Maine
Maine man apologizes for killing brother, found not criminally responsible due to insanity
POLAND, Maine (WMTW) – A judge accepted a plea agreement after a Poland, Maine man acknowledged he killed his brother on Thanksgiving Day in 2022.
Relatives of Justin Butterfield watch from the courtroom as a judge accepted the agreement where he plead guilty to the murder of Gabe Damour.
In exchange, Butterfield was found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity.
“I’m truly sorry for the impact this had on my family and me,” Butterfield said in court.
Following the murder in 2022, 8 Investigates followed the case extensively.
Butterfield’s longtime partner and co-parent Yaicha Provincher said his mental health issues had become so severe she begged law enforcement and health care workers to commit him involuntarily for psychiatric treatment.
Despite being hospitalized numerous times, Butterfield was released.
Outside the courthouse, Provincher said lessons need to be learned.
“I would say, if an individual is presenting the way that Justin had presented – today or tomorrow, because you know that’s happening. We take a little bit of extra time, and you know, we really think about what we’re doing before we’re releasing these individuals,” Provincher said.
Butterfield will be committed to the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Provincher says Butterfield was transferred to Riverview Psychiatric Center this month.
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It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day without a stop at the florist.
According to Fox Business, about 154 million flowers are sold during the week of Mother’s Day. So it’s safe to say it was a busy day for stores like Estabrook’s Maine Garden Center and Nursery.
Plenty of families stopped by to pick out flowers on Sunday, looking to choose the perfect bouquet for their moms.
“I think Mother’s Day is tradition, you know, and so it’s great to see families here. We have a lot of new families that have come today for the first time with their young children and their mother. Watching the young kids and seeing how excited they are—their eyes light up at all the beautiful flowers,” Tom Estabrook, president of Estabrook’s, said.
Estabrook says Mother’s Day tends to be a great kickoff to the spring season.
The Maine Baseball Team was swept by UMass Lowell in the weekend series, losing on Sunday 5-4.
UMaine scored 3 runs in the 5th inning and 1 in the 6th inning to lead 4-1, but the Riverhawks scored 2 runs in the 7th and then pushed across the tying and winning runs in the 9th inning for the win.
Thomas Stabley started for Maine and went 6.1 innings on the mound. He allowed 5 hits and 3 runs, striking out and walking 1. Owen Wheeler pitched 1.2 hitless innings striking out 2. Sebastian Holt pitched the 9th and took the loss, allowing 2 hits and 2 runs, the big hit a 2-run homer to Nicholas Solozano, his 2nd of the day.
Hunter St. Denis homered for Maine, a solo shot, his 9th of the season, in the 6th inning.
Albert De La Rosa was 2-4. JuJu Stevens , Shane Andrus, Quinn Murphy and Chris Bear each singled.
UMass Lowell is 19-27 while Maine is now 17-30.
The Black Bears will host Merrimack on Tuesday, May 12th in a non-conference game at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 92.9 The Ticket with the pregame starting at 1:30 p.m. Maine then closes out the regular season at home with a 3-game America East conference matchup with Albany Thursday- Saturday.
Check out photos from the game
Maine-UMass Lowell Baseball May 10
The Maine Black Bears hosted the UMass Lowell Riverhawks on Sunday, May 10th
Gallery Credit: Chris Popper
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