Man Awaiting Trial for Quadruple Homicide in Maine Withdraws Insanity Plea

Man Awaiting Trial for Quadruple Homicide in Maine Withdraws Insanity Plea
Joseph Eaton walks into a courtroom at West Bath District Court for his arraignment on July 28, 2023. Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald via AP, Pool
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PORTLAND, Maine—A man charged with killing his parents and two of their friends days after being released from prison in Maine no longer intends to use an insanity defense.

Through his lawyer, Joseph Eaton withdrew a plea of “not criminally responsible” because of mental illness but maintained a plea of not guilty in a court filing earlier this month in Sagadahoc County.