Christopher Williams

Sun Journal

Chris 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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Published
January 11, 2019

Massachusetts man pleads guilty in Lewiston apartment building shooting

AUBURN — A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to two felonies stemming from an early morning shooting last summer in the stairwell of a downtown Lewiston apartment building. James L. Crump, 41, of Dorchester admitted Thursday in Androscoggin County Superior Court to illegal possession of a firearm and reckless conduct, both Class C felonies and […]
Published
January 10, 2019

Lewiston man goes to prison for street incident

AUBURN — A Lewiston man accused of punching, kicking and stomping a man who was unconscious admitted to a related charge Thursday. Omar Omar, 23, of 169 Bartlett St. pleaded guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court to a felony charge of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, punishable by up to five years in prison. […]
Published
January 8, 2019

Lewiston man charged with assault and robbery

AUBURN — A Lewiston man who allegedly slammed a beer bottle into the head of a man he robbed last summer has been charged with assault and robbery. A grand jury Monday indicted Mouamed Mouamed, 21, of 287 Bates St. on charges of elevated aggravated assault and robbery, each a felony punishable by up to […]
Published
January 4, 2019

Buckfield man in Lewiston court on drug charges after car chase

LEWISTON — A Buckfield man who led police on a car and foot chase Wednesday, during which he was found with bricks of cocaine, later told investigators he made his new drug connection while in prison. Joshua Morin, 32, appeared in court Friday on felony drug charges: aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, a Class A […]
Published
January 1, 2019

Lawyers fund seeks to help clients left high and dry

LEWISTON — Clients of a former Brunswick lawyer who allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars of their money are likely to be reimbursed, at least in part, by a statewide lawyers fund aimed at bolstering public confidence in the legal profession, according to a lawyer at the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar. […]
Published
December 30, 2018

The case of the missing turkey still cold

LISBON — The town turkey has apparently flown the coop. The trail of the painted metal cutout depicting a 3-foot-tall turkey has gone cold, said Cherie Garnett, who works for the town’s Parks and Recreation Department. Garnet said the bird was nowhere to be found by town workers when they retrieved the display items last […]
Published
December 27, 2018

Lewiston man who shot someone in the leg gets four years

AUBURN — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge related to shooting a man in the leg in downtown Lewiston in June. Jordan Waterman, 27, of 206 Park St. was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with all but four years suspended, plus four years of probation. He had been scheduled for […]
Published
December 26, 2018

Court suspends Seth Carey’s law license for 3 years

LEWISTON — A judge has ordered that the license of an Auburn lawyer who ran unsuccessfully for district attorney be suspended for three years. Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren issued his order Thursday, writing that disbarment should be reserved for “exceptionally egregious” cases. Lawyers representing the Board of Overseers of the Bar had argued last […]
Published
December 19, 2018

Lewiston man denies car chase charges

LEWISTON — A 29-year-old man who police said led them on a car chase down Lisbon Street in September denied eight related charges Wednesday. James Hill of 1190 Lisbon St. appeared with his attorney in 8th District Court where he pleaded not guilty to eight charges stemming from the incident, including eluding an officer, a […]
Published
December 14, 2018

Lisbon couple sues biker and group for Toy Run crash

AUBURN — A Lisbon couple is suing the family of a 25-year-old Windsor man who died while participating in the 2017 Toy Run on Interstate 95 from injuries authorities say he sustained in the crash he reportedly caused. That crash on the highway’s northbound lanes in Augusta also injured Torri A. McGraw and Trevor T. […]

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