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Judge Rejects Bail Deal on Knox County Man Accused of Strangling Woman

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Source: Midcoast Villager

ROCKLAND — A state judge rejected Friday, Nov. 6 a bail agreement reached between the district attorney's office and defense for a man accused of strangling a woman to the point a blood vessel burst in her eye.

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