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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PublishedOctober 14, 2022
Suspended Rumford lawyer appeals to state’s highest court
Seth Carey, a one-time candidate for district attorney, is seeking reinstatement of law license.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2022
Nation’s high court declines Lewiston man’s appeal
LEWISTON — The nation’s highest court will not take up the appeals of a local man’s two felony convictions on weapons charges from a 2018 trial. The U.S. Supreme Court was asked in July to hear claims that the 14th Amendment rights of Malik B. Hollis, 26, were violated during jury selection when a prosecutor […]
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PublishedOctober 5, 2022
High court hears appeals in Paris double-murder case
Lawyers for Mark Penley argue evidence admitted in trial should have been rejected by the judge, while prosecutors say that evidence showed Penley was ‘more likely to be the killer.’
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PublishedOctober 4, 2022
Sabattus woman charged with manslaughter in Turner woman’s death
Police say Amber Smith was driving drunk when she struck and killed Tina White on July 23 and then fled the scene.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2022
Lewiston funeral home worker says owner ‘was drunk.’
A part-time worker at Affordable Cremation Solution testifies at civil trial against the business, saying the owner stopped coming to work.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2022
Lewiston funeral home owner on trial for mishandling bodies
One of more than a dozen plaintiffs suing Affordable Cremation Solution is seeking at least $5 million in damages.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2022
Police identify man who was struck and killed on Sabattus Street
The man was taken to Central Maine Medical Center where he died from injuries he sustained in the collision, according to police.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2022
Auburn man sentenced to 75 years in Alaska cold-case murder
Steven H. Downs was convicted in the 1993 brutal death of a 20-year-old Alaska native woman.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2022
Earthquake rocks Oxford County
Residents from South Paris to Bethel said they felt the earth move.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2022
Man pleads no contest in Donald Giusti’s death in 2018 Lewiston melee
Emmanuel Nkurunziza agrees to serve nine months of a 10-year sentence.
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