Carrabassett Valley man who shot, killed his girlfriend pleads not guilty to murder charge
Police say Austin J. Doucette shot Makayla DeSantis twice in the chest in March. Doucette told police it was accidental.
A Carrabassett Valley man has pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder in connection to the death of his girlfriend, Makayla DeSantis, 23, on March 8 at his condominium in Carrabassett Valley.
Austin J. Doucette, 24, entered the not guilty plea via Zoom on Tuesday from the Franklin County Detention Center in Farmington. He has been held there since his arrest in lieu of $500,000 bail. A bail hearing has not been scheduled.
Opening excerpt. Read the full story at Newsdata · Florida Government ↗
Sourced from Newsdata · Florida Government · indexed by Statura on June 10, 2026. Statura indexes Florida political news and tags it by industry and jurisdiction so government-affairs teams can monitor signal without scanning every outlet by hand. Read the full story at Newsdata · Florida Government ↗
More like this
- Florida Daily · June 10, 2026Everglades Restoration Gets $638 Million From Florida State Legislature
- Florida Politics · June 10, 2026‘Someone who understands’: Joe Strada launches campaign to succeed Dan Webster in CD 11
- Florida Politics · June 10, 2026Impact Day demonstrates Deloitte’s commitment to creating positive impact for Florida communities
- Florida Politics · June 10, 2026Tampa Electric to cut rates a month early as storm surcharge ends ahead of schedule
- Florida Politics · June 10, 2026Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 6.10.26
- Florida Politics · June 10, 2026Neal Dunn backs Bea Valenti in competitive GOP Primary for CD 14
