BANGOR, Maine (AP) - A Houlton man charged with kidnapping a woman and killing two men in separate shootings has gotten new lawyers.
Anthony Lord’s previous attorneys withdrew from the case, citing a breakdown in the attorney/client relationship. A Superior Court judge on Monday appointed Jeffrey Toothaker and David Bate as new lawyers.
The 36-year-old Lord was expected to change his plea on Monday. That’s now on hold. He has pleaded not guilty to charges, including murder and kidnapping.
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Authorities say Lord went on a shooting rampage in July 2015 in northern Maine. Police say 58-year-old Kevin Tozier and 22-year-old Kyle Hewitt died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Lord also is accused of kidnapping Hewitt’s girlfriend, 22-year-old Brittany Irish, and shooting and wounding her 55-year-old mother, Kim Irish, at her home in Benedicta.
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