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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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Two men charged in Lewiston murder
Suspects from Lewiston and Rumford are charged Tuesday in the October killing.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Minot man gets 33 years for sex crimes against girls
Ralph Leach, 67, admitted to abusing children over 36 years, dating back to at least 1985, some of the victims as young as 3 years old.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Poland woman points finger at 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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PublishedDecember 2, 2022
Lewiston man seeks to have federal pot conviction voided
PORTLAND — A Lewiston man sentenced to six years in prison for his role in an illegal marijuana growing and selling operation in 2018 is seeking to have his conviction vacated on constitutional grounds. A federal judge last year sentenced Richard “Stitch” Daniels, 57, after he pleaded guilty to the felony charge of conspiracy to […]
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Auburn man admits to drug trafficking crimes
Prosecutors say Zachary ‘Pee Wee’ Paradis sold fentanyl and crack cocaine to a confidential source.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
Oxford County arrest log: Nov. 30, 2022
• Shane A. Haley, 51, of 54 Valley Road, Dixfield, on a charge of arson, 6:43 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at that address, by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. • Adrian Matos, 53, of 396 Main St., Bridgton, on a charge of operating after license suspension, 10:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, on Lake […]
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PublishedNovember 29, 2022
Rumford man to serve less than a year for sexual assault of girl
Izayha J. Walsh will be on probation for eight years and must register as a sex offender for life.
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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 28, 2022
Oxford County arrest log: Nov. 28, 2022
• Norman F. Alleano, 27, transient, on charges of refusing to submit to arrest or detention, violation of condition of release and failure to appear after bailed, 1:28 a.m. Sunday, in Oxford, by Oxford Police Department. • Robert E. Arris Jr., 44, of 1168 State Highway 232, Milton Township, on a charge of failure to […]
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PublishedNovember 24, 2022
Oxford County arrest log: Nov. 23, 2022
• Chester L. Beauchesne, 44, of Proctor Heights Dr., Waterford, on charges of domestic violence criminal threatening, violation of condition of release, domestic violence assault and possession of a firearm when prohibited, 2 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, in Waterford, by Maine State Police. • Kori T. Doyle, 29, of 1290 Pequawket Trail, Brownfield, on a […]
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