A Lewiston man convicted of murder in the 2013 slaying of 21-year-old Romeo Parent lost his bid for a new trial Thursday. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the conviction of William True, who was found guilty in December 2014 of murder and hindering apprehension or prosecution and sentenced by Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice […]
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Lewiston man argues murder appeal before state’s high court
AUGUSTA — Defense attorney James Howaniec told members of the state’s highest court Tuesday that it was a “pretty rare circumstance” that led him to appear before them on the appeal of his client’s murder conviction. “As the court may be aware, this is a somewhat unusual deal, I would argue, in that we basically […]
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Mechanic Falls woman pleads to misdemeanor in 2013 Greene murder
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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William True gets 25 years for the murder of Romeo Parent
AUBURN — A Lewiston man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for his role in the murder of 20-year-old Romeo Parent two years ago. William True, 22, was convicted in December of murder and hindering apprehension or prosecution. Murder carries a sentence of 25 years to life in Maine. The hindering charge is […]
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Lewiston man seeks to have murder conviction thrown out for new trial
AUBURN — A Lewiston man convicted in December of murdering 20-year-old Romeo Parent is seeking to have his conviction thrown out or be granted a new trial. William True, 21, was the second defendant convicted last year in Androscoggin County Superior Court of killing the Lewiston man in April 2013. Michael McNaughton, 27, also of […]
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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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Both sides rest cases in murder trial
AUBURN — Testimony in the murder trial of William True concluded Monday without the defendant taking the witness stand. True, 21, of Lewiston stood and told Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy on Monday morning, “I wish not to testify.” True is charged in the April 9, 2013, slaying of Romeo Parent, 20, of […]
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Witness says murder defendant lacks alibi
AUBURN — Prosecutors presented a witness at William True’s murder trial Thursday who said his girlfriend had been looking for him in the hours before he finally turned up at a Lewiston apartment about an hour after 20-year-old Romeo Parent had been killed. True’s girlfriend, Felicia Cadman, had been searching for him on the night […]
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Witness in murder trial testifies to confession
AUBURN — Eric Leighton testified Wednesday that murder defendant William True told Leighton he killed their mutual friend, and that he would kill Leighton if he told anyone. Leighton, 19, was living in an apartment on James Street on April 10, 2013, the day after Romeo Parent had been killed in a wooded area in […]
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Witness: Defendant made incriminating statement about victim
AUBURN — A witness testified in court Tuesday that murder defendant William True told him the victim “had been taken care of” the night he was killed. Theodore Gagnon said in Androscoggin County Superior Court that True, 21, of Lewiston had spoken that phrase the night 20-year-old Romeo Parent was killed in a wooded area […]