Crime & Safety
Bedford Man Charged With Murdering Woman On Maine Beach Held Without Bail
Jeffrey Buchannan is accused of killing 35-year-old Rhonda Pattelena during a domestic violence incident at a popular Maine Beach.

YORK, Maine – Jeffrey Buchannan, the man accused of killing 35-year-old Rhonda Pattelena during a domestic violence incident at a popular Maine Beach, was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation as he remains held without bail. Both Buchannan and Pattelena are Bedford residents.
Witnesses at Short Sands Beach in York, Maine called 911 Friday to report a man assaulting a woman behind a large rock. Pattelena was found dead with blunt force trauma to the head.
Buchannan, who has a child with Pattelena, was arrested and charged with murder.
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