Details of hidden misconduct raise doubts about discipline within Maine State Police
An investigation into discipline cases concealed by the agency finds examples of inadequate punishments, some experts say.
By Erin Rhoda, Matt Byrne and Callie Ferguson
Photo illustration by Coralie Cross/Bangor Daily News
This is the second of three stories jointly investigated and written by the Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News about how the Maine State Police conceals officer wrongdoing. The Pulitzer Center helped fund the project.
One Maine State Police trooper hindered an investigation into his former fiancee’s hit and run.
Another kept secret that he saw a fellow officer punch a handcuffed man in the face.
Man convicted for killing Somerset County deputy asks for new trial
John Williams, the man who killed Deputy Eugene Cole in 2018 is asking a judge to grant him a new trial, alleging that prosecutors failed to turn over information that could have helped his defense.
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The man who killed a Somerset County deputy in 2018 is asking a judge to grant him a new trial, alleging that prosecutors failed to turn over information that could have helped his defense.
John Williams, who was convicted of murdering Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole, sits in the Cumberland County Courthouse during his trial.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The attorney for a man who killed a deputy, stole his police vehicle and triggered a massive manhunt is seeking a new trial because prosecutors failed to turn over.
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