FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded guilty Friday to physically abusing a 2-year-old child on July 13, 2015, in Wilton. Justice William Stokes sentenced Devin M. Medcoff, 21, to two years in prison, all suspended, and two years of probation. Medcoff entered an Alford plea to a felony charge of assault on a child under 6 […]
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Former Wilton man accused of killing grandmother awaits trial in 2016
FARMINGTON — A former Wilton man accused of killing his grandmother at a mobile home they shared on Weld Road in Wilton is still awaiting trial at Franklin County Detention Center. Dana Craney, 23, pleaded not guilty on Jan. 30 to a charge of murder resulting in the death of Joanne Goudreau, 67. He was indicted […]
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Farmington lawyer, rugby coach won’t represent player accused of sex assault
FARMINGTON — A local defense lawyer and University of Maine at Farmington rugby coach Walter “Woody” Hanstein has stepped back from representing a UMF rugby player accused of sexually assaulting a woman. UMF senior Frank Makuch, 23, of Farmington was arrested Monday on a Class A felony charge of gross sexual assault, according to an […]
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Judge says housing Farmington inmate at Windham jail not a constitutional violation
FARMINGTON — A judge denied a defense attorney’s request to amend bail or move a pretrial prisoner being held at the Windham Correctional Center to the Franklin County Jail in Farmington or Somerset County Jail in Madison. Judge Susan Oram wrote in her decision that since the defendant has conceded that the constitutional issue raised […]