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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PublishedApril 21, 2022
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.’
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PublishedApril 20, 2022
Auburn man pleads guilty in fatal 2020 Halloween shooting
Abdikadir Nur will spend 7 years in prison after admitting to manslaughter of 18-year-old Lewison man.
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PublishedApril 19, 2022
Mexican man in federal court after arrest near East Dixfield
The defendant was charged with illegally reentering the country after he’d been deported.
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PublishedApril 14, 2022
Courts and jails ease COVID-19 protocols
Androscoggin County Jail continues to mask, quarantine and test inmates, but has loosened some restrictions.
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PublishedApril 13, 2022
Deputy DA’s planned departure could leave leadership void
District Attorney Andrew Robinson was appointed to the bench last month and Acting-District Attorney Andrew Matulis says he is leaving office by the end of the month.
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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Judge tosses lawsuit over jail calls in Auburn
A criminal defense attorney was suing for access to phone records involving an inmate who was not his client, arguing that he had as much right to them as prosecutors.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
High levels of coronavirus detected in Lewiston-Auburn wastewater
LEWISTON — Levels of coronavirus found in wastewater in more than a dozen public systems in Maine — including Lewiston and Auburn — are higher than those found in 90% of public systems tested across the country over the past six weeks, according to state data. The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention is […]
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PublishedApril 8, 2022
Lewiston judge gets full support of committee for high court job
If confirmed by the Maine Senate, Rick E. Lawrence would become the first Black justice to serve on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Peru man charged after high-speed pursuit ends in crash in Andover
Police said the truck Jesse R. Arsenault was driving forced other drivers off the road.
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PublishedApril 6, 2022
Sabattus woman gets 5 years in prison in child sex crime
Bethany Ringuette was convicted of gross sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl as an accomplice to her boyfriend in the 2019 assault.
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