Yao Bin Cheng, who was arrested in a 2024 bust of a Skowhegan grow house, went back to the country of China, his attorney said.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
A decades-old central Maine tragedy echoes today in the Clancy trial in Massachusetts
The sister of Constance Fisher, who killed her six children in the 1950s and 1960s, sees similarities in the Lindsay Clancy case.
State denies 2 home care providers’ licenses, ends MaineCare funding over allegations of neglect
The Portland- and South Portland-based providers specializing in services for adults with developmental disabilities failed to protect patients from mistreatment, DHHS claims.
2 charged with arson for June fire in Fairfield
A fire investigator determined the fire was caused by an unattended candle in a barn where the two were staying without permission.
Madison medical cannabis shop owner faces criminal charges
Daniel P. Safranec, operator of Simple Twist Cannabis Co., was arrested following the execution of two search warrants Wednesday.
Police raid Madison cannabis shop that judge had ordered closed
The execution of the search warrant came after a judge ordered Simple Twist Cannabis Co. to close and pay thousands in civil penalties for its lack of licenses.