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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PublishedMay 19, 2022
Russian man sentenced in ‘sham’ marriage to Naples teenager
The 34-year-old man, who came to Maine as a student, paid 18-year-old woman to marry him so he could stay in the United States.
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PublishedMay 18, 2022
Woodstock man charged in Oxford chase and crash
Authorities said they pursued Ethan J. Rioux-Poulios who commandeered a stolen car after he crashed a pickup truck head-on into a car, sending the driver to the hospital in critical condition.
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PublishedMay 17, 2022
High court affirms conviction of Bronx man in Lewiston domestic violence case
The defendant was convicted of multiple charges at a jury trial last year.
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PublishedMay 11, 2022
Auburn man gets 9 months for crash that left Turner teen dead
A judge suspended nine years and three months of Spencer W. Dowd’s sentence in a plea agreement reached by his attorney and prosecutors.
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PublishedMay 5, 2022
No charges filed after Wednesday night standoff in Lewiston
The man was not taken into custody and was experiencing emotional difficulties, police said.
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PublishedApril 21, 2022
Federal appeals court upholds ruling allowing a prosecutor to dismiss a juror of color
The judge writing the opinion for the court said the trial judge had “erred” but that the Maine Supreme Judicial Court had correctly upheld the conviction of the Lewiston man, though the case was ‘troubling.’
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PublishedApril 20, 2022
Auburn man pleads guilty in fatal 2020 Halloween shooting
Abdikadir Nur will spend 7 years in prison after admitting to manslaughter of 18-year-old Lewison man.
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PublishedApril 5, 2022
Massachusetts man gets 30 years for sex assault of girl in Auburn
David P. Hunt will be on supervised release for life after his release from prison.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
Bowdoinham man charged in hit-and-run death dies
Charges against David A. Veinott II, 38, likely will be dismissed.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2022
Judge rejects new trial for Auburn man convicted of Alaska murder 29 years ago
Judge Thomas Temple said in his denial that the defense did not present enough evidence to support it’s arguments for a new trial.
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Flu makes a late-season surge in Maine, Shah warns
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Maine DOE removes LGBT lesson plan at heart of anti-Mills TV ad
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Cumberland, 8 other Maine counties classified as high risk for COVID-19 transmission
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Vandals destroy kiosk on scenic overlook in Rangeley
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April home sales fell 21% in Maine, but prices went through the roof