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Bangor, Maine, swears in new City Council member who went to prison for manslaughter
- On Monday, Angela Walker, newly sworn city council member , served time for manslaughter after pleading guilty in the 2002 death of Derek Rogers.
- Walker, unaffiliated with a political party, ran on improving social services, supports for unhoused people and public transportation, and is now a peer services coordinator with Bangor Area Recovery Network.
- The election prompted immediate reactions, with outrage on conservative social media and concern from some Maine Republicans, including Bobby Charles, while Susan Faloon, fellow Bangor City Council member, said she looks forward to serving with Walker.
- City spokesperson David Warren said the Council intends to look ahead and continue addressing the housing crisis, the unhoused population and the opioid epidemic, and Walker did not return a call from The Associated Press on Monday.
- Court records show Angela Walker and her brother Benjamin Humphrey pleaded guilty in the 2002 death of Derek Rogers, who was found severely beaten and suffocated with sand.
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Bangor, Maine, swears in new City Council member who went to prison for manslaughter
A woman sworn in as a city council member in Bangor, Maine, served time in prison for manslaughter. The election of Angela Walker has sparked outrage on conservative social media and concern from some Maine Republicans, such as Bobby Charles, a candidate for governor who called her a “murderer.”
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