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, 2022
Poland man charged with murder of brother
A judge has ordered a mental evaluation of Justin Butterfield to determine whether he is competent to stand trial, and his attorney has said he plans to pursue an insanity defense.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Poland woman points finger at Maine’s mental health system for not preventing murder
Yaicha Provencher says she was never told about a long-term treatment program available in Maine, despite her ex-boyfriend’s many hospitalizations.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
Poland man to seek insanity defense in brother’s Thanksgiving Day murder
Judge Tammy Ham-Thompson ordered a mental evaluation to determine whether Justin Butterfield, 34, is competent to stand trial on the murder charge.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Eye witness testifies at Lewiston man’s murder trial
Liza Morgan, the mother of Natasha Morgan, says she saw Jaquille J. Coleman pointing a gun out of the window of his car in the direction of her daughter as he fired it.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2022
Lewiston man sentenced in illegal pot conspiracy
Gregory Pelletier was paid nearly $140,000 over roughly three years at the illegal marijuana manufacturing operation, federal prosecutors said.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2022
No prison for two men tied to 2018 Lewiston-Auburn pot conspiracy
Men from Greene and Lewiston appeared Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Paris man gets five years probation for stealing 20 guns
A federal judge said Scott Irish seems to have turned his life around since the 2020 robbery in West Paris.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2022
Man dies after setting himself on fire at Poland gas station
Authorities say the man who poured gasoline on himself and set himself on fire died from his injuries.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2022
Auburn man appeals Alaska murder and sex assault convictions and sentences
Steven H. Downs, 48, filed notice of his appeal Monday with the Alaska Court of Appeals in Anchorage, Alaska.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Mexico man charged with murder of stepson
Thomas B. Tellier was indicted Friday on a charge of intentional or knowing murder for allegedly killing Nicholas Trynor with a pump-action shotgun on Aug. 6.
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