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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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
Judge links Farmington woman to gun-buying conspiracy
Prosecutors say the defendant was driven by her drug addiction to buy a gun for her drug dealer.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2024
Auburn woman admits to Jan. 6, 2021, riot crimes
Kimberly Sylvester, a registered nurse, denies being involved in any rioting, theft or destruction of property.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2024
Sabattus man seeks new murder trial, presents DNA expert
Daniel Roberts is hoping a new method of analyzing DNA evidence will help him get a new trial in the 2005 slaying of his ex-girlfriend.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2024
Auburn man accused of trafficking $3 million worth of fentanyl faces new drug charge
While on bail for state drug charges, Jeremy Mercier sold methamphetamine to an undercover source, federal agents say.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2024
Buckfield man charged with arson admits he set fire to magazines, watched it burn his home
Clay R. Jacobs tells investigators he’d been depressed after his father’s death a year ago.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2024
Auburn diner owner charged with drug trafficking
Police believe Darren Douin may have been manufacturing and selling narcotics from his Happy Days Diner for nearly a decade.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2024
Minot man gets $1 million bail in shooting of sheriff’s deputy
Deputies respond to disturbance in Minot on Valentine’s Day, discovering a home on fire and a man with a gun.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2024
Lewiston man asks high court for new trial and sentence in murder of Lewiston woman
Jaquille J. Coleman’s attorney argues before the state’s Supreme Judicial Court that the judge erred in the 2020 fatal shooting case of his ex-girlfriend.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2024
Poland man found not criminally responsible for brother’s killing
A state psychologist says Justin Butterfield was suffering a psychotic episode when he killed his brother on Thanksgiving in 2022.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2024
Police find thousands of marijuana plants in Turner home after fire reported
A deputy and firefighters found steam — not flames — and spotted marijuana plants inside the Auburn Road home. Authorities seized more than 2,000 plants, but have made no arrests.
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