PORTLAND, Maine (WMWT) - A Maine man who has been charged with murder refused to appear in court for a bail hearing because he did not want to be seen on television in jail clothes.

Domingus Nobrega, 49, is accused of stabbing his roommate, Matthew Merrick, to death on Nov. 30, 2024 at the apartment they shared in Portland’s West End.

Nobrega told lawyers and court officials he would not participate in Wednesday’s hearing because he knew members of the media were there and he did not want the public to see him in a jail uniform.

The bail hearing was rescheduled for January, and Nobrega will be allowed to appear in civilian clothes.

During a discovery hearing held in March , an attorney representing Nobrega said a witness told a grand jury she saw Nobrega come into Merrick’s bedroom

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