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 10, 2019
Judge puts Poland man on probation in ‘rare’ drug case
PORTLAND — A Poland man thanked the state trooper Tuesday who arrested him on the Maine Turnpike in January for having 28 grams of fentanyl. Travis Rainer, 48, told a U.S. District Court judge the trooper who pulled him over in Wells for following a truck too closely “saved my life.” Since his arrest on […]
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PublishedNovember 27, 2019
Auburn man seeks dismissal of Alaska murder and rape charges
Attorneys for the former Fairbanks university student filed motions in his case Monday.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2019
Lewiston man admits to drug charge from federal Twin Cities pot raid
Richard “Stitch” Daniels was one of more than a dozen Twin Cities area defendants snared in 2018 marijuana raid.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2019
Jay man denies charges from Turner motorcycle crash
A prosecutor says Jacob Carlton had illegal drugs in his system when motorcyclists were struck.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2019
Teenager charged with manslaughter in Lewiston brawl wants trial moved
Defense attorney says publicity prevents finding impartial jurors.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2019
Vermont man gets probation, fine for buying Maine pot
Charles Caliri, 71, of Woodstock, told the judge he had “no excuses” for his actions.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2019
Teen denies manslaughter charge in 2018 Kennedy Park melee
A judge Tuesday said Emmanuel Nkurunziza may return to school and get a job.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Appeal of Jay murder conviction, sentence heard by high court
James “Ted” Sweeney was convicted of killing his former girlfriend with a baseball bat and sentenced to 38 years.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Lewiston teen charged as adult with manslaughter in death of Donald Giusti
Police said Emmanuel Nkurunziza threw a rock that struck Donald Giusti, who later died from related injuries.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2019
Lewiston man arrested in hit-and-run; pedestrian suffered serious injuries
LEWISTON — Police arrested a local man Thursday and charged him in a hit-and-run incident on Lisbon Street early Sunday morning that critically injured a pedestrian. Brad Johnson, 40, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury or death, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in […]
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