A New York man was sentenced Wednesday to 44 months in prison for attempting to traffic crack cocaine in the Twin Cities. Cuwan Merritt, 30, of Brooklyn, had been convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base following a two-day jury trial in July 2018. According to court records, on May 12, 2017, Merritt and […]
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Felon shoots a video and a gun at Gray firing range, goes to prison
PORTLAND — A convicted felon from Boston was sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison for using a firearm at a shooting range in Gray. Dane Mitchell, 26, was prohibited from having a gun because he was convicted of felony crimes in Massachusetts in 2016. U.S. District Court Judge D. Brock Hornby sentenced […]
Maine lawyer tapped for federal bench
Judge Lance Walker (Jack Montgomery photo) LEWISTON — A Maine judge who presided over district courts in Androscoggin and Oxford counties was tapped for the federal bench, Maine’s U.S. senators announced Tuesday. Lance Walker, a Maine Superior Court justice, must be approved by the U.S. Senate before filling the vacancy left by Judge John A. […]