Caribou woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal fire
A Caribou woman accused of setting a fatal fire last year pleaded guilty to a felony charge of manslaughter.
A Caribou woman accused of setting a fatal fire last year pleaded guilty to a felony charge of manslaughter.
Superior Court Justice Stephen Nelson sentenced Lee Ann Daigle to 16 years, all but six suspended, with three years probation.
The House did not act on this bill and many other measures because Gov. Janet Mills warned that the Legislature was pushing the state budget to a breaking point.
Susan Kochanowski, 35, was charged with murder and arson after a fire at a Caribou apartment building in early 2023 that resulted in the death of 30-year-old Jason Donahue.
Michael Gahagan will step down after a 51-year career in law enforcement, according to City Manager Penny Thompson.
The updated standards would create mandatory timeframes for replacing firefighting gear and equipment and require firefighters to undergo extensive medical exams and take part in a physical fitness program.
Lee Ann Daigle, 60, argued that her sentence was illegal because the court used current sentencing guidelines instead of adhering to the 1985 guidelines.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral arguments Thursday in the sentencing appeal of a woman convicted in the manslaughter death of her newborn daughter in 1985.
Chandler Cole was arrested in March for allegedly falsifying records in the case of Erik Foote, who was missing for nearly three months before his body was found near the Aroostook River in Caribou on April 23.
Fort Kent Police Chief Michael DeLena said the matter was resolved without incident at roughly 7:30 a.m. and no arrests or charges were made.