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	Podcast:		Maine Things Considered
	Episode:		Affidavit: Suspect Shot Maine Sheriff's Deputy In Head
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:01:49
	Publish Date:		2018-04-30 14:45:32
	Description:		John Williams of Madison was formally charged with murder in connection with the death of Somerset County deputy Eugene Cole at his first court appearance Monday in Kennebec County. A police affidavit revealed some new details in the case, but doesn’t shed light on why Cole was shot. Justice Robert Mullen ordered a mental health examination of Williams and agreed to prosecutors’ request for a change of venue to Cumberland County. Williams stared straight ahead as he sat with his court-appointed lawyers and answered questions from the judge. Mullen asked Williams whether he understood the charge and the possibility of a life sentence if convicted. Williams replied that he did. The arrest affidavit describes how on the morning of the shooting, Williams contacted a couple he knew to get a ride to a home in Norridgewock where he had once lived, the same home where Cole’s body was later found. It also says that Cole was talking with another deputy on the phone around the time of the
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