A former Lewiston man sued three officers claiming his constitutional rights were violated during a 2014 arrest outside an Auburn club.
Christopher Williams
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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Lisbon man who fled jail without pants charged with drug crimes
David R. Mockler is recovering from injuries he sustained when he jumped from the roof of the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn last month.
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Student, foster parent and state sue RSU 73 over alleged violation of disability rights laws
The student, who has autism, was removed from an integrated classroom to work with a tutor, the federal lawsuit says.
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Police say pantless jail escapee stole SUV involved in Auburn crash and Mechanic Falls chase
David Ricardo Mockler was incarcerated for multiple charges, including aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.’