Bruce Akers (Photo: York County Jail)
ALFRED, Maine (AP) A judge has sentenced a Limington man to 38 years in prison for the machete killing of a neighbor.
Prosecutors said Bruce Akers nearly decapitated the victim during a fight stemming from an argument over allegations of stolen alcohol. T
he victim, Douglas Flint, was reported missing in June 2016 before police searched Akers’ property. His body was found hidden under a pile of rotting deer carcasses and debris.
The sentence was imposed Monday in York County Superior Court.
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No injuries were reported.