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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PublishedDecember 6, 2023
Livermore Falls woman gets probation for buying guns for drug dealer
Erin Searles received cash and drugs for being a “straw” purchaser of handguns for a Lewiston man, prosecutors say.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
State’s highest court upholds Auburn man’s attempted murder conviction
The court sent back to the trial court two misdemeanor convictions for resentencing.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Denmark woman charged with murders ordered to undergo mental exams
Tzara Jones was not asked to enter pleas to the two murder charges in court on Tuesday.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2023
Canton woman gets probation for straw gun purchases
Kaitlynn Buck’s attorney wrote in court papers that his client had bought four pistols in exchange for drugs.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2023
Auburn police officer denies domestic violence assault
Lewiston police said Stephen Easley Jr. is believed to have assaulted and choked a woman over the weekend.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Lewiston chief: āIām very proud of our police officers. They ran to the gunfire.ā
In his first in-depth interview about the Oct. 25 mass shootings, Chief David St. Pierre reflects on the events of that night and the effect they have had on his officers and the city.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2023
Gov. Janet Mills aims to pay funeral costs of Lewiston shooting victims
The governor hopes to cover the costs through a crime victims fund and her contingent account, her spokesman says.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
Shooter’s body found within 12 hours of suicide, authorities say
Police find Robert Card’s remains more than a mile from where he abandoned his car about two days earlier.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2023
Lewiston gunman met ex at Schemengees, believed businesses were calling him a pedophile, affidavit says
Documents released Tuesday provide insight into what might have motivated Robert Card and details about the manhunt that followed last week’s shootings.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2023
CMMC’s head doctor says staff response to mass shooting ‘heroic’
Within minutes, about 50 patients were moved into hallways and other spaces to make room for the incoming victims of a mass shooting that claimed the lives of 18 men and women and injured 13 others
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