Man found guilty of fatally shooting Maine LEO

06/19/2019 Anthony Law Enforcement News

By: The Associated Press, policeone.com

PORTLAND, Maine — A man accused of placing a gun against the neck of a sheriff’s deputy and pulling the trigger was convicted of murder Tuesday after a trial that focused on the defendant’s drug-addled state of mind.

Both sides agreed that defendant John Williams fired the shot that killed Cpl. Eugene “Gene” Cole last year in Norridgewock. The defense claimed Williams was sleep-deprived and strung out on cocaine and heroin, but the prosecution argued Williams knew exactly what he was doing.