Maine lawmaker’s initial choice to represent himself delays his domestic violence case

Maine lawmaker’s initial choice to represent himself delays his domestic violence case

BIDDEFORD, Maine — A Republican lawmaker from Sanford agreed to get a court-appointed lawyer after representing himself for months in a domestic violence case that nearly upended his election last year. The development will cause more delays in the case against Rep. Lucas Lanigan, R-Sanford, whom police arrested last October after he allegedly choked his wife when she confronted him and another woman about an affair. His wife said at his initial…