A second college student was sentenced today for his role in the alcohol-related death of a University of Maine soccer player last fall.
Anthony Michael Lord, 21, will serve two months in jail followed by two years of probation, during which he will not be allowed to consume alcohol, and must undergo substance abuse counseling.
Lord pleaded guilty at Cumberland County Superior Court this morning, to four charges of furnishing alcohol to minors. In exchange for the plea, the District Attorney’s Office dropped the sole felony charge.
Adam Baxter, 19, died in the early morning hours of Nov. 24, in the basement of a home on Forest Avenue in Portland. A freshman and native of England, Baxter was on break from school and was drinking with four friends. Lord, the only one in the group over the age of 21, purchased the alcohol.
Baxter apparently lost consciousness and died before emergency responders arrived at the house.
Sean Michael Meehan, 20, already pleaded guilty to furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol. The party was at his parents’ house. Meehan was sentenced to serve 33 days, followed by three years of probation.
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