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Prosecutors Seek to Try 17-Year-Old as an Adult in Maine Paddleboarder’s Death

UNION, MAINE, JUL 21 – Deven Young faces adult trial as prosecutors seek 25 years to life if convicted in the 48-year-old paddleboarder's strangulation and blunt force trauma death.

  • Prosecutors in Maine will seek to try a 17-year-old, Deven Young, as an adult for the murder of Sunshine 'Sunny' Stewart, according to Danna Hayes, a spokesperson for the Office of the Maine Attorney General.
  • The body of Sunshine 'Sunny' Stewart, 48, was found on Crawford Pond earlier this month.
  • Deven Young faces murder charges related to Stewart's death, which was caused by strangulation and blunt force trauma, as determined by a medical examiner.
  • If convicted as an adult, Young could receive a sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
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A Maine teen is accused of murder. Now what?

A 17-year-old from Frankfort has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman who went missing while paddleboarding in Union.

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TVA Nouvelles broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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