. Authorities said 44-year-old Roland Cummings is scheduled make his first appearance on a murder charge either Monday or Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court in Augusta. Cummings was arrested Friday in connection with the May […]
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Pregnant employee stabbed by patient at Riverview says state should have protected her, files lawsuit
AUGUSTA — A mental health worker who was stabbed repeatedly by a patient wielding a pen at Riverview Psychiatric Center last year is suing the Department of Health and Human Services, claiming the state failed to protect her from a man known to be violent. Jamie Hill-Spotswood was 18 weeks pregnant on March 16, 2013, […]
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Mental health worker sues Riverview Psychiatric over attack from patient while she was pregnant
AUGUSTA — A mental health worker at a Maine psychiatric center says the state failed to protect her when she was repeatedly stabbed in the hand and face by a patient while she was pregnant. The Portland Press Herald reports Jamie Hill-Spotswood filed suit Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor. Hill-Spotswood says in the […]
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Son charged with dismembering dad claims sex abuse
AUGUSTA — A Maine man charged with killing and dismembering his father was ordered Thursday to undergo a mental health evaluation at a court appearance that ended with him declaring himself “the Lord, Father of life” and asking the gathered media to follow him on Twitter. Leroy Smith III, 24, told an investigator he recorded […]
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Fryeburg pet groomer recovering following attack
FRYEBURG — A woman who was stabbed repeatedly in her home-based business Tuesday morning was home recuperating Wednesday as police continued a search for the suspect. “The victim is out of hospital and recovering,” police Sgt. Joshua Potvin said. “We are following up on all leads and sending evidence to the state police crime lab.” […]
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Orono man denies stabbing mom’s boyfriend
BANGOR (AP) — An Orono man charged with stabbing his mother’s boyfriend has pleaded not guilty. Dorian Guerin pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Penobscot County court to charges of attempted murder and assault. He remains jailed on $100,000 bail. Authorities said the 21-year-old Guerin inflicted life-threatening injuries when he stabbed the victim dozens of times […]
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Police seek help in Wilton stabbing
WILTON — Police are seeking help in the investigation of a Monday night stabbing. A 33-year-old Readfield woman reported she was attacked after her 2006 Suzuki broke down on McCrillis Corner Road close to the Chesterville town line, said Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland. Maine State Police Sgt. Matt Casavant said the […]
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Defense wants charges dismissed in Biddeford case
BIDDEFORD (AP) — Attorneys for two Biddeford men charged with stabbing and using a brick to beat another man allege prosecutors deliberately withheld evidence and are asking that charges against their clients be dismissed. Just days before 23-year-old Tamer Tilahun and 22-year-old Jonathan Dowd were scheduled to stand trial in November on attempted murder and […]