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 19, 2021
Police learn to detect impairment while volunteers get stoned at Auburn training institute
The private, for-profit facility conducts sessions for law enforcement officers, including field sobriety tests for drivers impaired by cannabis.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2021
Mechanic Falls officer pulls man from burning car
Norway driver rescued through windshield after car rolls on Lewiston Street.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2021
Former DA candidate Seth Carey back in Maine facing sex charges
Seth Carey was arrested last week in Orlando, Florida.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2021
DNA expert says she found suspect Steven Downs through profile matching in 1993 Alaska murder case
The murder trial for Steven Downs, an Auburn man accused in a 1993 murder case out of Fairbanks, Alaska, continues.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2021
DNA analyst testifies in Auburn man’s murder case at Alaska court hearing
Steven Downs is charged in the murder of a native Alaskan woman named Sophie Sergie in 1993.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2021
Sabattus road rage incident leads to SUV crash, police say
Vehicle lands in trees; injured driver trapped inside Thursday morning.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2021
Former Auburn lawyer Seth Carey arrested in Florida, charged with sex crimes
Police said their investigation began in March 2018, when a 34-year-old woman reported to Rumford police that Carey, now 46, had sexually assaulted her.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2021
Defense claims state withheld information in Lewiston murder charge, files motion to dismiss
Abdikatur Nur is accused in the shooting death of 18-year-old Hassan Hassan of Lewiston on Halloween night in 2020.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2021
Judge orders mental examinations for suspect in Turner slayings
Patrick J. Maher, 24, appeared Wednesday via video in a Lewiston courtroom, charged with the murders of Troy and Dulsie Varney. All affidavits for the case have been sealed for one month at the request of Maher’s lawyer.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2021
Jay man dies in crash Sunday night
A 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee struck a tree.
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