Christopher Williams covers courts and daytime crime at the Sun Journal where he has been a staff writer for more than two decades. He reports on local, state and federal courts as well as spot news, crashes, fires and other general mayhem. During his time at the Sun Journal, he has served on Sunday and enterprise staff, covering politics, state government, environmental and health care issues, sometimes tackling investigative stories. When he's not on the beat, Chris enjoys sailing, skiing and restoring his Victorian era home.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2019
Man with Maine ties sentenced and has citizenship revoked for false claims
Hussien Noor Hussien falsely poses as a refugee under a false name when coming to the United States from a Kenyan refugee camp with the wife and children of the man whose name he assumes.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2019
Judge to decide later on bail in fatal Auburn Walmart shooting
Gage Dalphonse, 21, of Auburn is expected to claim the shooting in July was in self-defense.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
10-year-old Lewiston boy recovering from collision
Jamal Hussein was struck by a car while apparently crossing with relatives Aug. 12.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
Auburn police discover trove of drugs and guns after overdose call
Paramedics administered Naloxone, an opioid antidote, that successfully revived the man.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
Lewiston police arrest man in weekend shooting as he recovers from stab wound
LEWISTON — Police arrested a local man on a felony charge in a Sunday shooting and stabbing on Lisbon Street that sent two men to the hospital. The incident happened shortly after 4 p.m. in the area of 155 Lisbon St., newly named the Hartley Block for a mixed-use building. Lt. David St. Pierre said […]
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PublishedAugust 28, 2019
Former Lewiston officer’s drug history could compromise court cases
The illicit drug use by former police officer Nicholas Meserve appears to have affected two criminal cases, including an attempted traffic stop of Norman ‘Bo’ Thompson of Mexico.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2019
Bail hearing set for Auburn man charged in fatal Walmart shooting
Gage Dalphonse is accused of killing Jean Fournier, 41, of Turner with two shots to the back.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2019
High court upholds Seth Carey’s suspension from practice of law
A judge ruled in December that he had committed sexual assault, tampered with a witness and failed to comply with a previous interim suspension order.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2019
Auburn man pleads not guilty to raping, killing woman in Alaska 26 years ago
Steven H. Downs, 44, is being held on $1 million bail in the killing of a former student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2019
Warden from Mechanic Falls faces groping charge in addition to assaulting a concertgoer in Bangor
Police allege the crimes occurred last year during a concert Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor.
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